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.
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .