Portrait of a long necked Padaung tribe woman, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, AsiaThe women of the Padaung hill tribe wear heavy brass ornaments around their neck and limbs. These ornaments look like separate rings but are really a continuous coil of brass that can weigh anywhere from five to twenty-two kilograms and measure up to 30 meter in length. The quantity of visual rings (in reality, the length of the brass coil) is increased every year, according to the age of the woman.

Overhead view of the fruit and vegetable market, Pushkar, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Sukhothai Traimit, solid gold Buddha, 15 feet high and weighing 5.5 tons, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fruit seller in market, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

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.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway. Humpbacks are one of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12?16 metres (40?50 ft) and weigh approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). There are at least 80,000 humpback whales worldwide.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway. Humpbacks are one of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12?16 metres (40?50 ft) and weigh approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). There are at least 80,000 humpback whales worldwide.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) off the continental shelf west of Spitsbergen in the Barents Sea, Norway. Humpbacks are one of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12?16 metres (40?50 ft) and weigh approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). There are at least 80,000 humpback whales worldwide.

Old weighing scales and weights in an outdoor market, near Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Fresh tomatoes in Isaksson���s farm on the road to the Korpo ferry in Houtskv�r in an array of colours at the farm shop. There are no staff here, simply weigh your vegetables and place the appropriate amount in the moneybox. Southwest Finland archipelago near Kustavin Savipaja. The archipelago ring road or Saariston rengastie is full of things to see, do and do. The Archipelago Trail can be taken clockwise or counter clockwise, starting in the historical city of Turku, and continuing through rural archipelago villages and astonishing Baltic Sea sceneries. The Trail can be taken from the beginning of June until the end of August.

Child, Down's Syndrome

Anorexia, Woman

Intensive Care Unit

Anorexia, Woman

Child, Down's Syndrome

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Silverback Guhonda is over 30 years old, two meters tall, weighs more than 200 kg and is the undisputed leader of the Sabyinyo group of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Apples on a supermarket scale (produce scale)

Lady Justice, bronze statue, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Justice statue at the gable of the former weigh building, now Holland Kaasmuseum Dutch cheese museum, Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Three male caryatide of the Albertina fountain, Vienna, Austria

Old Tachowaage scales, from around 1940, with a wooden box in a packing room from 1930, Museum of Industry, Sichartstrasse 5-25, Lauf an der Pegnitz, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Scales

Fish, prawns, metal bowl, scale, hand, detail, fish market, old town, Catania, east coast, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Young woman meditating on tropical sandy beach under mangrove tree. relax and zen concept

Ship in the port, City Hall and City Weigh House, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Cheese Museum, De Waag, former Weigh House, Alkmaar, North Holland, Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Baroque stucco facade of the Angermuseum, formerly Erfurt Weigh-house or kurmainzischer Packhof, Am Anger, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Canal and former weigh building, now Holland Kaasmuseum Dutch cheese museum, Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Canal and the Cheese Museum, De Waag, former Weigh House, Alkmaar, North Holland, Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Building lit up at night, Cheese Weigh Station, Gouda, Netherlands

Bagni di Pisa, Terme di San Giuliano, Pisa, Toscana, Italy

Bagni di Pisa, Terme di San Giuliano, Pisa, Toscana, Italy

Workers at Atlas Metal & Iron weigh scrap metal for sale on a scale in their vast Denver yard.

A Tea Picker Woman Standing In Line To Weigh Their Harvest Of The Day

Large Fish Being Weighed On Dock At Weigh West Marine Resort; Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Dock In Front Of Weigh West Marine Resort Restaurant; Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

A woman weighs pieces of fresh ginger root on a scale, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Giant tortoise and tourist photographer they only exist here and one site in Indian Ocean, live up to 100 years and weigh up to 250kg, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A giant tortoise they only exist here and on one site in Indian Ocean, they can live up to 100 years and weigh up to 250kg (550lb), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A giant tortoise they only exist here and on one site in Indian Ocean, they can live up to 100 years and weigh up to 250kg (550lb), Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Adult Golden Retriever on a veterinary weighing scale

Aerial view of a Bowhead whale, (Balaena mysticetus), also known as Greenland right whales, can weigh from 75 to 100 tonnes, swimming in the shallow waters in Vrangel Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk, eastern Russia.

European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) Measurement and weighing of a , Brenne, France

Aerial view of a Bowhead whale, (Balaena mysticetus), also known as Greenland right whales, can weigh from 75 to 100 tonnes, swimming in the shallow waters in Vrangel Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk, eastern Russia.