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 puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .