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..
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .