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.
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .