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.
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
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A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .
A woman who was left scarred for life by an acid attack orchestrated by her ex partner has told of her ordeal and her battled to rebuild her life .
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A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
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A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
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Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
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