STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event. Shot over the Grand Canyon and even downtown Los Angeles, these amazing images of lightning were taken by American photographer Scott Stulberg, 57. His love of lightning led him to move to the state of Arizona, renowned for its high frequency of storms. ‘No matter where I am, I always feel like a little kid again when I see lightning,’says Scott, of Sedona, Arizona.
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A university graduate who was obsessed with achieving a thigh gap has told how she shrunk to just 6st after developing anorexia athletica .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .