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.
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .