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.
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Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
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THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
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SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .