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..
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .