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..
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
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 .
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 .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .