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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .