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.
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .