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 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
This artist had a lot of bottle to re-create a masterpiece painted with nothing but 24 litres of cola .
A mum has warned of the dangers of child eating disorders, after her 10-year-old daughter developed anorexia when school bullies branded her ‘FAT’ .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .