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
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .