YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights. This light display, called auroras, maybe on the lesser photographed side of the Earth – but these pictures prove the Southern lights are just as impressive. They are especially striking when set against the famous Southern Cross star constellation. The dazzling pictures of auroras on the other side of the planet were taken on the Australian island of Tasmania by local horticulturalist Jonathan Esling, 33. ‘Quite often people are unaware that auroras can even be seen from Tasmanian,’ said Jonathan. Taken on 01/05/13.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .