SNEAKY OTTER

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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HIS BAIT WAS SEALED

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MONKEY BATH

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF INDIANS

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HEAVY RAIN AND WILD WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN ENGLAND AND WALES

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EASTER ISLAND REPLICA STATUES DESTROYED IN SEA FALL

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ADORABLE SQUIRREL GETS READY FOR A SNOWBALL FIGHT

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FLYING PENGUINS LEAP OUT OF THE OCEAN

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ADORABLE ORANGUTAN TURNS ONE

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TUNNEL FOR VICTORY

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BABY-FACED BURGLAR NABBED BY JAFFA CAKE

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THIRD WHEEL OWL

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