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.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
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 .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .