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.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .