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 professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
LIKE A scene from A Bugs Life, these ants work on creating their own mini community .
A photographer has transformed women with alopecia into stunning sirens - showing that bald is beautiful .
A woman has released pictures of the horrific injuries she suffered when her jealous ex attacked her with a brick .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Housands of cushions handmade as gifts for Olympics athletes may go to waste after London 2012 KNITWITS stitched up volunteers by refusing to allow them to hand them out .
WELCOME to the Hidden Beach - the world's most idyllic BOMB SITE .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .