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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WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
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A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .