Cheeky animals show off their fighting spirit as they copy Bruce Lee’s iconic martial arts moves

These photos reveal how an animal's fighting technique can be closer to the 'martial' arts than the 'mauling' arts

Nick Pritchard

Published: 0:17, 12 Sep 2018
Updated: 0:54, 12 Sep 2018

KUNG-FU’s not just for pandas, as these pictures show.

Other animals snapped by various photographers appear to be inspired by martial arts legends such as Bruce Lee. All that’s missing is a spot of hand-to-hand wombat.

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Monkey shows off Bruce Lee stanceCredit: Mercury Press

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Moggy's leap similar to armed Jackie Chan'sCredit: Caters News Agency

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Kangaroo boxes clever like film legend LeeCredit: Barcroft Media

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Cat shows its Jean-Claude Van Damme poseCredit: Caters News Agency

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