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.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
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At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
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An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .