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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
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A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
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