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.
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
