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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .