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.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
