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.
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
