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.
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A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
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A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
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