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 woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A coroner stunned an inquest into a honeymooner who died abroad today by asking her husband if he was involved in her drugs death .
An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .