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.
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
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 .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
