With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet. These mesmorising pictures, however, capture the beautiful variety of fungi here on Earth. The incredible images were taken by Australian photographer Stephen Axford, 62, after he became familiar with the importance of fungi in everyday life, and decided to document it twelve years ago..
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .