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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .