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
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As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A former soldier who bravely took on penny-pinching NHS bosses in his fight against terminal cancer has died, aged 37 .
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A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
The UK's first hotline - and possibly the galaxy's - for people who have been targeted by aliens has opened to the public .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .