A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post. These adorable photographs of two playful bear cubs and their watchful mum were captured by American nature photographer D. Robert Franz, 56, on a visit to Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. 'What we see in these photographs is the interaction between the mother brown bear and her two cubs,' says D. Robert, of Cody, Wyoming.
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
