Photos of the week: cattle racing, bat research, smart whale
A souvenir made of the lifespan of soldiers, standing in a field of flowers
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Dawn breaks Stand with the Giant Silhouettes created the "For Your Tomorrow" installation at the Normandy Memorial in France on June 6, 2025, the day before the 81st anniversary of D-Day. 1,475 statues respect each of D-Day's service staff and land on D-Day and land in the memorial, overlooking the memorial, where the statues overlook the many people, where they landed many people, where they landed so many that they landed many 81 years old.
An archangel statue made of metal and blades of an old knife, stretching out a raised hand.
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sculpture Knife Angel Installed in Newton Acliffe City Center Shopping Centre in England on May 31, 2025. this Knife AngelArrival Newton Aycliffe is coming to coincide with the one-month initiative of Durham Police Force to raise awareness about tool crime. The 27-foot (8-meter) sculpture was created by artist Alfie Bradley and the British Ironwork Center, and was made from 100,000 blunt blades that surrendered under the focus of knife power held by police forces across the country.
The performer holds a burning sword while spitting the fireball.
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A folk artist spits out a fire in Tacheng in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, China on June 1, 2025, also known as the Duanwu Festival.
People took photos of glowing red aurora in the night sky.
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People are photographs of the glittering Aurora Australia on Lake Elsmere in the suburb of Lincoln on June 1, 2025, also known as Southern Lights.
Surfers on foil board ride on waves.
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South African big wave surfer Jacques Theron rode a foil board on a sea reef known as a dungeon in Cape Town, South Africa on June 1, 2025.
A man rode in Nate's tube and drifted over the river a puppy.
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A sports enthusiast and his dog competed at the Bunar Fest, a tire festival that encountered a rock obstacle while floating on the inner tubes of Kosovo’s cold Lumbardhi River on 1 June 2025.
During the ceremony, a policeman in uniform leaned over and kissed his dog.
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French military police kissed his dog on June 5, 2025 at the National Canine Training Center of Gendarmerie in Gramat, France.
A man walked on two prosthetics while holding his wife in his arms during a dance in the large foyer.
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Oleksandr Zavnenko is a veteran of amputees and Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion, dancing with his wife Maria on prosthetics on June 4, 2025 in Lviv.
A pack of cyclists rides on the Colosseum in Rome.
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On June 1, 2025, in the 21st phase of the 108th Giro d'Italia Bicycle Competition, Peloton rode the Colosseum in Rome.
A man holds a full beer mug above a crowd of longing festival audiences, and they fight for it.
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Florian Janik, the Lord Mayor of Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany, distributed the first batch of free beers after pounding traditional barrel beers at the Erlangen Bergkirchweih Festival on June 5, 2025.
A large group of festival viewers threw hundreds of tomatoes at each other.
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People throw tomatoes on Gran Tomatina Colombiana on June 1, 2025. Similar to the event held in Bunier, Spain, the festival hosts thousands of people who gather together, including parades, music and the famous Tomato War.
Children and parents playfully splashed while walking on a path, turning into a long wading swimming pool.
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On June 1, 2025, during the Tornado Festival, children of the waterway (also known as the Duanwu Festival) set up at the Dragon Boat Festival accompanied their parents.
As they raced in front of the crowd, two people rode on the back of the bull.
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Beef boil (left) and ferdinand (Correct), along with their respective drivers, Leonhard Wagner and Vroni Stürzer, participated in the first Hadorfer Ochsen racing race in Hadorf, southern Germany.
A very small deer sits in a plastic bathtub on a scale.
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A little baby named Adora sat in a box in a box at the Cologne Zoo in Germany on June 5, 2025, weighing 1,325 grams. Pudus in the south is considered one of the smallest deer species on Earth.
Cicada nymphs crawl to the tip of ferns.
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A periodic CICADA nymph climbed to the tip of ferns in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 16, 2025.
The racer stood on several very narrow boats, waiting for an exquisite carved faucet.
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People participated in a dragon boat competition during the Dragon Boat Festival held in Tanggang, Jizhou Province, China on May 31, 2025.
Angry bat, caught by the net.
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A scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Institute captured a bat in Gaboa, Panama on June 1, 2025.
Two policemen were wearing official tactical gear and mixed with civilian hoodies and facial coverings
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Homeland Security personnel prepare to transport immigrants detained in the office of the Homeland Security Contractor in Chicago on June 4, 2025. About twelve immigrants were detained after a date with a company that contracted to provide electronic surveillance.
Sitting in the parking lot of an enclosed shopping mall, there are elevated views of dozens of cars, including many Seberak.
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Aerial view of unsold Tesla vehicles located in a parking lot at the Hunter Square Shopping Center in Farmington Hill, Michigan on June 2, 2025. Dozens of Sebertruks have stopped at partially closed shopping malls over the past week. According to a report, Tesla employees said that "vehicles are for sale and marked as delivery" and the mall is owned by the owners of nearby Tesla Service Centers. However, according to Farmington Hills, “the storage of vehicles is not allowed”, the city is currently addressing the issue through mall management.
Aerial view of large spacecraft-shaped building, visible in front of the Los Angeles skyline
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On June 2, 2025, the construction continues at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts in Los Angeles Expo Park.
During the demonstration, people wearing protective gear first jumped to the windshield of the mobile vehicle.
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When people participated in the demonstration on May 31, 2025, Saudi Arabian security forces participated in the annual pilgrimage in Mecca.
As civilians ran in the foreground, thick smoke and flames broke out in Israeli air strikes.
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On June 1, 2025, thick smoke and flames broke out in Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
Satellite landscape of several large bombers burning remains on the airport
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On the tarmac of the Belaya Air Base in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, satellite views after a coordinated drone strike show Russian TU-95 bombers destroyed Russian TU-95 bombers. The image reveals huge explosion damage and remains of the burnt aircraft. Ukraine claims to damage or destroy 40 large Russian aircraft during the attack.
The broad vision of the entire city architecture, with erupting volcanoes in the background.
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On June 2, 2025, in Catania, Italy, volcanic feathers rise from the southeastern crater of Mount Etna.
A car is driving on a road near a visible downpour, swaying under dark stormy clouds.
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A car broke off the rain shaft during the hazards of hail and severe thunderstorms in operation ice cream on June 3, 2025 and moved in the severe thunderstorm hazards near Tipton, Oklahoma on June 3, 2025.
A woman carrying a pet dog crosses a flooded street.
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A woman wades on a flooded street in Imphal East, Manipur, India on June 1, 2025, following a mountain slide caused by rumbling monsoon rains in the past two days.
A large whale sculpture made of daffodils floats in a lake near the mountains.
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Float with whale sculpture Smart whale ("Smart Whale"), made on water in water at Narzissenfest in Altasisa, Austria on June 1, 2025.
A man looks at sausage rolls placed on pillows under glass display cabinet, background by British flag.
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Hannah Mundin, London’s colorist Hannah Mundin, looks toward the figure of Gregs Sausage Rolls as it unveiled at the Waxwork at London on 4 June 2025, before the National Sausage Roll Day on 5 June.