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.
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .