A Tibetan mastiff dog is displayed for sale at a mastiff show in
Baoding, Hebei province, south of Beijing. Fetching prices up to around
750,000 USD, mastiffs have become a prized status-symbol amongst China's
wealthy, with rich buyers across the country sending prices
skyrocketing. Owners say the mastiffs, descendents of dogs used for
hunting by nomadic tribes in central Asia and Tibet are fiercely loyal
and protective. Breeders still travel to the Himalayan plateau to
collect young puppies, although many are unable to adjust to the low
altitudes and die during the journey.
AFP/Getty Images/Ed Jones
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The photographer, Villiers Steyn, 31 spotted this young lion cub's unsuccessful attempt to crack in to a tortoise at the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana. This lion cub tried to tuck in to a tortoise, but found the shell was a tough nut to crack.
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