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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
