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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .