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.
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
