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.
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
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A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .