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.
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .