Adult bull southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting for breeding grounds on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult bull southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) fighting for breeding grounds on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Fathers with children on cycles in crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Busy street scene in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Body of dead Hindu woman carried in procession in street for funeral pyre cremation by the Ganges, Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim woman in white burkha rides in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim women in black burkhas ride with their children in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

Ceremonial elephant moves through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Body of dead Hindu carried in procession in street for funeral pyre cremation by the Ganges, Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Lord Shiva and Parwati characters parade through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Ceremonial elephant moves through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim women in black burkhas shopping with their children, Benares, Northern India

Young Indian Muslim family ride motorcycle in street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Fathers with children on cycles in crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, muslim family ride in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim woman in black burkha rides in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

Young Indian girls ride motor scooter in street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim woman in coloured burkha rides in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

Tenement apartments at a Roma Gypsy Housing Estate In Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Costume characters with flaming torches in crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Lord Shiva and Parwati characters ride through crowd at Festival of Shivaratri in the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Fathers with children on cycles in crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Fathers with children on cycles in crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Muslim and Hindus in crowded street scene during holy Festival of Shivaratri in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Huge crowds for holy Festival of Shivaratri in the streets of the holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

03/04/2009. Tarrafal bay Town Beach. Children and teenagers enjoy their local beach in the mid day. The Cape Verde islands have a large population percentage of youths. . Praia, Tarrafal , Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

Town Beach, 03/04/2009. Tarrafal bay Town Beach. Children and teenagers enjoy their local beach in the mid day. The Cape Verde islands have a large population percentage of youths. Praia, Tarrafal , Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

03/04/2009. Tarrafal bay Town Beach. Children and teenagers enjoy their local beach in the mid day. The Cape Verde islands have a large population percentage of youths. . Praia, Tarrafal , Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

03/04/2009. Tarrafal bay Town Beach. Children and teenagers enjoy their local beach in the mid day. The Cape Verde islands have a large population percentage of youths. . Praia, Tarrafal , Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

Dragon boat with a great team in orange t-shirts at the dragon boat race on the Nam Ou River, Luang Prabang, Northern Laos, Laos, Southeast Asia

Large catch of sardines, Santa Fe, Sucre, Venezuela, South America

A lone, young man walks along a long, empty, prairie, dirt road found along the foothills that border the Rocky mountains in southern Alberta during October of 2005. Much of this area of low population density, large ranches and farms nestled at the base of the southern Rocky mountains is changing hands to concentrations of people in tight and clustered housing with paved roads.

Afghan men pause on the road with an ancient brick minaret and many shrines in the background, outside of Ghazni, Afghanistan, October 1, 2002. Made of brick decorated with Kufic and Naksh Script and floral motifs, the minaret dates back to the early 12th century and was built by Sultan Masud III of the Ghaznavid Dynasty, who ruled over an empire encompassing much of Afghanistan, Northern India, Persia and Central Asia. The minaret was once three times as tall as its current 70 feet, and is thought to have been part of a large mosque complex. Now an important truck stop on the road to Kandahar, Ghazni, located on the Lora River at the elevation of 2,225 meters, is the capital of Ghazni province with a population of 35,900, and is a market for sheep, wool, camel hair cloth, corn, and fruit, and continues to be a haven for Taliban insurgents.

Men on bikes ride past an ancient brick minaret toward the old walls and citadel of the town of Ghazni, Afghanistan, October 1, 2002. Made of brick decorated with Kufic and Naksh Script and floral motifs, the minaret dates back to the early 12th century and was built by Sultan Masud III of the Ghaznavid Dynasty, who ruled over an empire encompassing much of Afghanistan, Northern India, Persia and Central Asia. The minaret was once three times as tall as its current 70 feet, and is thought to have been part of a large mosque complex. Now an important truck stop on the road to Kandahar, Ghazni, located on the Lora River at the elevation of 2,225 meters, is the capital of Ghazni province with a population of 35,900, and is a market for sheep, wool, camel hair cloth, corn, and fruit.

Hawaii, Oahu, Coastline aerial of Kahala homes and Diamond Head Crater, Waikiki hotels background

Hawaii, Oahu, Aerial View of Waikiki.

Hawaii, Oahu, Waikiki, Evening glow on city buildings at twilight.

Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, Waikiki seen from the lookout at Pu'u Ualaokua Park.