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.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .