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.
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
