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.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .