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.
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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 .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
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Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
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LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .