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 BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
STANDING on its hind legs, a nosey polar bear presses its paws against the window of a truck and takes a peek at the tourist inside .
A Crohn's sufferer has told of her humiliation after she soiled herself when a Co-op staff member reportedly refused to let her use the toilet .
A first-time mum has told how she was allergic to her unborn baby after she developed an angry red rash all over her body .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A mum-of-two has worn the same t-shirt for an entire year to raise awareness of a 1 in 7 million condition that prevents her daughter from talking .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .