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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
