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 mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .