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.
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .