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.
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
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 .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .