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 .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
