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..
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .