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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .