A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch. Stretching out on the dock, he laps up the warm weather and works on his tan. These cute shots were captured by Canadian triathlon coach Mark Bates, 46, when he spotted the little river otter relaxing on the marina docks in Pender Island, Canada. ‘This calm otter was sunbathing and napping on the dock of a marina,’ says Mark, of North Vancouver.
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
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 .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .