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 .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
Pint- size Maci Winters only has one wish this Christmas - to be as tall as the other boys and girls on the school playground .
An American man continues on his mission to document his journey around the globe by completing a world map tattoo on his back .
Giancarlo pictured at home during his recovery, wearing his compression garments - A mother-of-three has revealed how her 10-month-old son was severely burnt at nursery .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .