Petra Wegner / Chihuahua, longhaired, with trophy sitting on red cushion.

WILLIAM OSBORN / Trophy room, Klipspringer lodge, Nelspruit, South Africa

Andy Trowbridge / Female fly fisher with a 'trophy' brown trout (Salmo trutta) of 12 pounds (5.5kg), Lewis Pass, North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. December, 2005.

Ann & Steve Toon / Two antique rhino horns mounted by renowned Victorian taxidermist Rowland Ward are found among a hoard of trophy animals in the attic of a Scottish museum, Scotland, UK, May 2012. Editorial use only

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Large herd of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) kept on a Deer Farm for trophy hunting in the borderlands of Poland and Ukraine, Ustrzyki Dolne, Lipie, Poland, September 2011

Benoit Stichelbaut / Yacht "Cercle Vert" departing Saint-Nazaire on the 3rd of April 2005 for the BPE Trophy.

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Les Mousquetaires" Figaro yacht in rough seas, BPE Trophy 2007

Merryn Thomas / Britsol Men's crew recieving winners' trophy for the Avon River Cornish Pilot Gig Race, Bristol, March 21st 2009.

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Les Mousquetaires" Figaro yacht in choppy seas, BPE Trophy 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Figaro solo Transatlantic Race BPE Trophy, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Skipper leaning over the side of his yacht "Gedimat" (Number 57) as it departs Saint Nazaire for the Figaro solo Transatlantic Race BPE Trophy, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Support RIB at the Figaro solo Transatlantic Race BPE Trophy race, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / "Les Mousquetaires" Figaro yacht in heavy seas, BPE Trophy 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Figaro solo Transatlantic Race BPE Trophy, April 2005

Benoit Stichelbaut / Nicolas Troussel sailing "Financo" in Figaro Transatlantic BPE trophy race, March 2007

Benoit Stichelbaut / Skipper Bruno Peyron at chart-plottig table on Maxi-catamaran "Orange II", Jules Verne Trophy January 2005

Rick Tomlinson / Skipper Ian walker (GBR) with trophy after finishing fourth in "Green Dragon" on leg one of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race into Cape Town, November 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Rick Tomlinson / Skipper Ian walker (GBR) with trophy after finishing fourth in "Green Dragon" on leg one of the 10th Volvo Ocean Race into Cape Town, November 2008. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Adam White / Mounts Bay men's crew celebrate their world title on the podium at the awards ceremony of the 19th World Pilot Gig Championships, Isles of Scilly, May 2008

Adam White / Mounts Bay men's crew celebrate their world title on the podium at the awards ceremony of the 19th World Pilot Gig Championships, Isles of Scilly, May 2008

Adam White / Mounts Bay men's crew celebrate their world title on the podium at the awards ceremony of the 19th World Pilot Gig Championships, Isles of Scilly, May 2008

Adam White / Mounts Bay men's crew celebrate their world title on the podium at the awards ceremony of the 19th World Pilot Gig Championships, Isles of Scilly, May 2008

Petra Wegner / Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with head in show trophy.

Petra Wegner / Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) playing with show trophy.

Petra Wegner / Chihuahua, longhaired with trophy, lying on red cushion.

Ernie Janes / Three Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) heads stuffed and mounted trophies for sale, Europe

Peter Cairns / Stuffed Grey wolf (Canis lupus) as part of shop trophy animal selection, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA, September 2008

Ernie Janes / Stuffed Head of a Lion with its skin rug

Graham Eaton / Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), displaying fight trophy, UK 2007

WILLIAM OSBORN / Trophy room, Klipspringer lodge, Nelspruit, South Africa

Pete Cairns / Exterior of Vargas Wilderness Lodge, base for Swedish wildlife tourism operator, Nordic Nature. Halsingland, Sweden, 2006

Pete Cairns / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag head mounted on wall, Alladale Bothy, Sutherland, Scotland, UK

Doug Perrine / Dead blue marlin, slaughtered and hung up on the gallows at Kill Big Game fishing tournament, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1986

Karl Ammann / Hunter and his family, displaying skulls of gorillas he has shot, Cameroon, West Africa.

Dave Watts / Mounted head trophy of Spanish lynx {Lynx pardina} critically endangered

Toby Sinclair / Old photograph of tiger hunting expedition c 1904, Hyderabad, India {Panthera tigris tigris}

Gabriel Rojo / Mounted skin of Giant armadillo {Priodontes maximus} Tatu Carreta, Argentina South America

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of cave man protects his mate and child from a marauding cave bear. He wields a hafted axe (from a later period) before a trophy skull of irish elk. Vivid colour lithograph from 'Dr. Schu...

Rick Tomlinson / Jezz Fanstone, skipper of "News Corp" recieves the winners trophy for leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-2002.

Rick Tomlinson / "Assa Abloy" skipper Neal McDonald at the prize giving in Kiel, Sweden with the trophy for second overall in the Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-2002.

Rick Tomlinson / Volvo Ocean Race Prize Giving in Kiel Sweden. John Kostecki of "Illbruck Challenge" lifts the Fighting Finish Trophy for first overall in the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002.

Rick Tomlinson / "Amer Sport One" skipper Grant Dalton at the prize giving in Kiel Sweden. They came third overall in the Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-2002.

Rick Tomlinson / Tracy Edward's maxi-catamaran "Royal Sun Alliance" crewed by an all-female crew, set off on their attempt to win the Jules Verne Trophy, 1998. ^^^ Unfortunately after 43 days at sea they were dismaste...

Rick Tomlinson / Team "EF Language" competing in the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997-98. ^^^ The team raced on to become overall winners of the race and were the first team to receive the Volvo Trophy - Volvo...

Rick Tomlinson / Team "EF Language" competing in the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997-98. ^^^ The team raced on to become overall winners of the race and were the first team to receive the Volvo Trophy - Volvo...

Onne van der Wal / Dean Barker holding the America's Cup, he helmed the Team New Zealand boat in the 5th race which they won, 2000.

Onne van der Wal / Russell Coutts (on the left) and Dean Barker (on the right) who helmed the Team New Zealand boat in the 5th race which they won, with the America's Cup trophy, 2000.

Rick Tomlinson / Team "EF Language" competing in the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997-98.^^^ The team raced on to become overall winners of the race and were the first team to receive the Volvo Trophy - Volvo woul...

Rick Tomlinson / Tracy Edward's maxi-catamaran "Royal Sun Alliance" crewed by an all-female crew, setting off on their attempt to win the Jules Verne Trophy, 1998. ^^^ Unfortunately after 43 days at sea they were dism...

Juergen Freund / Wedge-tailed Eagle {Aquila audax} by the roadside guarding its roadkill trophy, a dead Kangaroo, Western Australia

Nick Turner / Dead Brown bears {Ursus arctos} from trophy hunt. Domnesti Carpathian mtns Romania

Nick Turner / Dead Brown bears {Ursus arctos} from trophy hunt. Domnesti Carpathian mtns Romania

Erwan Quéméré / The America's Cup trophy.