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.
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
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 .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .