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.
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
