An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion. Over the last three years, Peter Franc, 35, of Sydney, Australia and his plush pig pal have visited 30 different countries and a host of breath-taking locations, including Niagara Falls and Mount Everest, with Travel Piggy posing for pictures along the way. The pair are on a mission to find Peter’s former travel buddy, a cuddly toy rabbit, dubbed Travel Bunny, which was stolen from Peter’s car in Italy in 2010. While the reunion is yet to happen, Peter, an interface designer, and his new travelling companion remain undeterred.
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .