Dr. Christopher Brown (R), the Director of the Ashmolean, talks with Colin Harrison, the Ashmolean's Senior Curator of European Art, in front of a painting by Edouard Manet entitled “Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus” from 1868 in the Ashmolean Museum on February 24, 2012 in Oxford, England. The painting has been sold to a foreign buyer for 28.35 million GBP, however the Government has extended a temporary export bar on the artwork until August to give the Ashmolean an opportunity to raise funds to retain the painting in the UK. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Kokeshi dolls these traditional wooden figurines were said to have been originally made as souvenirs to sell to people visiting the local hot springs in Northern Japan. Although there are about 10 different styles, each doll is made with an enlarged head and cylindrical body with no arms or legs.

Actor Rarmian Newton who plays the character Hiccup rides Toothless during a scene run through of the “How to Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular” at Hisense Arena on March 7, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Workers feed water to a Slow Loris at the Guangdong Wild Animal Rescue Centre on December 21, 2004 in Guangzhou, China. Many protected species at the Centre have been seized by Police from illegal traders. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Yulin, a city in southern China, celebrates the summer solstice by throwing a festival that involves the slaughter and consumption of as many as 10,000 dogs. Not everyone in China supports such practices, however; 65-year-old Yang Xiaoyun, a retired teacher who runs an animal shelter in Tianjin, traveled more than 2,400 km (1,500 miles) and spent more than 7,000 yuan ($1,100 or €990) to save 100 dogs from certain death.

A handful of villages in the U.K. share the same name as cities or countries from around the world, and they’re spending life in the shadows of their more famous namesakes. Photo: A road sign points the way on August 6, 2013 in Toronto, England. Originally called Newton Cap in the county of Durham, built for workers at the nearby colliery, owner Henry Stobart re-named the village Toronto after visiting Canada. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

An animatronic dragon performs during the launch of How To Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular at a Dreamworks and Global Creatures media call on August 8, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

A performer poses with “The Gronkle” and “Deadly Nadder” at the How to Train Your Dragon Media Call at Fox Studios on November 29, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. The “How to Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular” world premiere will take place in Australia in March 2012. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)