MESMERISING FUNGI
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..
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THIRD WHEEL OWL
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GIVE US A KISS - CHEEKY ORANGUTAN PUCKERS UP FOR CAMERA
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RIVET-ING ALL WOOD TOWER
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AMAZING THUNDERSTORM LIGHTS UP THE SARDINIAN COAST
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I LIKE MY SALMON ROAR!
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
TUNNELS OF WAVES
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PLAYFUL TIGERS GET UP TO MISCHIEF
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
MY CONTRACTIONS LASTED TWO MONTHS
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