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.
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
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WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
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