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.
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
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 .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .