The Rabbit Grand National in Harrogate, attracts competitors from as far afield as Sweden to Yorkshire. Approximately 3,000 animals attend the annual show, which runs over two days and was first held in 1921. Pictured is Flora, a Lop Eared rabbit from Sweden (via Rabbit Olympics - Telegraph)
An aurora borealis lights up the sky behind the Tan Hill Pub on the Pennine moorland in North Yorkshire
Picture: Paul Kingston
Supergirl by Mike Mayhew
A herd of elephants say goodbye to Lola the dead elephant calf at Hellabrunn Zooin Munich, Germany. A baby elephant who tragically died at a German zoo was brought back to her herd so they could say goodbye. Lola, a three month old elephant, died on 21 January during a CT scan ahead of an operation to fix a serious heart defect. Lola’s body was brought back to the herd so that her mother, Panang (22), could say farewell. Afterwards the herd gently nuzzled the lifeless body with their trunks and took their leave of her.
Christian Redongo surfs a wave with a rainbow in the background, in Teahupoo, Tahiti, French Polynesia. This award-winning picture shows land and sea linked by a rainbow. The surfer may have been left wondering whether a pot of gold could be under his board at the bottom of the ocean. 26-year-old photographer, Zak Noyle from Honolulu, Hawaii, scooped the Surfer Magazine 2011 best photo of the year competition for this picture.
