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.
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
