People dressed as ancient Roman reflect on a helmet during a parade to mark the anniversary of the foundation of Rome in 753 BC, on April 23, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Photo)
A protester dressed as a clown holds an umbrella over a Swiss police officer on a motorbike during a May Day demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland on May 1, 2017. (Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)
Jess Lockwood, of Volberg, Mont., is bucked off Johnny Gringo during bull riding rodeo finals at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP Photo)
A model poses for a picture during the 20th World Bodypainting Festival 2017 on July 28, 2017 in Klagenfurt, Austria. (Photo by Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images)
The “Rabid Transit” Burning Man art car erupts with flames from it's onboard propane poofers during the 4th day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, U.S., August 31, 2017. (Photo by Jim Bourg/Reuters)
Models wait backstage ahead of the Eugenia Kim Spring/Summer 2018 fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York, U.S., September 10, 2017. (Photo by Amr Alfiky/Reuters)
Behaviour: Mammals category. Giant Gathering by Tony Wu, USA. Dozens of sperm whales mingled noisily off Sri Lanka’s northeast coast, stacked as far down as Tony could see. This was a congregation of dozens of social units, like a gathering of the clans. Aggregations like this could be a critical part of the whales’ rich social lives but are rarely reported. Some two thirds of the population was wiped out before commercial whaling was banned in 1986. This kind of major gathering could be “a sign that populations are recovering”, says Tony. (Photo by Tony Wu/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017)
People look at a Christmas tree decorated with colourful lights at a residential compound in Beijing on December 8, 2017. (Photo by Nicolas Asfouri/AFP Photo)