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.
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
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 .