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.
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
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With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
