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.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
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This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .