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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .