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
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .