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.
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
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 .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .