THUNDER SNOW
It's not often you see lightning and snow at the same time, but it's possible.
A photographer in Buffalo, New York caught the sound of "thunder snow" as lake-effect snow moved through the area Wednesday.
CLOSE CALL FOR TROOPER
A state trooper was very lucky in Wisconsin when a vehicle sliding on ice clipped his cruiser.
It was all caught on dash camera. No one was hurt.
BEAR PHOTOGRAPHER
The photographed became the photographer for a few seconds in the Kootenay National Park in British Columbia.
A bear sauntered up to a camera set up on a tripod and appeared to look through the viewfinder for a second before sauntering away.
PLAYFUL POLAR BEAR
Back in Asheboro at the North Carolina Zoo, a polar bear appears to play cat and mouse with a visitor.
Anana may have been looking for a new playmate. Her companion Patches recently died.