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.
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .