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.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .