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 with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
