A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish. But the hungry pup’s mission to steal the catch is cut short when he is waved away by the larger otter. The giant river otters, a breed of otter native to South America and the largest in the world, were photographed by Morten Ross during a trip to the Peruvian Amazon. The 49-year-old IT service manager observed the animals at the Amazon Research and Conservation Centre in Soledad, Peru
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
Gabrielle Dale, 26, was subjected to seven years of coercive control and physical abuse at the hands of her violent boyfriend Sean Owen, 29 .
Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .