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.
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
