BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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.

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SPECTACULAR BODY ART

FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .

THE SECRET LIFE OF SQUIRRELS

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STRANDED POLAR BEAR

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CATERPILLAR KISS

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DIGIT-AL ART: HANDY COLLECTION UNVEILED

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MILLIONS OF SARDINES CREATE A TORNADO WAVE

THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .

LIQUID SCULPTURES

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OH DEER: MOMENT DEER CRASHES THROUGH WINDSCREEN OF BUS

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ALL ABOARD THE MONKEY EXPRESS

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OPEN WIDE! CHEEKY MONKEY GIVES FRIEND AN UNEXPECTED DENTAL CHECK-UP

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THE POP-UP HOTEL RETURNS TO GLASTONBURY

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SLACKLINING USA

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