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.
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .