A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

A British diver has set a new world record for the longest warm water scuba dive by spending a mammoth 49 hours and 56 minutes under water .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .

While the various controversies rumble on regarding transport, security issues and overly-officious copyright enforcement, a couple of designers is saying what we're all thinking about the Olympics - and putting it on bags .

Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .

SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .

TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .