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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
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 .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .