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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .