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.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
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 .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .