MESMERISING FUNGI

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..

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SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .

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NAKED SLACKLINERS TACKLE NEW CHALLENGES

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JOLY THE WOLLY FALLS FOR PARKING PRANK

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KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .

NEW FLEECE OF LIFE FOR WHEEL CHAIR SHEEP

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FREE RIDE

A CHEEKY snail fancies his chances at getting a free ride on a sunny afternoon .

Desperate dog set off alarm before police smashed car window in Exmouth

The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .

MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN THE WORLD

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