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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .