Photos of the Day: Hungry Elephants and Flying Pig

Airag soum, Mongolia

Aerial view of the site of a train derailment caused by heavy rainfall southeast Mongolia. The train was travelling from the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar to Sainshand, the capital city of the south-eastern province of Dornogovi

Photograph: Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP/Getty Images

Alaior, Balearic Islands, Spain

A ‘caixer’ (horse rider) rears up on his horse surrounded by a cheering crowd during the traditional ‘Jaleo’ at the Sant Llorenc Festival

Photograph: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Guadalajara, Mexico

People prepare hundreds of hot dogs in an attempt to break the Guinness record of the longest hot dog line by presenting a row 1,417 meters long

Photograph: Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images