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.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
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 .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
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 .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .