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.
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
An artist has NAILED IT by creating beautiful and perfectly precise artwork using a hammer and 30,000 nails .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A young makeup artist has hit back at vile internet trolls who dubbed her a 'swamp creature' and 'ugly' for exposing her troubled skin in online makeup tutorials .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A mother-of-three who weighed almost 16st has revealed how she lost 7 .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A talented 16st pole dancer who was once dubbed a 'disgusting human form' by online trolls is fighting back to show her bullies that big is beautiful .