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..
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .