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.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .