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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
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Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .