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.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .