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..
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .