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.
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .