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 ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .