The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .

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

SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .

WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .

MEET the painter who makes his living squirting paint from his EYES .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .