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.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
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With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
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STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
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A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .