An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion. Over the last three years, Peter Franc, 35, of Sydney, Australia and his plush pig pal have visited 30 different countries and a host of breath-taking locations, including Niagara Falls and Mount Everest, with Travel Piggy posing for pictures along the way. The pair are on a mission to find Peter’s former travel buddy, a cuddly toy rabbit, dubbed Travel Bunny, which was stolen from Peter’s car in Italy in 2010. While the reunion is yet to happen, Peter, an interface designer, and his new travelling companion remain undeterred.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .