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.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .