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.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .