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
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
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 diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .