Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Man with traditional crossbow, Xiang Bai Lisu village, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Lisu man holding arrow in mouth during traditional crossbow competition, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May 2017.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Close up of Lisu man's hand using crossbow in competition, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Close up of Lisu man's hand using a crossbow in competition, Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, China, May.

Pete Oxford / Boy with homemade crossbow used to shoot rats. Mbomo, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Africa, June 2013.

Pete Oxford / Boy with homemade crossbow used to shoot rats. Mbomo, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Africa, June 2013.

Cyril Ruoso / Baka children making toy crossbows, Cameroon

Cyril Ruoso / Baka children making toy crossbows, Cameroon

Jabruson / 'Sangi' and 'Kange' fruit and seedling (Xylopia sp) lots of rainforest species feed on the leaves, fruit and even tree bark. Paddles and crossbows are made out of the wood from this tree by local Ba'...

Jabruson / 'Boko' tree trunk (Balanites wilsoniana), lots of the tropical rainforest fauna enjoy the fruits and seeds of this species, including elephants and bush pigs, who help seed dispersal. Ba'Aka tribal pe...

Jabruson / 'Boko' tree trunk (Balanites wilsoniana), lots of the tropical rainforest fauna enjoy the fruits and seeds of this species, including elephants and bush pigs, who help seed dispersal. Ba'Aka tribal pe...