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 proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
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With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
