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.
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
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 .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .