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..
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
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 .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .