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..
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .