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.
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
