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.
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .