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.
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
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 .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .