A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync. The sea otters, enjoying some synchronised exercise, were photographed by Veronica Craft. The 41-year-old Brazilian photographer spotted the animals performing their workout in the bay at Moss Landing, California. ‘The otters looked like they were having so much fun,’ says Veronica, now of Seaside, California.
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .