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..
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
