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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
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SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .