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.
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .