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.
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
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 .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .