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.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .