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.
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
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LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
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A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .