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.
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What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
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These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .