A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish. But the hungry pup’s mission to steal the catch is cut short when he is waved away by the larger otter. The giant river otters, a breed of otter native to South America and the largest in the world, were photographed by Morten Ross during a trip to the Peruvian Amazon. The 49-year-old IT service manager observed the animals at the Amazon Research and Conservation Centre in Soledad, Peru
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .