With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .

Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .

AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .

A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .

PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .

A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .

COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .

FOR someone who hates milk, pensioner Steve Wheeler has got an udder-lot of it - nearly 20,000 bottles in fact .