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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
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HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .