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.
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .