CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time. The Adam’s Retouching Machine, which weighs two-and-a-half stone, was invented in 1947 and gave photographers the opportunity to perfect their pictures. Instead of uploading images to a computer, photographers would place their negative under the magnifying glass. Blemishes in the picture could then be smoothed out by using a retouching pencil, assisted by the gentle vibrations of the machine.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .