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.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .