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.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
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A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .