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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .