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.
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .