A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .

A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .

The sun is finally out, bringing a smile to many people’s faces – including this cute little dormouse’s! Grinning from ear to ear, this tiny dormouse appears to have been tickled by something as it clambered up this flower, basking in the sunshine, whilst having a little laugh to himself .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .

THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .