Gavin Hellier / Mt Myohyang, International Friendship Exhibition, massive complex housing the world's gifts for the Great Leaders, Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea 2012

Sue Flood / Maasai beaded belts for sale at Olarro Lodge, Loita Hills, Kenya

Pete Oxford / Tourist souvenirs in Old Havana, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, Caribbean, 2011

Michael W. Richards / Traditional Indian wedding procession of women in colourful saris, carrying gifts on their heads, along the road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Wooden keyrings for sale in the gift shop at Conkers Visitor Centre, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010. Editorial use only.

Nick Upton / Mating Dance Flies (Empis opaca) hanging from a grass stem, with female feeding on March fly courtship gift provided by male. Wiltshire pastureland, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Pair of Dance Flies (Empis opaca) mating, hanging from a grass stem, with female feeding on March Fly courtship gift provided by male. Wiltshire pastureland, UK, May.

Pete Oxford / Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) searching for stones to be used as courtship gift. Sea Lion Island. South of mainland east Falkland Island. Falkland Islands

Juan Carlos Munoz / Colourful macaw gifts for sale at Parque Nacional Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Jane Burton / English Springer Spaniel dog carrying a Christmas cracker

Jane Burton / Two Dalmatian pups playing with a toy Father Christmas

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Blenheim) sitting one sledge with presents.

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (black and tan) at Christmas time

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Blenheim) at Christmas time

PREMAPHOTOS / Male Nursery web spider presents gift to female {Pisaura mirabilis} England. Many spiders have to bribe females into mating "nuptial gifts". She will terminate the contract when she's finished eating...

Tui De Roy / Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) endemic courting pair snake-necking and exchanging nest-building gifts, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) endemic courting pair snake-necking and exchanging nest-building gifts, Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Martin Dohrn / Quechua bridgegroom with money gifts pinned to his clothes as part of the ceremony, Bolivia

Martin Dohrn / Quechua wedding ceremony. Bride and groom with money gifts pinned to their clothes, Bolivia

Petra Wegner / Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy, 6 weeks, sitting with Christmas presents

Petra Wegner / Ruby and black and tan Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies, 6 weeks, sitting with Christmas presents

Petra Wegner / British Longhair kitten with blue eyes in a Christmas hat with toys and presents

Jabruson / Ostrich eggs made into gifts, legal trade, Harare, Zimbabwe.