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.
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .