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.
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
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 .