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.
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
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 .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .