BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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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CROCODILE CAVE DIVING PENSIONER

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PRAIRIE DOG AND STARLING STAND-OFF

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FIGHTING BLACKBACK GORILLAS

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STUNNING BRITISH AUTUMN LANDSCAPES

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FALSE KILLER WHALE BEAMS AS HE CATCHES HIS LUNCH

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KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

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ADORABLE CHRISTMAS BABIES

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FLY FISHING

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .

ANTS IN TUG OF WAR

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BRITISH BEACH-LIFE SPLIT SHOTS

UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .

BOARDER” COLLIES AND SURF MAD MUTTS HIT THE WAVES

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