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.
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .