STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
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 .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .