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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
