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
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .