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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .