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.
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
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 .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .