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.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
