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.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .