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..
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .