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 trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .