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.
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .