“Pivo”, Nissan's concept car is introduced at Nissan's Gallery on September 30, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. “Pivo” is an electric car in which the direction of the cabin moves 180 degrees, therefore, when making a turn in a different direction, it simply needs to move the cabin without moving the car. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

Armin Bielefeldt of the U.S. poses with his beard art work before the Beard World Championship 2013 in Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart November 2, 2013. Bielefeldt needs more than 6 hours for his art work. More than 300 people from around the world compete in different moustache and beard categories. (Photo by Michaela Rehle/Reuters)

The MAKS 2011 has attracted tremendous interest both of the professional skyman and aviation admirers. According to the checked data the total number of the airshow visitors this year has exceeded 550,000.

Sailors from the Indonesian Navy carry a victim of a boat sinking last week off the coast of Indonesia, on December 21, 2011 in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

A helicopter is silhouetted by glowing embers as it makes a water drop at the “Old Fire”, which burned in Calabasas, California, U.S., June 4, 2016. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

A cow is seen on land that used to be under water, at the Aculeo Lagoon in Paine, Chile, May 14, 2018. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/Reuters)

The National Geographic Photo Ark is a travelling exhibition of photographer Joel Sartore’s quest to create a photo archive of biodiversity around the world. So far, Sartore has captured studio portraits of more than 6,000 species – a number that he hopes to double. On 1 July, the ark will open at Melbourne zoo – the first time it has been exhibited in the southern hemisphere. More than 50 portraits will be on display, including many of Australian endangered animals being protected by programs at the zoo itself. These captions have been edited from text supplied by Melbourne zoo. Here: Barking owl. (Photo by Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark/The Guardian)