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..
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .