SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive. Equipped with a bird, gas lamp and net, he fishes without the aid of a rod by using an unusual method - first practiced in 960 AD. The fisherman, pictured in southern China, releases a cormorant bird which dives into the water and retrieves a carp, before returning to the fisherman’s reed raft. The stunning images of cormorant fishing were captured on the River Li in Guilin, China by Russian photographer Viktoriia Rogotneva when he visited the fishermen of Guilin.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .