FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .