BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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.

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OH DEER: MOMENT DEER CRASHES THROUGH WINDSCREEN OF BUS

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AMAZING AMERICAN LANDSCAPES

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PUPPY RUN OVER BY TRAIN GIVEN NEW LEASH OF LIFE

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ARRR-DORABLE ONE-EYED PIRATE KITTEN

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MAKING A SPLASH - GORILLA GOES APE IN WATER

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

STUNNING SUMATRAN TIGER CAUSES A SPLASH

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MESMERISING FIELD PATTERNS

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STUNNING ENGLISH COASTAL LANDSCAPES

WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .

NERVOUS SQUIRREL

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ADORABLE SQUIRREL GETS READY FOR A SNOWBALL FIGHT

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PLAYFUL ELEPHANTS MAKE A SPLASH

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