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 brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
