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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .