YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights. This light display, called auroras, maybe on the lesser photographed side of the Earth – but these pictures prove the Southern lights are just as impressive. They are especially striking when set against the famous Southern Cross star constellation. The dazzling pictures of auroras on the other side of the planet were taken on the Australian island of Tasmania by local horticulturalist Jonathan Esling, 33. ‘Quite often people are unaware that auroras can even be seen from Tasmanian,’ said Jonathan. Taken on 01/05/13.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .