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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .