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 Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
