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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .