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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .