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..
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .