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.
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
