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.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .