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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
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 .