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.
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .