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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .