Discipline, Mummy Bear-style: Cub given roar of disapproval.... before finally getting a hug
Quite what the little chap had done to incur his mother’s wrath remains a mystery.
But the chances are that he won’t do it again.
This astonishing series of pictures illustrates how, in the world of the brown bear, there are no agonised disputes over corporal punishment of children.
Perhaps THIS will teach you a lesson: She picks him up by the scruff of the neck and swings him around
How many times have I told you not to do that: She pins him in the corner for a dressing down
First, the mother glares angrily at her son as he stands a few feet away looking guilty and sheepish.
Within seconds he is backed into a corner with a terrified expression as she roars her disapproval.
Shortly afterwards he finds himself airborne after she seizes him by the scruff of the neck and propels him from side to side.
However, the fierce encounter at Simferopol Zoo in the Ukraine comes to a peaceful conclusion when Mummy, who weighs the best part of 550lb, gently hugs him to her chest to reassure him that all is forgiven.
A word in your ear: The crestfallen cub approaches his mother
There, there: He gets a bear-hug to show the row is over
