MESMERISING FUNGI

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..

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AIR OF THE DOG: HILARIOUS FLYING POOCHES

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ADORABLE HARVEST MOUSE CLIMBS DANDELION

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

BACKFLIPPING SHARK SOARS DURING SEAL HUNT

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CHEEKY WHITE TIGER CUB

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POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO

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