Rabbit grazing on sea campion Skomer Island Pembrokeshire National Park Wales UK GB British Isles Rabbits were introduced to the island but their burrows provide homes for an enormous population of shearwaters

Elegant tern Sterna elegans nesting on Isla Rasa in the middle Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Mexico About 95 of the world's population of elegant terns nest on this tiny island, 2007 population estimates show about 200,000 nesting pairs here

Flagellants. At time of Black Death in Europe, sect went through streets scourging themselves in attempt to take sins of population on themselves and save them from God's wrath manifested in form of plague. Woodcut 1493

Western Sandpipers in spring migration stop over to feed on the tidal flats of the Copper River Delta, eating small invertibrates and pink macoma clams. Virtually the entire population of western sandpipers passes through the region during the springtime.

Tower of leadership and power of the population of the municipality of La Canyada, Paterna, Valencia. Valencia. Spain. Europe.

Ronna suburb known as Little Bagdad for its predominately Iraqi refugee population, one of the biggest outside Iraq. Here, apartment building with parabolic antennas, Södertälje, Sweden

Great grey owl (strix nebulosa) in Minnesota, U.S.A.. These owls had migrated south from Canada due to a food shortage. Their population doubled in this area.

Overview of the Fez medina The capital of Morocco for altogether more than 400 years home of the oldest university of the country Fez also boasts the oldest and largest medieval city in the world Morocco Fez

Great grey owl (strix nebulosa) in Minnesota, U.S.A.. These owls had migrated south from Canada due to a food shortage. Their population doubled in this area.

A lovely smile on a Hmong hilltribe girl. The Hmong migrated from China around the 18th century and moved down to northern Thailand around the end of the 19th. The Hmong make up no more than .2% of the entire population and prefer to live in an area with

The Rat-Catchers of the Sewers. Rat catchers were vital to keeping down the rat population in the London sewers. The rat catcher is using a candle with a simple wind shield to give him enough light to carry out his work. Engraving from London Labour and the London Poor by Henry Mayhew (London, 1861)

Street scene in Cabramatta, a western suburb known for its largely Asian population, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Barahona's church, Soria, Casttilla y León, Spain Former Castle of the population Barahona 1137 m Of altitude it was considered to be an area of witchcraft for a long time

97% of the population is Muslim following a very tolerant islam. Mayotte, island of the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean, French territory.

Western Sandpipers in spring migration stop over to feed on the tidal flats of the Copper River Delta, eating small invertibrates and pink macoma clams. Virtually the entire population of western sandpipers passes through the region during the springtime.