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.
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
