Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg. Sailing in the middle of a freshwater lake, the fishermen keep both hands free by perching on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the boat’s oar. Photographer David Lazar visited Inle Lake in the Taunggyi District of Shan State, Myanmar, also known as Burma, where the distinctive fishermen are a regular fixture.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
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 .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .