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.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .