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.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .