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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .