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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
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OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .