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..
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
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A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
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THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .