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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
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 .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .