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As extreme sports go, this one is pretty dangerous - mainly because it involves leaping over a raging bull, with or without the help of a big stick.
These amazing pictures show two daredevils taking part in the ancient tradition of bull-leaping - aka 'recortadores' in Cali, Colombia.
Some participants opt to use sticks to pole-vault over the animals.
But others rely on their acrobatic skills, performing somersaults or vaulting over the rampaging bulls, who are not killed during this particular type of bullfight.
The event was held at the Canaveralejo bullring in Cali.
Similar non-violent bull-leaping events are held in parts of France and Spain.
Another example is the related sport of jallikattu, hailing from India, where participants try to leap onto a bull and grab money packets tied to its horns.
Bull-leaping is believed to date back to the 13th century BC and Minoan Crete.
Bullfighting has been mired in controversy - both because of injuries to bullfighters and the deaths of animals.
