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.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .