RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles. Soaring through the air at 200mph, the eagles race to reach their keeper, in order to win first place in an annual festival, which celebrates the heritage of the Kazakh people. The Golden Eagle festival is held every October in Bayan-Olgii, a province in western Mongolia. Belgian photographer and software developer Stefan Cruysberghs captured the photographs when he travelled to the region to witness the occasion first-hand.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .