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Poulnabrone dolmen megalithic tomb, Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), EuropeThe Burren (from Irish: Boireann, meaning - great rock) is a unique karst landscape in northwest County Clare, Ireland. The limestone area measures 300 square kilometres and is roughly enclosed within the circle comprised by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvarra, Gort, Corrofin, Kilfenora, Lisdoonvarna and the Black Head lighthouse. The definitive article (ie "The" Burren) has only been added to the name by academics in the last few decades as it has always been traditionally called Boireann or Boirinn in Irish and Burren in English.

House Tamberan, or ceremonial building, photographed in 1974, only initiated warriors were allowed inside and in the days of cannibalism, a victim's head from a neighbouring tribe was hung above the entrance as a warning to those not properly initiated, Maprik, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

House Tamberan of Angoram housing the Tambaran statue, on the Sepik River, photographed in 1974, only initiated warriors allowed inside on penalty of death, in the days of cannibalism, a victim's head from a neighbouring tribe was hung above the entrance to warn to those not properly initiated, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Momandiyon, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Tajik woman in a red head scarf. Editorial Use Only

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. August 14, 2021. A woman wearing a red head scarf in the mountains of Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only

Rabot, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. August 14, 2021. A woman in a blue head scarf in rural Tajikistan. Editorial Use Only

Kulob, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. August 13, 2021. Woman being fitted with a head scarf in the market in Kulob. Editorial Use Only

Vinaceous Amazon (Amazona vinacea), a parrot critically endangered found only in the South American Atlantic Forest, Feliciano Abdalla Private Reserve, Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Vinaceous Amazon (Amazona vinacea), a parrot critically endangered found only in the South American Atlantic Forest, Feliciano Abdalla Private Reserve, Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) head shoving a bow wave in front of it.
Gulf of California. (A4 only)

Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) surfacing at speed looking towards camera. Moray Firth, Scotland (A4 only).

Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) hauled out on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. This small pinniped is endemic to the Galapagos Islands only. Pacific Ocean.

Barber shaving the head and beard of a pilgrim, Dashashwamedh ghat (main ghat), in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Baeber shaving the head and beard of a pilgrim, Dashashwamedh ghat (main ghat), in Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Concepcion Ramirez is the woman Tzutujil appears on coins of 25 cents of Guatemala. Woman in traditional dress as profiled on 25 cent coin Santiago Atitlan Guatemala Central America.

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Impala buck head behind a termite mount. Only his head with antlers shows. Hiding his body. Kwando River, Bwabwata National Park, Namibia, Africa

Banishanta is a peninsula, in the middle of the 20th century a large brothel was opened there, with about 1000 woman, today there are only about 100, they administer themselves and elect their head, Banishanta, Bangladesh, Asia

Flower in beak. Atlantic puffin also called Common puffin (Fratercula arctica) in the cliffs of Sumburgh Head. Europe, Northern Europe, Great Britain, Shetland Islands

Atlantic puffin also called Common puffin (Fratercula arctica) in the cliffs of Sumburgh Head. Europe, Northern Europe, Great Britain, Shetland Islands

Flower in beak. Atlantic puffin also called Common puffin (Fratercula arctica) in the cliffs of Sumburgh Head. Europe, Northern Europe, Great Britain, Shetland Islands

Leopard shark (Stegostoma fasciatum). Detail of the head. Maldives, Southern Hemisphere. Indian Ocean.

Portrait of a Plate-billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) in the forest of the equatorial Andes. Ecuador South America

Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis) perched on a branch leaning its head to one side. Santa Cruz Island. Galapagos NP. Ecuador

Portrait of a lion (Panthera leo) resting on a rock and looking at the photographer in the Serengeti, Tanzania

Portrait of a lion (Panthera leo) resting on a rock and looking at the photographer in the Serengeti, Tanzania

Portrait of a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in profil with its mouth half open in the Serengeti, Tanzania

Yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on a zebra, shrubby savannah landscape, Shompole wilderness, Shompole Community, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Conger (Conger conger) sticking its head out of a hole in the hull of a wreck, Oleron island, Atlantic Oocean, France

Conger (Conger conger) sticking its head out of a hole in the hull of a wreck, Oleron island, Atlantic Oocean, France

Hoopoe (Upupa epops), looking for food on the ground, private property, Province of Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), in a tree, portrait, Kumana National Park, Sri Lanka, South Asia

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) portrait, Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Nature Reserve, Shetland, Scotland, UK, Atlantic Ocean.

African lion (Panthera leo) young male portrait hiding in the bush in Kruger National park, South Africa

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