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.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
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 .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .