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..
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
