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.
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .