Participants wearing medieval costumes re-enact the 1620 battle of Bila Hora between Bohemian Estates and Austrian Imperial with Catholic forces in Prague, Czech Republic September 18, 2016. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)

A member of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a weapon on a pickup truck during a battle with Islamic State militants in Giza Bahreya, in Sirte, Libya October 27, 2016. (Photo by Hani Amara/Reuters)

People dressed as Hungarian Hussars fire a cannon during re-enactment of the battle against Austrian soldiers of the Habsburg dynasty in Tapiobicske, Hungary April 4, 2016. (Photo by Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)

A Kurdish female fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) gestures as she carries her weapon near al-Hawl area where fighting between Islamic State fighters and fighters from Democratic Forces of Syria are taking place in south-eastern city of Hasaka, Syria November 10, 2015. (Photo by Rodi Said/Reuters)

Revellers take part in the annual “Naval Battle” of Vallecas during the Virgen del Carmen Festival in Madrid, Spain July 17, 2016. (Photo by Javier Barbancho/Reuters)

A Santa Claus taking a selfie on a surfboard is seen in the yard of a home in the Sleepy Hollow area of Torrance, California, United States, December 15, 2015. In many neighborhoods of Los Angeles, homeowners compete for the most lavish and creative holiday light displays. Torrance's Sleepy Hollow is one such neighborhood where every home outdoes the next: surfing Santas, life-size nativity scenes, ferris wheels, and giant inflatable snowmen line the lawns on every street. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attends the Gorby 80 Gala at the Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2011 in London, England. The concert is to celebrate the 80th birthday of the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

“Tasty Nature” by Dipesh Bhatt. “The blue banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) is pointing this sheath towards the flowers in preparation for sipping nectar”. Taken in Gujarat, India. (Photo by Dipesh Bhatt/2016 Royal Society of Biology Photographer of the Year competition)