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.
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
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 .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .