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..
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
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HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .