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.
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
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 .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .