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.
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
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 little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .