Zoo performer Theerapone Manolai smiles as he puts his head between the jaws of a crocodile during a performance for tourists at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo, about 120 km (74 miles) east of Bangkok August 16, 2011. Kanthida Jantanct and Theerapone, both 28, from the province of Chaiyaphum, who have been crocodile performers at the zoo for almost ten years, earn at least 30,000 Baht (1,000 USD) per month for performing shows for at least 2,000 tourists, three times a day, to support their family.
Bolivian squirrel monkeys gather around a toy football during a photocall at London Zoo in central London, on August 18, 2011. The zoo has a total of 22 squirrel monkeys, with one adult male 'Bounty' having fathered eleven offspring.
Students holding Indian national flags pose behind a sand sculpture of veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare, created by sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik, on a beach in Puri, located in the eastern Indian state of Orissa August 22, 2011. Patnaik said he created the sculpture to raise awareness against corruption. Anti-graft activist Anna Hazare's hunger strike entered its seventh day on Monday with opposition parties calling for nationwide rallies this week, prompting the government of Premier Manmohan Singh to take tentative steps to open talks.
A sculpture of comic hero Spider-Man sits on the roof of a cinema on August 17, 2011 in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. The superhero character was invented by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and was first published in the no. 15 edition of "Amazing Fantasy" in August 1962
A Nepalese mahout jumps into the water off the back of an elephant bathing in the waters of the Rapati river at Chitwan, some 200kms southwest of Kathmandu on August 15, 2011.The Chitwan National Park covers 932 square kilometers of jungle and is the first wildlife park in Nepal, providing a safer environment for endangered species such as the one-horned rhino and the royal bengal tiger.
Pet bird Xiao Nuo pecks at the flash while perched on the lens of a camera during an interview by local media with its owner in Kunming, Yunnan province, August 18, 2011. The bird is attracted to cameras and will approach and investigate any cameras it sees, according to the owner.
A double-decker bus passes the "Hand of God" sculpture by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn in central London August 21, 2011.
Vilnius mayor Arturas Zuokas drives an armoured personnel carrier over a car parked in a cycle lane during a publicity stunt as a warning for illegally car parking on the city streets in this undated City Municipality press service handout picture.
Saimaiti Aishan, a 27-year-old Uighur acrobat of tightrope walking, hangs on a 15-metre-long tightrope connected between two hot air balloons as he fails in an attempt for setting a 100 metre height record in Langshan, Hunan province August 6, 2011. Aishan, the nephew of Adili Wuxor, who is known as "Prince of the Tightrope", is the first person to perform tightrope walking between two hot air balloons. He set a national tightrope walking record at 30 metres high on Saturday, but failed in his attempt of 100 metres, local media reported. Picture taken August 6, 2011
A dog catches a frisbee during the Russian dog frisbee championship in Moscow August 7, 2011. Dogs and their owners took part in a variety of distance and accuracy competitions during the championship to test their frisbee skills
A worker cleans the preserved heads of saltwater crocodiles before being displayed and sold as souvenirs at a crocodile farm in Davao city, southern Philippines August 19, 2011. The heads are sold for 3,000 pesos (U.S. $71) each and the hides of the crocodiles are exported for the manufacture of luxury leather apparel.
Ethnic Akha children watch male stag beetles fight at Mae Fahluang District, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand, 825 km (513 miles) from Bangkok, August 20, 2011.
Sunflowers, with seeds removed by festival-goers to represent faces, are pictured during the second day of the 36th edition of the Paleo festival on July 20, 2011 in Nyon. The Paleo open-air music festival, one of the Europe's largest, runs from July 19 to 24.
Indian Hindu devotee of goddess Mahankali, M.Ramadass holds two limes in his seven feet moustache as he poses during a Swarnalatha Rangam ceremony at The Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on July 18, 2011. Swarnalatha Rangam is a ritual where it is believed that the goddess Mahankali enters the body of an unmarried woman and predicts the future.
A one-year-old squirrel monkey named Charles Darwin rests on its minder's head during the filming of a TV movie in Berlin on July 21, 2011
Mexican matador Arturo Saldivar is trampled by a Torrestrella bull during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on July 7, 2011, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
Children on bicycles watch men working on a clay statue at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta in Yogyakarta July 14, 2011. Indonesian artist Eddi Prabandono and his 15 workers made a 4-metre-by-4-metre statue modelled after the head of Prabandono's daughter Luz, now 5 years old, as part of a series of art works called the "Luz Series". The statue will be displayed at Jog Art, an annual art exhibition held in Yogyakarta that is attended by more than 150 artists
YORK, ENGLAND - JULY 11: An aerial view of Top Pearsy's Maize Maze in the shape of Harry Potter, on July 11, 2011 in York, England. Farmer Tom Pearcy has cut two portraits of Harry Potter in his crop of maize plants. With some subtle differences the two images create the world's largest spot the difference competition. At over 50m in diameter, and cut out of over 1 million living maize plants, the York Maze is the largest 'Maize Maze' in Europe and one of the largest in the world.
Hindu holy men rest on the premises of Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu July 25, 2011.
SEAHOUSES, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: An Arctic Tern pecks a mans head as he walks through nesting seabirds on June 25, 2011 on Inner Farne, England. Visitors to the Farne Islands are pre-warned and advised to wear hats to protect themselves from the Terns who will dive down and attack anyone they perceive as a threat to their nest. The Farne Islands, which are run by the National Trust, are situated two to three miles off the Northumberland coastline. The archipeligo of 16-28 separate islands (depending on the tide) make the summer home to approximately 100,000 pairs of breeding seabirds including around 36,000 Puffins, 32,000 Guillemots and 2,000 pairs of Arctic Terns. The species of birds which nest in internationally important numbers include Shag, Sandwich Tern and Arctic Tern. The coastline around The Farnes are also the breeding ground to one of Europe's largest Grey Seal colonies with around 4,000 adults giving birth to 1500 pups every year
Artist Roongrojna Sangwongprisarn inflates air into the rear tyre of a motorcycle made from recycled materials of spare parts from cars and bicycles at a workshop in Bangkok July 27, 2011. Roongrojna, 54, creates his artworks from recycled spare parts from used cars, motorcycles as well as bicycles. With four shops in Bangkok named "Ko Art Shop", Roongrojna also exports his artworks to clients all over the world. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang.
Uwe Wuenstel tastes a cockroach bred for consumption by the German company "Der Schabenkoenig" (The Cockroach King), on June 17, 2011 at the "Maintier" pet fair in Frankfurt/M., western Germany. 85 exhibitors present animals and accessories for their keeping during the fair running from June 17 to 19, 2011.
A Saudi special forces new graduate bites off the head of a live desert snake on June 26, 2011 during a ceremony held at the special forces base near the capital Riyadh.
A man dressed up as the devil jumps over babies lying on a mattress in the street during 'El Colacho', the 'baby jumping festival' on June 26, 2011 in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos. Baby jumping (El Colacho) is a traditional Spanish practice dating back to 1620 that takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi. During the act - known as El Salto del Colacho (the devil's jump) or simply El Colacho – men dressed as the Devil (known as the Colacho) jump over babies born the last twelve months of the year who lie on mattresses in the street.
VENICE, ITALY - JUNE 04: "This is not a game" an installation by Lorenzo Quinn in front of Isle of S. Servolo on June 4, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The Venice Art Biennale will run from June 4 to November 27, 2011.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Ron Mueck's 'Big Baby' sculpture appears to look round at Jenny Saville's painting 'Interfacing' at the Masterpieces Exhibition at Christie's on June 13, 2011 in London, England. The painting and sculpture feature in the exhibition, open to the public from 13th - 15th June 2011, which showcases some of the £250 million worth of art for sale over the next four weeks. Artists including Michelangelo, Gainsborough, Goya, Stubbs, Monet, Picasso and Renoir are represented.
A Chinese woman poses with a four-dimensional (4D) painting on display at a contemporary art exhibition in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin's province on May 14, 2011. China overtook Britain as the world's second biggest market for art and antiques in 2010, said a report from the European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) opening in the Netherlands.
A frog specimen is displayed at the booth of Iori Tomita's "New World Transparent Specimen", as part of biannual Design Festa international art event in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 14, 2011. Tomita's colorful ornaments, such as flounder, frog, and mouse, are made by the methods of dyeing bones magenta and cartilages blue.
An exhibitor walks past an untitled work by Jorge Mayet at the Hong Kong International Art Fair in Hong Kong on May 25, 2011. Art HK11 runs from 26-29 May 2011 gathering 260 galleries from 38 countries.
TOPSHOTS An employees poses next to an installation by US artist John Baldessari entitled 'Beethoven's Trumpet (With Ear)' at the Saatchi Gallery in central London on May 26, 2011. Forming part of 'The Shape of Things To Come: New Sculpture' exhibition, it is to be displayed from May 27-16 October.