VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos. Ten hours of footage is sped up into 20 captivating seconds, featuring petals opening and blooming. The fascinating videos were created by retired software company owner Greg Krehel as a way to show the blossoming of the Echinopsis cactus in all its glory. The 58-year-old, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, says: ‘One of my sons works in the videography field and he made a series of time-lapse videos, seeing them gave me the idea to try this technique with cactus flowers.
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .