BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM

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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KRYPONITE BEACH

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SLEEP PARALYSIS DREAMS TURNED REALITY

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WOOLWICH MURDER OF BRITISH SOLDIER

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SUNBATHING OTTER

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BATTY ABOUT BATMAN - MAN SPENDS £65K ON COLLECTION

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CAVE ROOM HOTEL

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JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE

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HOLY COW! DARING FARMERS IN THRILLING CATTLE RACE

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

ADORABLE OWLS SHELTER FROM THE RAIN

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WELSH HOTEL ONCE HOME TO WWI SOLDIERS NOW LIES ABANDONED

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THE BEAUTIFUL MOSQUE OF COLOURS

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