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..
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
