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.
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STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
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An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
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A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .