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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A mother has spoken of her outrage after discovering her missing cat had been stolen - only to be told she cannot have its location due to the Data Protection Act .
A shameless internet troll, who targets young girls online for fun, has slammed victims of cyber-bulling as WEAK .
HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .