SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

A stunning ice cave in Iceland is illuminated by sunlight as the bright blue ice appears glow inside .

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .

DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .

A couple from Bristol have told that they are often mistaken for father and daughter because of their huge 36 year age gap .

LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .

Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .