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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A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
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An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .