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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A young girl has been forced to stay indoors this winter because a rare allergy to the cold could kill her .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .