SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive. Equipped with a bird, gas lamp and net, he fishes without the aid of a rod by using an unusual method - first practiced in 960 AD. The fisherman, pictured in southern China, releases a cormorant bird which dives into the water and retrieves a carp, before returning to the fisherman’s reed raft. The stunning images of cormorant fishing were captured on the River Li in Guilin, China by Russian photographer Viktoriia Rogotneva when he visited the fishermen of Guilin.
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
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A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
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PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
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