POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline.Exploding from the looming clouds, the flashes of lightning create an impressive display for the residents of Sassari, a city on the island of Sardinia, which sits to the west of Italy.Watching as bolts of lightning hit the Mediterranean Sea, photographer and student Daniele Macis stood on his rooftop and captured the phenomenon that took place earlier this month.
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .