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  • Portrait of the head man of a Bishnoi village. Bishnois are followers of Guru Jambheshwar,  Jambhoji,  who taught respect of the environment and all living things. Near Rohet, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 14 December 2008
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  • The head and blow hole of an Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) as it breaths out. Hope Bay,  Trinity Peninsula,  Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. 02Mar16
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  • The head and blow hole of an Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) as it breaths out. Hope Bay,  Trinity Peninsula,  Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. 02Mar16
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  • The head and blow hole of an Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) as it breaths out. Hope Bay,  Trinity Peninsula,  Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. 02Mar16
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  • Cliffs formed of basalt columns at Fair Head. Ballycastle, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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  • The head and blow hole of an Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) as it breaths out. Hope Bay,  Trinity Peninsula,  Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. 02Mar16
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  • Depiction of the helmet of Gjergj Kastrioti, Skanderbeg, on a ministry building in Skanderberq Square. The helmet is topped by a horned goat's head. Skanderberq Square. Tirana, Albania. 09Sep15
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  • Orange and brown ministry buildings surrounding  Skanderbeg Square are decorated with  the helmet of Gjergj Kastrioti, Skanderbeg. The helmet is topped by a horned goat's head. Skanderberq Square. Tirana, Albania. 02Sep15
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  • Depiction of the helmet of Gjergj Kastrioti, Skanderbeg, by the  Bridge of Gorica in Berat. The helmet is topped by a horned goat's head.   Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • A Woman carries a load of maize or corn cobs on her head past people buying and selling fruit and vegetables at the market at Almolonga. San Pedro de Almolonga, Republic of Guatemala. 11Mar14
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  • A lizard with a brown head.. Sierpe, Costa Rica 28Nov13
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  • Cod heads drying on racks in Svolvær in the Lofoten islands. Svolvær, Austvågøya, Nordland, Norway.
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  • Meadow  Crane's-bill (Geranium pratense) flowers and seed heads in a wild flower meadow. Bedgebury Forest, Kent, UK. 14Jul14
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  • The blue rimmed eye of an Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) known locally as black shag or blue eyed cormorant. Saunders Island, Falkland Islands. 15Feb16
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  • Women workers carry building materials up stairs at the Amber fort. The massive sandstone walls and fortifications of the Amber Fort built in the 1590s by Raja Man Singh. Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Republic of India.     11 December 2008.
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  • Portrait of an Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) known locally as black shag or blue eyed cormorant. Saunders Island, Falkland Islands. 15Feb16
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  • Portrait of an Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) known locally as black shag or blue eyed cormorant. Saunders Island, Falkland Islands. 15Feb16
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  • Portrait of an Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) known locally as black shag or blue eyed cormorant. Saunders Island, Falkland Islands. 15Feb16
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  • Statue of Ismail Qemal Bej Vlora, Ismail Qemali, a leader of the Albanian national movement.  Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, Tirana, Albania. 09Sep15
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  • Statue of Ismail Qemal Bej Vlora, Ismail Qemali, a leader of the Albanian national movement.  Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, Tirana, Albania. 09Sep15
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  • Detail of the West Front of Nidaros Cathedral: a statue of Saint Denis, the patron saint of France and bishop of Paris, who was martyred by beheading in Montmartre. Nidaros Cathedral. Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
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  • A lady construction worker poses with her digging tool and carrying bowl while working on the reconstruction of ancient monuments. Jahangir Mahal, Orccha, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 6 December 2008
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  • Albanian car number plate with the  international registration code AL for Albania and the double headed eagle from the Albanian flag. Berat, Albania. 08Sep15
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  • A male Coppery Headed Emerald (Elvira cupreiceps) hummingbird at a feeding station. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. 23Nov13
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  • Detail of the West Front of Nidaros Cathedral:  a statue of  Bishop Sigurd  holding the heads of his three nephews in a bowl. To his left is Olaf Tryggvason,  King Olaf I of Norway. To the right is Saint Clement of Rome. Nidaros Cathedral. Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
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  • Mural painting of a wrathful blue deity. He is trampling an elephant headed being and carries a skull-cup of blood, a trident, a knife and a garland of skulls. He wears a  garland of severed heads, a crown of skulls and a tiger skin loincloth. Thikse Gompa, Monastery, Tikse, Tiksey,  Thiksey, Thiksay. Thiksey, Ladakh, Republic of India. 12Sep11.
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  • A white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) surveys the landscape from the top of a tree.  Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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  • A Black-headed saltator (Saltator atriceps)   eats banana at  a feeding station. Casona Rio Fortuna, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano National Park , Costa Rica. 21Nov13
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  • A brightly coloured male Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (Agama mwanzae) warms itself by lying flat on a vertical rock exposed to the early morning sun.  Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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  • Head of a  female oribi (Ourebia ourebi) showing its huge ears and eyes.  Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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  • A female common cactus finch (Geospiza scandens) feeding with its head buried in an Opuntia or prickly pear (Opuntia megasperma) flower. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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  • A young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming with its mother sticks its head out of the water. South Sandwich Islands, Southern Ocean. 26Feb16
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  • Flowering head of the yellow form of Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera var chlorantha). Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Rye, Sussex, UK
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  • A young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming with its mother sticks its head out of the water. South Sandwich Islands, Southern Ocean. 26Feb16
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  • A lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) cleans its bald head in a tuft of vegetation near the remains of an animal carcass where it has been feeding. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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  • A young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming with its mother sticks its head out of the water. South Sandwich Islands, Southern Ocean. 26Feb16
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  • A worker common carder bee  (Bombus pascuorum) forages on a Verbena bonariensis flower head. Bedgebury Forest, Kent, UK.
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  • A seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) searches for aphids on the flowering head of a hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium). Bedgebury Forest, Hawkhurst, Kent, UK.
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  • A common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) closes its nostrils in preparation for putting its head under water. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
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  • A worker Buff-tailed Bumblebee  (Bombus terrestris) buries its head in a yellow marigold flower while foraging for nectar. Bedgebury Forest, Kent, UK.
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  • A queen Buff-tailed Bumblebee  (Bombus terrestris) forages on a Verbena bonariensis flower head. Bedgebury Forest, Kent, UK.
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  • A female parasitic wasp (Gasteruption jaculator) feeds on nectar on a fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) flower head. Bedgebury Forest, Hawkhurst, Kent, UK.
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  • Close up of a Representation of the immortal Garuda painted in traditional Bhutanese style on the wall of a house.  Garuda has the head, wings and lower body of a bird and the torso of a man. Garuda is the enemy of snakes and Nagas and they are usually seen grasped in his beak or claws. Also known as Bjachung, the devourer, Lord of Birds.  Paro,  Druk Yul, Kingdom of Bhutan. 10 November 2007.
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  • A  masked clown, atsara, with a red mask, a big nose and brightly coloured clothes holds his head in horror at the fable being unfolded by the dancers at the  Trashigang festival, tsechu. Trashigang Dzong, Trashigang, Bhutan, Druk Yul. 19 November 2007
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  • Mural of a Garuda painted in traditional Bhutanese style on a wall in Wangdichholing Dzong. It has the head and body and wings of a bird and the arms of a man. It holds a snake,  naga,  in its beak and arms.    Wangdichholing Dzong, Bhutan, Druk Yul.   16 November 2007.
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  • An intricately painted dragon's head supports timbers in Punakha Dzong. Punaka, Punakha, Druk Yul,  Bhutan. 14 November 2007.
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  • An intricately painted dragon's head supports timbers in Punakha Dzong. Punaka, Punakha, Druk Yul,  Bhutan. 14 November 2007.
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  • Representation of the immortal Garuda with a snake in his beak painted in traditional Bhutanese style on the wall of a house.  Garuda has the head, wings and lower body of a bird and the torso of a man. Garuda is the enemy of snakes and Nagas and they are usually seen grasped in his beak or claws. Also known as Bjachung, the devourer, Lord of Birds.  Paro, Druk Yul Kingdom of Bhutan. 11 November 2007.
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  • A woman dancer dances with a stack of cooking pots, the uppermost one flaming, on her head. She is  one of a group of dancers and musicians performing for tourists. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, Republic of India. 08 December 2008.
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  • Representation of the immortal Garuda with a snake in his beak painted in traditional Bhutanese style on the wall of a house beside a door.  Garuda has the head, wings and lower body of a bird and the torso of a man. Garuda is the enemy of snakes and Nagas and they are usually seen grasped in his beak or claws. Also known as Bjachung, the devourer, Lord of Birds.  Paro, Druk Yul Kingdom of Bhutan. 10 November 2007.
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  • Representation of the immortal Garuda painted in traditional Bhutanese style on the wall of a house.  Garuda has the head, wings and lower body of a bird and the torso of a man. Garuda is the enemy of snakes and Nagas and they are usually seen grasped in his beak or claws. Also known as Bjachung, the devourer, Lord of Birds.  Paro,  Druk Yul, Kingdom of Bhutan. 11 November 2007.
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  • Mural of a Garuda painted in traditional Bhutanese style on a wall in Wangdichholing Dzong. It has the head and body and wings of a bird and the arms of a man. It holds a snake,  naga,  in its beak and arms.    Wangdichholing Dzong, Bhutan, Druk Yul.   16 November 2007.
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  • A Bhutanese guide in national dress explains a  traditional Tibetan calendar and astrological diagram painted on the wall in Punaka Dzong. The diagram is depicted as being painted on the undershell of a golden  tortoise whose head, tail and limbs can be seen.. The months are represented by: Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Ape, Bird, Dog, Pig, Mouse, Bull, Tiger. The earth spirit is symbolised by the impaled frogs.   Punaka Dzong, Punaka, Bhutan, Druk Yul. 14 November 2007
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  • Depiction of the helmet of Gjergj Kastrioti, Skanderbeg, on a ministry building in Skanderberq Square. The helmet is topped by a horned goat's head. Skanderberq Square. Tirana, Albania. 09Sep15
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  • A traditional Tibetan calendar and astrological diagram painted on the wall in Punaka Dzong. The diagram depicted as being is painted on the undershell of a golden  tortoise whose head, tail and limbs can be seen. The months are represented by: Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Ape, Bird, Dog, Pig, Mouse, Bull, Tiger. The earth spirit is symbolised by the impaled frogs.   Punaka Dzong, Punaka, Bhutan, Druk Yul. 14 November 2007
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  • Golden image of Padmasambhava,  Guru Rinpoche holding a vajra, a skull cup and trident with three severed heads against a painted background of symbolic images in a newly renovated and extended nunnery near Trashigang. Trashigang, Bhutan, Druk Yul. 19 November 2007
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  • Maize heads in wrire netting store in a farm  near Rubik. Rubik, Albania.
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  • Seed heads of Darwin's cotton (Gossypium darwinii) with exposed fluffy, wind distributed seeds. This plant only grows in the Galapagos Islands. Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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  • Two big male iguana or Galápagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus cristatus) push against each others heads to assert dominance. This subspecies is endemic to Isabela and Fernandina Islands. Las Tintoreras, Puerto Villamil, Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador
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  • An adult giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) with a fish resists a juvenile otter who wants a share.  The otters are leaving the Añangu Lagoon in a rain storm and heading up the Anangu Creek a tribituary of the Napo River. Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador.
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  • An adult giant otter or giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) with a fish resists a juvenile otter who wants a share.  The otters are leaving the Añangu Lagoon in a rain storm and heading up the Anangu Creek a tribituary of the Napo River. Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador.
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  • Flower heads of pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. Rye, Sussex, UK
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  • A carved wooden frieze of snow lion heads. Punakha Punaka Dzong, Druk Yul,  Bhutan. 14 November 2007
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  • Mural painting showing the Buddhist wrathful guardian Yama Dharmaraja , the god of death, with his consort Chamundi who offers him a skull cup of blood. Yama has a crown of skulls and a garland of human heads. He has an erect penis and carries a skull topped club. There are numerous wrathful symbols including skull cups, flayed skins, dismembered body parts, fire. .   Samstangling Monastery, Sumur, Ladakh, Republic of India.15Sep11
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  • Golden image of Padmasambhava,  Guru Rinpoche holding a vajra, a skull cup and trident with three severed heads against a painted background of symbolic images in a newly renovated and extended nunnery near Trashigang. Trashigang, Bhutan, Druk Yul. 19 November 2007
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  • A wall painting in traditional Tibetan buddhist style shows wrathful protective beings with a variety of wrathful attributes such as a garland of severed heads and skull cups containing blood.   Samstangling Monastery, Sumur, Ladakh, Republic of India.15Sep11
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