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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RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .