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.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
