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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .