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.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .