One up
This lucky six-month-old cub’s tolerant mother allowed him to ride on her back. “We think she’s a first-time parent who developed a special bond with her offspring,” says Kate and Adam Rice, who photographed these images in Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve – home to some 2,200 brown bears – over the bountiful summer months.
Mother’s milk
There’s no respite from suckling for a mum of twins – a typical litter size, though triplets aren’t uncommon and quads not unheard of – feeding