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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
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