A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves. The town of Coober Pedy is home to over 1,500 people, as well as hotels, restaurants and churches, all of which are located up to 100ft below ground. “Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called dugouts, which are used to avoid the scorching daytime heat,” says photographer Abigail Varney, who visited the unusual town, located 846km north of Adelaide.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .