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
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
