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.
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Marina Afonina, now 51, from Northampton, met Ioan Budea in 2006 .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
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 .
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GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .