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..
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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 .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .