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
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
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THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .