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.
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DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
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THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
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A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
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