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
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .