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.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .