A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .

WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .

JUMPING and bouncing off one another, these young cheetahs enjoy some harmless fun .

STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .

A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .

SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .

From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .

A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .

From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - LETHAL BIRTHMARK NEARLY SUFFOCATES GIRL: Zoe Mitchell when she was two-weeks-old .