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.
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .