Canaima, Venezuela, view from above

This is in Canaima National Park in Venezuela. What a sight.

Baby Rhino

There were only 200 Sumatran Rhinos left in the world, now there are 201.

This baby rhino, part of a rhino conservation project, was born a few days ago.  No horn yet!

Related articles

• Indonesia welcomes birth of baby rhino (skynews.com.au)
• Endangered Sumatran rhino gives birth (nzherald.co.nz)
• Sumatran rhino born in captivity (bbc.co.uk)

Hanging cloud

After typhoon has passed through there are often some strange weather effects left behind.

This rare hanging cloud was seen close to Mt Fuji, Japan the day after a strong typhoon had passed by.

Related articles

• Rare hat-shaped cloud appears in Japan (itv.com)
• Rare Hat Cloud Appears Near Mount Fuji (fox2now.com)

London Olympics Opening Ceremony, view from above

We all know that the River Thames does not flow through the Olympic Stadium, but it will look like this for a few minutes during the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony in London.

Vancouver waterfront

Vancouver in the province of British Columbia, Canada, is often voted as the best city in the world in which to live. If the waterfront is anything to go by then it is easy to understand why.

Edmonton Aurora

Another spectacular scene form a city in Canada. There is no need to go to the frozen Arctic land in Scandinavia when you can see the Aurora lights from your living room window in Edmonton, Alberta.

CN Tower sunset

It has now been overtaken as one of the world’s tallest towers by the Tokyo Sky Tree. But does it really matter? The CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada still looks good especially with a sunset behind it.

Transit of Venus

This a NASA photo of the planet Venus (which is only slightly smaller than the Earth) as it passes over the sun. If you didn’t see it today then you have to wait another 105 years for your next chance.

The sun is much much further away than Venus, just shows how small the planets are in comparison with the sun.

Buckingham Palace by night

There was a big party in London yesterday because someone had completed 60 years doing the same job. This person lives at Buckingham Palace which is the house at the end of the street under all the fireworks.

Tower Bridge by night

Many visitors to London call this London Bridge, but that is wrong. London Bridge is a very plain bridge a few kilometers upstream.

This is Tower Bridge, and it was recently illuminated with lights evoking the UK’s Union Jack flag.

London Bridge