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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Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
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A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
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