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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SINGING STOAT

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BEAR

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HUBBY SAVED ME FROM BEING MAULED BY NEIGHBOUR’S FRIEND WHO TORE CHUNK OUT OF MY CHEEK AND LEFT ME SCARRED FOR LIFE

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WINKING SQUIRREL

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GIVE US A KISS - CHEEKY ORANGUTAN PUCKERS UP FOR CAMERA

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SEAL GETS READY FOR HIS CLOSE UP

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