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
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .