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.
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 .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .