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.
A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
A couple have got engaged after the bride-to-be’s boyfriend set her a Facebook ‘likes’ challenge .
A woman left disfigured and traumatised by an addiction to lip filler injections has issued a warning to others searching for the perfect pout after the plastic chemicals nearly killed her .
Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .
A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .