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.
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
