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.
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .