988-79 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) resting in the seaweed and rocks. Otters spend a great deal of time resting, usually close to the water's edge or on rocks just offshore. This time is spent sleeping and preening fur etc. Notice the recent injuries sustained by this otter around the head and neck area. Hebrides, Scotland

988-49 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) resting in the seaweed and rocks. Otters spend a great deal of time resting, usually close to the water's edge or on rocks just offshore. This time is spent sleeping and preening fur etc. Notice the recent injuries sustained by this otter around the head and neck area. Hebrides, Scotland

988-47 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) resting in the seaweed and rocks. Otters spend a great deal of time resting, usually close to the water's edge or on rocks just offshore. This time is spent sleeping and preening fur etc. Notice the recent injuries sustained by this otter around the head and neck area. Hebrides, Scotland

988-50 - Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) resting in the seaweed and rocks. Otters spend a great deal of time resting, usually close to the water's edge or on rocks just offshore. This time is spent sleeping and preening fur etc. Notice the recent injuries sustained by this otter around the head and neck area. Hebrides, Scotland

995-614 - Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) on a rock, with midge flying off neck. Argyll, Scotland, UK

1034-61 - Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) craning neck, Ross Sea, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

1034-26 - Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Wild, large adult male with radio tracking collar. Spitzbergen, Polar high Arctic, North Atlantic.

995-162 - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) perched in a tree looking to side, neck stretched. Herons occasionaly roost or perch in trees. This one was perched while having a preen and stayed there for atleast 3 hours.. Argyll, Scotland

995-166 - Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) perched in a tree looking stretching wings and neck looking down. Herons occasionaly roost or perch in trees. This one was perched while having a preen and stayed there for atleast 3 hours.. Argyll, Scotland

979-2953 - Adult brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. Note the yellowish head, red gular pouch, and white neck of the adult.

979-1257 - Adult bull northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) hauled out on the Brothers Island Group in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

979-2988 - Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

979-2029 - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) feeding in the calm water lagoon behind Cormorant Point, on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo. Pacific Ocean.

979-2104 - California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) with deadly "necklace" of gill net around its neck in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2033 - Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoons in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. (RR)

1004-163 - Flamingo. Galapagos.

979-2957 - Adult brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding on fish at Los Islotes in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

979-2032 - Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoons in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

979-2951 - Adult brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. Note the yellowish head, red gular pouch, and white neck of the adult.

979-1837 - Adult Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) head detail in breeding plumage (note the very dark neck) fishing near Isla Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2042 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

979-2990 - Adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

979-2043 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

979-1836 - Adult Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in breeding plumage (note the very dark neck) fishing near Isla Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2103 - Young California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) with monofilament fishing line caught around its neck, Los Islotes in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

979-2987 - Young California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) which has become entangled in a gill net on Los Islotes, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

1015-320 - Great Blue Heron with a plastic drink holder caught around its neck. (rr)

979-2956 - Adult brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding on fish at Los Islotes in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

979-2030 - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) reflected in the calm water lagoon behind Cormorant Point, on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo. Pacific Ocean.

979-2954 - Adult brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. Note the yellowish head, red gular pouch, and white neck of the adult.

979-2944 - Juvenile double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in Magdalena Bay between Isla Magdalena and the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Note the light chest and neck in juveniles.

979-2031 - Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) foraging for small pink shrimp (Artemia salina) in saltwater lagoons in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

979-2041 - Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

1102-17 - Spanish girl watching horse-back feria procession, Tarifa, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

911-2056 - A mute swan feeding in polluted water, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

920-2171 - Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), bends its neck behind its feathers, Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Florida, United States of America, North America

911-212 - A mute swan at Lake Windermere in Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

987-8 - whooper swan: cygnus cygnus montrose basin, angus scotland . wild bird

911-6098 - Close-up of a black necked stork (Jabiru) (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) in Hartleys Crocodile farm near Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

911-575 - A Griffon vulture

911-3396 - A mute swan feeding in polluted water, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

738-167 - Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in autumn, United Kingdom, Europe

738-146 - Common crane (Grus grus), calling at dawn in spring, Hornsborga, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

764-3174 - Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) feeding, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

764-3198 - Two male Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) fighting, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

764-3173 - Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

741-4106 - Yellow baboon (Papio hamadryas cynocephalus) with a snare on his neck, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

817-272978 - Nocte warrior tribes, with traditional Wear performing dance at Namdapha Eco Cultural Festival, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India

817-268372 - Reticulated Giraffe up close with its tongue out

816-2855 - Burmese Giraffe Neck women, Padaung tribe, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

718-1762 - Goose Neck on Colorado River, Utah, United States of America, North America

834-556 - Portrait of Long Neck Karen hill tribe girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-5829 - Long neck Karen girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-557 - Portrait of Long Neck Karen hill tribe woman, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-554 - Portrait of Long Neck Karen hill tribe girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-5832 - Long neck Karen girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-551 - Long neck Karen woman with baby, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-2757 - Long-neck mother and daughter, Padaung tribe, Mae Hong Son, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-5831 - Long neck Karen girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-5830 - Long neck Karen girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-553 - Portrait of Long Neck Karen hill tribe girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-552 - Long neck Karen girl, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-555 - Long Neck Karen hill tribe girl weaving, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-2133 - Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-2136 - Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-2134 - Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-2137 - Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle weaving, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

834-2135 - Long neck woman of the Long Neck Karen hilltribe from the Golden Triangle, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

817-218169 - Giraffes Drinking at Okaukuejo Waterhole, Namibia

817-192455 - Masai or Kilimanjaro Giraffes (Gc, tippelskirchi) feeding on acacia trees, Tsavo NP, Kenya

817-208045 - Two red satin glass hearts with champagne bottle neck and gold ball on snow

817-198243 - Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber

817-127698 - Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) with Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)

817-128019 - American darter with fish (Anhinga anhinga), Sanibel Island, Florida, USA

817-99768 - Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), Tanzania

764-1855 - Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) with reflection while swimming and drinking, Denver City Park, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, North America

817-37470 - Pushkar camel fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

817-30736 - Nova Scotia, Canada.

817-21178 - Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Kenya

817-2029 - Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

817-2071 - Ostriches in farm

764-1585 - Cape gannet (Morus capensis) pair necking, Bird Island, Lambert's Bay, South Africa, Africa

764-1583 - Cape gannet (Morus capensis) pair necking, Bird Island, Lambert's Bay, South Africa, Africa

764-1471 - Mother and baby Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) just days old, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

809-612 - Christian jewelry, Lourdes, Hautes Pyrenees, France, Europe-

238-3934 - Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine

784-261 - Long neck woman, Karen Padaung, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

784-260 - Long neck woman weaving, Karen Padaung, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

784-218 - Long neck woman, Karen Padaung, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

776-1517 - Fishing boats in Rocky Neck, Gloucester, Cape Ann, Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America, North America

574-944 - The banderillas sticks are placed in the bull's neck, bullfighting, Spain, Europe

788-10290 - Oxpecker on the neck of a male Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

756-1005 - Red neck wallaby, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

764-304 - Infant mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) clinging to its mother's neck, Amahoro A group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa

685-799 - Jeep adventure, Ong Jmal (the camel's neck), desert and site of Star Wars and The English Patient films, near Nefta, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

685-801 - Ong Jmal (the camel's neck), desert and site of Star Wars and The English Patient films, near Nefta, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

685-800 - Ong Jmal (the camel's neck), desert and site of Star Wars and The English Patient films, near Nefta, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

29-3483 - Padaung woman, 'giraffe-neck' woman with brass rings which depress the collarbone, Kayah State, Myanmar (Burma)

252-10007 - 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.

744-80 - Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen fastening a necklace around the king's neck, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa