Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud. The otters bite, strangle and push each other under water as they try to stay afloat. This scrap was captured by photographer Sue Edwards, 51, when she caught the mother and son play fighting with each other at the British Wildlife Centre, Lingfield. ‘These two European Otters were play fighting with each other in open water,’ says Sue, of Surrey.
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .