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.
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience.
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track.
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland.
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention.
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography.
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine.