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.
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
