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.
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
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 .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .