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.
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .