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 a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
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 .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .