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.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .