White rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) drinking, Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Alphorn players, Unspunnen Bicentenary festival, Interlaken, Jungfrau region, Switzerland, Europe

Antarctic Dream navigation on rough seas near Cape Horn, Drake Passage, Antarctic Ocean, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Horn player from Whagi, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Armed policeman on buffalo back on Marajo Island in the Brazilian Amazon, Para, Brazil, South America

Girl in traditional clothing welcoming visitors with a horn of rice wine at a Miao New Year festival in Xijiang, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Long Horn Miao lunar New Year festival celebrations in Sugao ethnic village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Long Horn Miao girl at lunar New Year festival celebrations in Sugao ethnic village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Long Horn Miao women at lunar New Year festival celebrations in Sugao ethnic village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Long Horn Miao girls in traditional costumes celebrating Flower Dance Festival, Longjia village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Long Horn Miao girls in traditional costumes celebrating Flower Dance Festival, Longjia village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Long Horn Miao girls in traditional costumes celebrating Flower Dance Festival, Longjia village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

Spotted deer male stag, Axis axis, (Chital) with antlers by Rajbagh Lake in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Spotted deer male stag, Axis axis, (Chital) scratching velvet from antlers in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Brown and white French Normandy cow with herd of cattle in a meadow in rural Normandy, France

Spotted deer male stag, Axis axis, (Chital) in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Spotted deer male stag, Axis axis, (Chital) in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Spotted deer male stag, Axis axis, (Chital) scratching velvet from antlers in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Traditional Herdwick sheep ram in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

El Lucero Herido by Rebecca Horn on Barceloneta Beach, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Monks playing Dungchen trumpet, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia

Gate of the Haus am Horn, a Bauhaus building designed by Georg Muche, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Welcome sign, Cape Horn Island, Chile, South America

Man saws horn to make combs in an alleyway in the Old City (Medina) of Fez, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Spotted deer, Axis axis, (Chital) in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Men playing alpenhorn or alpine horn, Switzerland, Europe

Buddhist monks at religious ceremony, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India, Asia

Monks playing horns and drums, Autumn Tsechu (festival) at Trashi Chhoe Dzong, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

Alphorn players, Unspunnen Bicentenary festival, Interlaken, Jungfrau region, Switzerland, Europe

Indian Sambar, Rusa unicolor, male deer in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Long Horn Miao girls in traditional costumes celebrating Flower Dance Festival, Longjia village, Guizhou Province, China, Asia

A musician in Los Angeles.

City scene including Yeni Camii (Great Mosque) by Golden Horn of Bosphorus River, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Portrait of a man of the Kikuyu tribe, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Ghami monastery monks blessing a field, Mustang, Nepal, Asia

Yeni Camii, the Great Mosque, Blue Mosque (behind), Golden Horn, ferry boat on Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

Mursi warrior, Omo valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Boats on the Golden Horn, with apartment blocks, commercial buildings and the Galata Tower beyond in Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Captain Guerrero, Antarctic Dream ship, Drake Passage, near Cape Horn, South America

Bull among herd of cattle at Jhupidiya Village in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Swiss horn players, Jungfrau marathon, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Europe

Fishermen, their rods and New Mosque, Galata Bridge, Golden Horn, Eminonu to Galata, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Captain Guerrero, Antarctic Dream ship, Drake Passage, near Cape Horn, South America

Karakoy area on the Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Ghami monastery monks blessing a field, Mustang, Nepal, Asia

Sacred texts, horns Cignil (cymbals) and yeti scalp, Namche monastery, Namche Bazaar, Nepal, Asia

View from cabin on Antarctic Dream navigation on rough seas near Cape Horn, Drake Passage, Antarctic Ocean, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Battle of the Little Big Horn, by White Bird, a northern Cheyenne, who was there, Horseshoes, United States of America, North America

Brown and white French Normandy herd of cows in a meadow in rural Normandy, France

Saint-Gervais traditional mountain guides festival, alphorn players, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Male Grant's gazelle (Gazella granti), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Lighthouse, Cape Horn Island, Chile, South America

One horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, Asia

Cape Horn Nature Reserve, Cape Horn Island, Chile, South America

Steering the bull by left horn tip, bullfighting, Spain, Europe

Man cooking fish on a boat on the Golden Horn with the Galata Tower and Beyoglu district in the background, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Herd of brown and white French Normandy cattle in a meadow in the Dordogne area of France

Yellow Sect Tibetan monk, Qinghai, China, Asia

The Galeta tower (Galeta Kulesi) , a former watchtower built in 1348, Beyoglu district, with a ferry crossing the Golden Horn, central Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) soaring, Drake Passage, from Antarctic Peninsula to Cape Horn, South America

Antarctic Dream ship, Drake Passage, near Cape Horn, South America

Battlefield and graveyard, Little Big Horn, Montana, United States of America, North America

Alpenhorn player at Gotthard Pass, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Europe

Impala (Aepyceros melampus), Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Blowing giant horn at Ganden Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

Galata Bridge across the Golden Horn, Beyoglu District, Istanbul, Turkey, Eurasia

'The Spouting Horn' on the south coast near Poipu, where sea swell is forced through an old lava tube, making a strange noise, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Naga man with horn used as drinking vessel, Naga New Year Festival, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Deaths-head hawkmoth (acherontia atropos) final instar larva or caterpillar, showing close-up of tail or horn

Cowboys in the Stockyards area, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America, North America

Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Ankole cow in western Uganda.

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Young boy playing traditional horn, Childrens Festival (Kinderzeche), Dinkelsbuhl, Bavaria, Romantic Road (Romantische Strasse), Germany, Europe

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Alpine Chamois, Gaemse, Gemse, Rupicapra Rupikapra, female, Bernese Oberland, Bern, Switzerland

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Alpine Chamois, Gaemse, Gemse, Rupicapra Rupikapra, female, Bernese Oberland, Bern, Switzerland

Highland cattleon the moors above Settle in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, UK.

Alpine ibex. Capra ibex. Male with big horns. Niederhorn, bernese oberland, switzerland

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Swiss alps in summer, ibex, capra ibex, steinbock, appenzell, switzerland

These reindeer peoples' entire existence is based around their herds of reindeer, which provide milk, skins for clothes, horn for carving and medicine, transport and occasionally, meat. the tsaatan are part of the tuvan ethnic group, which inhabits the tuvan republic of russia. there are only about 200 tsaatan in total, spread over 100,000 sq km of northern mongolia. they are nomadic, often moving their small encampments every three to four weeks, searching for special types of grass and moss loved by the reindeer. the tsaatan are strong practitioners of shamanism. west taiga, northern mongolia

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated., /shark fishing is main source of income for many of the somalis fishermen