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REPORTAGE - Costa Rica
Sales of cold coconut water or milk in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America. (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 28239212
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PORTRAIT - Ellen von Unwerth
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Ellen von Unwerth, with Freshly Bloomed, Bavaria, 2015
Ellen von Unwerth 'Ladyland' exhibition press view, London, UK - 03 May 2018
Ellen von Unwerth, German photographer, film director and former model who specialises in erotic femininity, presents exhibition of editorial shots including photographs of Elle Macpherson, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, at Opera Gallery, London
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PORTRAIT - Ellen von Unwerth
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Ellen von Unwerth, with Freshly Bloomed, Bavaria, 2015
Ellen von Unwerth 'Ladyland' exhibition press view, London, UK - 03 May 2018
Ellen von Unwerth, German photographer, film director and former model who specialises in erotic femininity, presents exhibition of editorial shots including photographs of Elle Macpherson, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, at Opera Gallery, London
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REPORTAGE - Mehr als Gewürzinsel: Reiseziel Sansibar
Women farmers in Kizimkazi Dimbani village, West coast, Zanzibar, Tanzania. (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 22204079
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REPORTAGE - Leben in Kuba
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Editorial use only. Only for use in Valerio Berdini's story about the Cuban pace of life. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
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Freshly prepared toast bread and buns in a bakery in Trinidad
Taking life slowly in Cuba, Cuba - 29 Dec 2015
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Despite the fast changes that are happening in Cuba, the population are still taking life very slowly.
Photographer Valerio Berdini has captured a series of images that show the slow, Cuban way of life.
Valerio said: "The headlines speak clear - change is imminent; expectations are high. What the analysis don't seem to touch on are the Cubans. There have been three generations of people that grew up and have been educated under Fidel Castro's socialism."
He added: "In Cuba time passes at a different pace, days do not have the rhythm of a western society. Workers are not taught the concepts of services, efficiency or excellence. Competition, the driving force of a capitalist society, is unknown in an economy where, for almost 60 years, people are used to earning their (meagre) salary regardless their productivity. There are few objectives and fewer rewards, the little money are spent in tiny undersupplied shops. People aren't seduced by adverts."
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Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
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(Pic 2) Lioness mother tries to persuade cubs to jump across stream to where freshly killed topi is waiting
Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
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These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream.
The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten.
Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month.
They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
(*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream. The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten. Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month. They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
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Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission. FOR VIDEO, MUST LINK TO YOUTUBE. (*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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(Pic 1) Lioness mother tries to persuade cubs to jump across stream to where freshly killed topi is waiting
Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
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FOR VIDEO, MUST LINK TO YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aymc3F-ylME
These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream.
The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten.
Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month.
They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
(*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream. The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten. Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month. They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
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Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission. FOR VIDEO, MUST LINK TO YOUTUBE. (*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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(Pic 3) Lioness mother tries to persuade cubs to jump across stream to where freshly killed topi is waiting
Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
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FOR VIDEO, MUST LINK TO YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aymc3F-ylME
These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream.
The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten.
Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month.
They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
(*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream. The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten. Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month. They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
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Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission. FOR VIDEO, MUST LINK TO YOUTUBE. (*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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(Pic 7) Lioness mother tries to persuade cubs to jump across stream to where freshly killed topi is waiting
Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
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These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream.
The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten.
Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month.
They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
(*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream. The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten. Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month. They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
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Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/Rex Features. Editorial Use Only. No books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission. FOR VIDEO, MUST LINK TO YOUTUBE. (*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Goldstein/Exodus/REX (4232103az)
(Pic 5) Lioness mother tries to persuade cubs to jump across stream to where freshly killed topi is waiting
Lioness guides reluctant cubs over stream, Masai Mara, Kenya - 20 Oct 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/pmcj
FOR VIDEO, MUST LINK TO YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aymc3F-ylME
These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream.
The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten.
Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month.
They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
(*Please include link to Paul Goldstein's annual Mara Watch charity lecture: http://www.exodus.co.uk/mara-watch-2014)
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These extraordinary pictures show reluctant lion cubs being cajoled into jumping across a stream. The scaredy cats were being encouraged by two lionesses to cross the water to where a freshly-killed topi was waiting to be eaten. Wildlife photographer and Exodus guide Paul Goldstein captured the cute scenes in Kenya's Masai Mara last month. They show five cubs being led down to the water, before being given a masterclass in leaping the obstacle by the females.
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Soviet breakaway republic of Transnistria, Moldova, Europe - Feb 2013
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The Soviet Time-Slip Territory Of Transnistria
Located on a sliver of land running along the eastern border of Moldova, the self declared independent country of Transnistria clings to its Soviet roots.
Located on the border of the Ukraine, Transnistria has its own government, parliament, military, police and postal system, but remains unrecognised internationally.
And this time-slip territory maintains a Soviet feel that has been described as "surreal", with even the flag sporting the hammer and sickle emblem of Communism.
As the Soviet Union began to fragment in the late 1980s Moldova effectively had independence thrust upon it.
A growing sense of nationalism saw a number of new laws proposed, including a move towards making Moldovan the nation's only official language.
For many in the east of the country this was seen as the beginning of a process that would eventually exclude Russian speakers from public life.
So in September 1990 the region of Transnistria proclaimed its secession from Moldova.
Two months later, when Moldovan police attempted to forcibly remove new checkpoints to the region, a civil war was ignited.
Lasting for two years, this conflict cost the lives of approximately 700 fighters and civilians.
It was concluded by a ceasefire in July 1992 and although this tense truce remains in place today Transnistria's political status remains unresolved.
Though it has all the trappings of an independent nation it isn't officially recognised by any other sovereign nation - not even Russia - and to all intents and purposes is still considered to be part of Moldova.
Today, there is a heavy Russian military presence in Transnistria - an agreement made as part of the ceasefire - and Soviet soldiers remain a highly visible presence.
Visitors to Transnistria coming from Moldova mu...
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Prince Of Wales - Polo - August 1987 Prince Charles Drinks Champagne From Cowdray Challenge Cup Prince Charles Had To Swallow Hard Yesterday - Before Celebrating A Polo Victory With Champagne. Both He And Princess Diana Have Almost Given Up Alcohol P
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That's tHEIR Boy
With Prince Harry busy charming Jamaica it's clear to see that he is a chip off the old block.
Harry's 'Diamond Jubilee tour' trip has seen him visiting Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas and Brazil.
Along the way he has taken part in a host of activities, including racing against Usain Bolt, dancing and playing polo.
Throughout, Harry's striking resemblance to his mother and father - Princess Diana and Prince Charles - has been clear to see.
In fact, in many ways the young Prince appears to be following directly in their footsteps.
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FEATURE - Palmöl Plantagen und Abholzung auf Borneo
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African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) crop, freshly harvested nuts, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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FEATURE - Palmöl Plantagen und Abholzung auf Borneo
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African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) crop, freshly harvested nuts, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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FEATURE - Palmöl Plantagen und Abholzung auf Borneo
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African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) crop, freshly harvested nuts, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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FEATURE - Palmöl Plantagen und Abholzung auf Borneo
PLEASE CREDIT: Sean Whyte/COP/Halsgrove/Rex Features
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Freshly washed two-year-old Alex clings to Hardi and has a nap. Found by COP in Wanasari Village, Muara Wahau, East Kalimantan, he and his mother are, like almost all in this book, victims of the palm oil industry.
'The Ape Crusaders' A book written and partly photographed by Sean Whyte, a campaigner on behalf of orangutan protection. The book takes the reader on a photographic journey throughout Borneo showing for the first time the highs and lows of frontline orangutan conservation in action, Indonesia - Dec 2011
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Following the outcry of the mistreatment of orangutans at Malaysia's Melaka Zoo a book concentrates upon a small pro-active group of ape crusaders who are at the forefront of protecting orangutans.
The Ape Crusaders by Sean Whyte, who was instrumental in highlighting the conditions in the South-East Asian zoo takes the reader on an unrestrained photographic journey throughout Borneo showing for the first time the highs and lows of frontline orangutan conservation in action.
There have been 125,000 protected orangutans killed, captured or sold into the illegal wildlife trade over the past 40 years without a single prosecution.
Through no fault of its own the orangutan human's closest living relatives, will possibly become the first of the four remaining great apes to become extinct.
The Centre for Orangutan Protection (COP) started in 2007 and in less than four years has saved thousands of hectares of forest and rescued dozens of orangutans.
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Marty the pampered cat, Powys, Wales - 25 Sep 2011
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Marty lying on a freshly laundered towel with some of his toys
Marty the pampered cat, Powys, Wales - 25 Sep 2011
Pampered puss Marty is feline simply great. The tabby cat's owners admit that their beloved pet may well be the most pampered cat in Britain. Lana and Dave Rowe from Powys in Wales like nothing better than lavishing their love, attention and money on Marty. As such the cared for cat gets to snooze in style on a king-sized bed and freshly laundered towels, receives hampers at Christmas and treats on his birthday and dines like a king on 'Tuna Thursdays'. According to the cat crazy couple, who have owned Marty since he was eight weeks old, they spend more than GBP 70 a month buying Marty toys, treats and gourmet food. Dave admits that some might think their devotion to Marty is excessive but adds "they not seem to understand that Marty is like our child".
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Marty the pampered cat, Powys, Wales - 25 Sep 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Andrew Price / Rex Features (1454783d)
Marty lying on a freshly laundered towel with some of his toys
Marty the pampered cat, Powys, Wales - 25 Sep 2011
Pampered puss Marty is feline simply great. The tabby cat's owners admit that their beloved pet may well be the most pampered cat in Britain. Lana and Dave Rowe from Powys in Wales like nothing better than lavishing their love, attention and money on Marty. As such the cared for cat gets to snooze in style on a king-sized bed and freshly laundered towels, receives hampers at Christmas and treats on his birthday and dines like a king on 'Tuna Thursdays'. According to the cat crazy couple, who have owned Marty since he was eight weeks old, they spend more than GBP 70 a month buying Marty toys, treats and gourmet food. Dave admits that some might think their devotion to Marty is excessive but adds "they not seem to understand that Marty is like our child".
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Marty the pampered cat, Powys, Wales - 25 Sep 2011
Manadatory Credit: Photo by Andrew Price / Rex Features (1454783e)
Marty lying on a freshly laundered towel with some of his toys
Marty the pampered cat, Powys, Wales - 25 Sep 2011
Pampered puss Marty is feline simply great. The tabby cat's owners admit that their beloved pet may well be the most pampered cat in Britain. Lana and Dave Rowe from Powys in Wales like nothing better than lavishing their love, attention and money on Marty. As such the cared for cat gets to snooze in style on a king-sized bed and freshly laundered towels, receives hampers at Christmas and treats on his birthday and dines like a king on 'Tuna Thursdays'. According to the cat crazy couple, who have owned Marty since he was eight weeks old, they spend more than GBP 70 a month buying Marty toys, treats and gourmet food. Dave admits that some might think their devotion to Marty is excessive but adds "they not seem to understand that Marty is like our child".
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Little girl enjoying spring flowers
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mat...
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132p )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mate...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Haydn West / Rex Features ( 1196132m )
Silk production - from worm to catwalk, southern India - 2010
SILK PRODUCTION - FROM WORM TO CATWALK
For many silk - the Queen of all fabrics - spells luxury, elegance, class and comfort.
But for hundreds of thousands of people in India it is something much more mundane but infinitely important - a vital life line.
An estimated 700,000 people are involved in various sericulture (silk production) activities in India.
Half of all the silk produced in India comes from the region of Karnataka where a sub-tropical climate allows for year-round production.
In 2007-08 India exported more than GBP 400 million of raw silk, carpets and ready made garments.
In 2007 alone it produced 18,320 metric tonnes of raw silk, making it the second a largest silk producer in the world.
It is second only behind China, which produced 108,420 metric tonnes of raw silk in the same period.
While the difference is vast, India's contribution is even more impressive considering that much of its production is done using outdated tools or by hand.
Ultimately, however, poor technology and high production costs undermine the vital role played by sericulture in improving India's rural economy.
The Worm
The Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Mysore is run by Professor N.M. Biram Saheb.
He explains that the Indian government pioneered the provision of disease free lays of eggs as a way of improving yields without increasing start-up costs
The practice means that farmers are provided with a steady stream of healthy silkworm eggs.
It is deep in the seed production centre where the 'work' of creating these eggs takes place - in darkened rooms where moths are laid out on newspaper in racks of plastic trays.
Powerhouses of the silk industry they may be, but in reality they are pale weaklings whose only purpose is to mate...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EJXQVU
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FEATURE - Krabbenfischer in Dorset
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Christopher Jones/REX/Shutterstock (7693456h)
Freshly caught crabs
Crab fishing in Christchurch, Dorset, UK - 09 Feb 2010
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