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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .