BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers. But these images are in fact amazing long-exposure shots of fireworks. These vibrant photographs were captured by Californian amateur photographer Alan Sailer, 58, when he decided to look into the shapes and colours of fireworks. 'I wanted to capture the fireworks at the precise moment they burst, to give them the look of a flower,' said Alan. 'I decided to take them with the focus varied just as the firework explodes, so I could focus on the colours and different shapes that each firework contains
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .