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.
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
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LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
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