With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .