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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
This is the crazy art project that is going ballistic - placing a huge squishy 15ft red ball into tight spaces .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
She was recently named Best Dressed Woman in a new list and is regarded as one of the most stylish women in the world .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .