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.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
