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
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
This Robin Reliant appears to have taken a wrong turn after it ended up 15 feet high up in a TREE .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
Pictures of John Anslow a prisoner who escaped from a prison escort van in North Worcestershire Monday, 23 January .