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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .