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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
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FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .