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..
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
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A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
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BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
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