BEAR CUBS AND DOTING MUM
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.
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SLAM DUNK DA FISH
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GOING IN FOR THE GILL
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
THE UNDERWATER WONDERLAND
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
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THE BEAUTIFUL MOSQUE OF COLOURS
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JEALOUS EX TERRORISED ME FOR FIVE MONTHS
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GIANT CANYON SWING
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
BABY BEARS COPY FIGHTING ADULTS
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HYPNOTIST JAILED FOR SEX ABUSE
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
HIDDEN HIMALAYAN FESTIVAL
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