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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .