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.
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
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 .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .