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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .