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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
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ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
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BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .