An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows. Standing on a flimsy wooden frame, the daredevil rider is a participant in an annual cattle race in the Tanah Datar regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Mud-caked competitors are dragged through paddy fields as part of Pacu Jawi, a festival where locals celebrate the end of the rice harvesting season. Indonesian photographer Teddy Winanda, 37, who has attended the event since 2012, witnessed this year’s race.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .