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.
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
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 .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .