From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland. The elusive natural phenomenon, also known as the Northern Lights, was photographed by Lana Tannir when she was on a six day trip through northern Finland. The 24-year-old student visited Urho Kekkonen National Park, located in Saariselkä, Finland, as well as a nearby igloo village, named Kakslauttanen. Lana, of Starnberg, Germany, says “Seeing the Northern Lights cannot simply be described with only one emotion.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
