SNEAKY OTTER

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

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SMILING SHARKS

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BASHFUL ORANGUTAN

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UNUSUAL FRIENDSHIP

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ADORABLE BEAR CUBS SHARE A HUG

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STUNNING BRITISH AUTUMN LANDSCAPES

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CHEEKY MONKEY KEEPS UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS

A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .

KALEIDOSCOPIC CATHEDRALS AND CHURCHES

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PRAIRIE DOG AND STARLING STAND-OFF

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LONDON LANDSCAPES PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ROOFTOPS

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KUNG-FU FROG IMITATES KARATE KID

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