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.
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .