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 SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
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SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .