Linden, and other, branches used to flog during the traditional sauna seance on the edge of Lusiai Lake at Paluse, Aukstaitija National Park, Lithuania, Europe

Inuit Settlement with two local Captive Huskie dogs watching a whale cleanse, Lorino Village (Chukotskiy Peninsular) Russia, Asia.

Countertop and sink in modern bathroom

Muslim man washing his feet at the New Mosque, Eminonu Yeni Camii, Eminonu, Istanbul, Turkey

Men washing their feet in preparation for prayers, at Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Asparagus in a water basin, Vegetables, Food, Nutrition

Mussels in a water basin, Seafood, Food

Young male camper brushing his teeth, Freilassing, Bavaria, Germany

A Japanese Macaque, Snow Monkey (Macaca fuscata) in a thermal pool, Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, Japan, Asia

Burmese women sweeping the floor of the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Asia

Jamalgan, woman of eagle hunter Bashakhan Spai, cleans the intestines and stomach of a slaughtered goat, Kisil Char, Olgii, Mongolia, Asia

Atlantic goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) with open mouth at cleaning station. Dive site John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, Florida Keys, Florida, USA, North America

Woman hotel room

Woman in Sari sweeping steps, resting, Toorji Ka Jhalara, The Step Well, Jodphur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Unrecognizable young woman washing her legs standing in bathtub

close up patient experiencing cupping therapy. High resolution photo

Eco cleaning products skincare

Yellow-edged moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) at cleaning station with pacific cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Woman holding thermos

8 week old outside kittens eat their meals and clean themselves afterwards in an urban environment

Playing with the steel wool in the hermitage of Agina at dawn, Navarra

8 week old outside kittens eat their meals and clean themselves afterwards in an urban environment

Burmese women sweeping the floor of the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar, Asia

8 week old outside kittens eat their meals and clean themselves afterwards in an urban environment

8 week old outside kittens eat their meals and clean themselves afterwards in an urban environment

Man with a broom sweeping autumn leaves from the pavement outside his house, Germany, Europe

Striking Mongol features distinguish the face of a woman and her child (who is blind) living in the ruins of the Qala-i-Dokthar (Daughter's Castle), outside of the town of Bamiyan, August 30, 2002. Most of the old town was destroyed and up to 20,000 people of the region might have perished when Bamiyan fell to the Taliban in 2001. Bamiyan Valley is located in the Hazarajat at the edge of the Koh-i-Baba range , the end of the Hindu Kush. Bamiyan was a prosperous Buddhist kingdom on the ancient Silk Road until the 10th century, when the region was converted to Islam; in the 12th century, it was destroyed by Ghengis Khan. Most of the people of this region are of the Hazara tribe, and are Shi'a Moslems who have been persecuted for centuries by many of the Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan, who are from the Sunni sect. They most recently suffered at the hand of the Taliban, who tried for years to ethnically cleanse the region of its Shi'a people.

Striking Mongol features distinguish the face of Hamir Mohammed, his daughter and grandson (who is blind), all living in the ruins of the Qala-i-Dokthar (Daughter's Castle), outside of the town of Bamiyan, August 30, 2002. Most of the old town was destroyed and up to 20,000 people of the region might have perished when Bamiyan fell to the Taliban in 2001. Bamiyan Valley is located in the Hazarajat at the edge of the Koh-i-Baba range , the end of the Hindu Kush. Bamiyan was a prosperous Buddhist kingdom on the ancient Silk Road until the 10th century, when the region was converted to Islam; in the 12th century, it was destroyed by Ghengis Khan. Most of the people of this region are of the Hazara tribe, and are Shi'a Moslems who have been persecuted for centuries by many of the Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan, who are from the Sunni sect. They most recently suffered at the hand of the Taliban, who tried for years to ethnically cleanse the region of its Shi'a people

A farmer with his donkey loaded with forage walks toward the setting sun above the town of Bamiyan, August 30, 2002. Most of the old town was destroyed and up to 20,000 people of the region might have perished when Bamiyan fell to the Taliban in 2001. Bamiyan Valley is located in the Hazarajat at the edge of the Koh-i-Baba range , the end of the Hindu Kush. Bamiyan was a prosperous Buddhist kingdom on the ancient Silk Road until the 10th century, when the region was converted to Islam; in the 12th century, it was destroyed by Ghengis Khan. Most of the people of this region are of the Hazara tribe, and are Shi'a Moslems who have been persecuted for centuries by many of the Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan, who are from the Sunni sect. They most recently suffered at the hand of the Taliban, who tried for years to ethnically cleanse the region of its Shi'a people

Bowl of water and fresh flowers at spa

Flock of Blue-breasted Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus angolensis) bathing in waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa

Magnus prawn Gobys with blind shrimp cleaning burrow, Fiji

Greater Flamingo grooming, Camargue France

Long-tailed macaque grooming her young, Bako Malaysia

Young Chacma baboons grooming a female, Kruger RSA

Mediterranean moray and shrimp in the Mediterranean sea

European Shags grooming on cliff, British Isles

American Red squirrel grooming, Alaska Denali NP

Greater Flamingos at rest in winter, Camargue France

Geoffroy's Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi), two adults in mutual grooming, Gamboa, Panama, November

Coypu (Myocastor coypus). A large Coypu grooms on a floating log in Greece.

Man using a knife to disconnect an oyster Bouzigues, Etang de Thau, France

Great Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) portrait, Camargue, France

The Gargoyle gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus) is a medium sized, endangered, gecko species endemic to New Caledonia.

Asian (Bengal) Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), with young 3 months old, resting, Private reserve, South Africa

Stretching Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Slovakia *** Local Caption *** I took this picture in afternoon.

Asian (Bengal) Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), White tiger, adult female with a white young 5 month old, Private reserve, South Africa

Bathing Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Slovakia

Open Wings Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Slovakia *** Local Caption *** I took this picture in afternoon

Make a Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp) bloom again. 5 Divide

Make a Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp) bloom again. 3 Repot

Funny Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) on water, Slovakia *** Local Caption *** I took this picture in afternoon.

Kruger National Park rangers cleaning in the river a tusk just extracted from the body of a naturally dead elephant (Loxodonta africana) in order to fight against poaching, Kruger NP, South Africa

European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) drinking and their reflection, Lorraine, France

African Ostrich (Struthio camelus) couple grooming in sand in backlit at dawn in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

African Ostrich (Struthio camelus) couple grooming in sand in backlit at dawn in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), adult cleaning its feet, Campania, Italy

Gunther's leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus guentheri)

African Ostrich (Struthio camelus) female with pack of chicks grooming in sand in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) preening, Skomer island, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) bathing backlit in waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa

African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) mud bath, Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

African leopard (Panthera pardus) grooming, Zelda guest farm, Gobabis, Omaheke, Namibia

Two Red headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) in Kruger National park, South Africa

Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus), Borneo Malay Bear Center, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

Black European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) grooming, Skomer, Pembrokeshire, England

Kittiwakes at nest and Guillemots on cliff, British Isles

Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), dust bath, Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India

Coypu, Myocastor coypus, Germany, Europe

Cinereous Harrier male grooming on ground, Argentina

Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), dust bath, Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India

Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus). A Mountain Hare grooms in the Cairngorms National Park, UK.

Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) washing in water, Spain

Brown Hare scratching itself in a meadow at spring, GB

African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) sprinkling sand after crossing the Luangwa River at dawn, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) washing, Spain

A Feral Goose preens himself in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Portrait of Demoiselle Crane, Bird Park Brazil

African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) sprinkling sand after crossing the Luangwa River at dawn, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

Cleaning an old leaf on a water lily (Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola') grown in pots.

Rosy Greater Flamingos grooming in water, Camargue France

African Elephant throwing mud, Savuti Chobe NP Botswana

African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Kruger National park, South Africa

African bush elephant Loxodonta africana mud bathing in Kruger National park, South Africa

Azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) washing itself, England

Raking dead leaves. Man raking leaves on the lawn with a wide rake, in autumn.

Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)

Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) grooming with oxpecker on head in Kruger National park, South Africa

Make a Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp) bloom again. 2. The bulb participates in photosynthesis when exposed to light.

African leopard (Panthera pardus) portrait, Zelda guest farm, Gobabis, Omaheke, Namibia

Common wood pigeon or common woodpigeon (Columba palumbus), on the ground, drinking and bathing in a water hole, Penalajo, Castilla, Spain, Europe

Peruvian booby chicks, Pescadores guano island Peru

Grey Heron on a stump at Alder lakeside -France

Guanaco rolling in the earth, Torres del Paine Chile

Elephants (Loxodonta africana), Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Dalmatian Pelican grooming, France Parc des Oiseaux

Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) bathing at sunrise, Rio Guadiana, Fernan Caballero, Spain