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.
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
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SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
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