A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light. The night sky looks magical as hints of stars glisten amongst the colours. These spellbinding images of the Northern Lights were captured by Norwegian photographer Tor-Ivar Naess. Tor-Ivar developed a love for the Aurora Borealis after he became fascinated by the colour range of the natural phenomenon.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .