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
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .