Carol Walker / Black Friesian stallion, head neck portrait, Ojai, California, USA

Erlend Haarberg / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) calling in snow, Norway, December

Ernie Janes / Long necked woman with many neck rings, belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Gerrit Vyn / Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male displaying neck "ruff". The ruff is most often displayed once a female has been attracted by the males drumming and is present. Okanogan County, Washington, USA Ap...

Brent Stephenson / Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) looking upwards or 'skypointing'. Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, September.

Andy Rouse / Masai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) seen from a low angle. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag in pine woodland in winter, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February. Did you know? British red deer are different to European red deer, having a shorter tail an...

Florian Möllers / Chinese Fisherman and one of his Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis). Li River, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Fabrice Cahez / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair displaying, Vosges, France, March

Andrew Parkinson / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult stretching its wings and neck in dawn sunlight. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) adult emerges serenely from a thick mist into dawn sunlight, Derbyshire, UK, May.

Klaus Echle / Lynx (Lynx lynx) holding its fawn kill by the neck. The Black Forest, Germany, October. Captive

Kevin Schafer / Southern / Double-wattled cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) wild, adult male rear view, neck feathers, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, November

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) in water with Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare), its teeth around the back of the prey's neck. Piquiri River, The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October....

Peter Cairns / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with its beak in water. Fife, Scotland, November.

Edwin Giesbers / Portrait of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) looking directly at lens. The Netherlands, June.

Pete Oxford / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) portrait, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) head portrait in profile during a blizzard. Derbyshire, UK, January (non-ex)

Gerrit Vyn / Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) male standing on snow covered ground, vocalising in spring courtship. Males retain the white body plumage of winter plumage and molt the head and neck feathers to th...

Gerrit Vyn / Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) male in breeding plumage performing a "bubbling display"which is used in both courtship and aggressive territorial encounters. The male holds its head and tail and 2 ro...

Inaki Relanzon / Portrait of a Padaung women (Giraffe Neck women) with many neck rings in Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Padaung women (Giraffe Neck women) wearing neck rings, weaving, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Edwin Giesbers / Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} strike pose, captive, from East Africa

Andy Rouse / Black swan (Cygnus atratus) drinking with reflection in water, UK

Graham Eaton / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) head above water surface, Wales, UK, September

Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) scratching neck, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009. WWE BOOK. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Andrew Parkinson / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) stretching its wings and neck in dawn light, Derbyshire, UK, March

Tim Laman / Californian sealions (Zalophus californianus), one with fishing wire caught round its neck. Monterey Bay, California.

Anup Shah / Giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis} head neck silhouette at sunset, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Anup Shah / White backed vulture {Gyps africanus} head and neck covered in blood from feeding, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Pete Oxford / Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) only the males have this extraordinary neck like a mechanical digger, females are more modestly proportioned, Analamazoatra Special Reserve or Perinet, Madagasc...

Peter Blackwell / Juvenile giraffe head and neck portrait {Giraffa camelopardalis} Masai Mara, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) adult female at water hole with aquatic plants on her head, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Mitsuaki Iwago / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) trio crossing grasslands, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Lion (Panthera leo) females killing Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Shin Yoshino / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) stretching neck to graze on upper leaves on tree, Botswana

Rolf Nussbaumer / Male Wild Turkey head and neck portrait {Meleagris gallopavo} Texas, USA.

Flip Nicklin / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) shaking off water from coat, Canada

ZSSD / Rothschild Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) portrait, native to Africa south of the Sahara

Michael Pitts / Laysan albatross display (Phoebastria immutabilis) Midway Atoll Pacific

John Downer / African hawk eagle head portrait {Hieraaetus spilogaster}. Zimbabwe, Africa.

Nigel Bean / Canada goose portrait {Branta canadensis} Surrey, UK

Colin Seddon / Whooper swan portrait {Cygnus cygnus} Scotland, UK

Ashok Jain / Fishermen wearing masks to protect from tiger attack. Sunderband, W Bengal, India. Tigers attack by biting back of neck, mask with prominent eyes intended to mislead and prevent tiger from attacking f...

Richard Du Toit / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) rear view of male with Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on neck and back, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, June 2012

Tony Phelps / Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) immature, close up of head and neck region. deHoop Nature Reserve. Western Cape, South Africa, November

Danny Green / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on water with cygnets. Iceland, June.

Mark Carwardine / Golden orb spider {Nephila imperialis} on neck of woman, used for production of spider silk, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) six year old adult male marks a tree with his scent by rubbing his neck on it. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex.

Christophe Courteau / Three Giraffes (Giraffas camelopardalis) in line, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Mike Potts / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) with a wounded neck from fighting. Bardsey Island, North Wales, UK, August

Mike Potts / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) with a wounded neck from fighting. Bardsey Island, North Wales, UK, August

Chris Mattison / Red bellied short neck turtle (Emydura subglobosa), captive, from New Guinea

Chris Mattison / Red bellied short neck turtle (Emydura subglobosa), captive juvenile, occurs New Guinea

Brent Stephenson / Madeira chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs madeirensis) male displaying to a nearby female, with neck stretched upwards and belly distended. Ribeira Frio, Madeira, North Atlantic. May.

LYNN M. STONE / Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) with neck band, on ice shelf along St. Croix River. Wisconsin, USA, February.

LYNN M. STONE / Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in breeding plumage (yellow head, red around eye, white neck) standing at edge of surf. Pinellas County, Florida, USA, November.

Kristel Richard / Head and neck portrait of a wild Retuerta stallion, Donana National Park, Andalusia, Spain. This breed of horse was close to extinction in the 1990s with only 5 individuals left, but now are being bre...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out onto rocks at the base of cliffs, above Thongweed / Spaghetti seaweed (Himanthalia elongata). This female has some fishing line wrapped around her nec...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) head and neck portrait against lake reflections. Scotland, November.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Neck and breast plumage of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea). Glasgow, Scotland, October.

Dave Watts / Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) crossing road warning sign, The Neck, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, January 2011

Nick Upton / Greylag goose (Anser anser) swimming in courtship posture with its neck stretched out low to the water as it swims, Wiltshire lake, UK, October

Ernie Janes / Long necked young woman with neck rings, belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Ernie Janes / Long necked woman with many neck rings belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Ernie Janes / Long necked young woman with many neck rings, belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Ernie Janes / Long necked girl with neck rings belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Ernie Janes / Long necked woman with many neck rings belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Ernie Janes / Two young girls with neck rings to extend their necks, belonging to Padaung Tribe, Thailand

Edwin Giesbers / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) head and neck portrait, captive

Gerrit Vyn / Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) male displaying neck ruff. The ruff is most often displayed once a female has been attracted by the males drumming and is present. Okanogan County, Washington, USA Apri...

Sue Flood / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) portrait. Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, May.

Charlie Summers / Large Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck in rutting condition - heavy neck and many-pointed antlers. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, December.

Charlie Summers / Large Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck in rutting condition - heavy neck and many-pointed antlers. Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, December.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Young woman with binoculars round her neck watching a flock of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) around the Island of Boreray, St. Kilda archipelago, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Gannets p...

John Cancalosi / Tropical Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)with neck coiled in striking pose. This is a non-venemous constrictor. Santa Rosa National park tropical dry forest, Costa Rica.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in winter, perched on twig with frozen crab apples, with neck stretched out to look, Scotland, UK, December 2010

John Cancalosi / Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) head in profile showing neck markings. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.

Martin Gabriel / Lion's Tail / Swan's Neck (Agave attenuata) in flower. La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain, February.

Petra Wegner / Ferret (Mustela putorius forma domestica) being picked up by the scruff of the neck.

Oriol Alamany / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) stretching neck, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Charlie Summers / Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) cock, portrait with pinnate feathers raised, eyebrows gourged and neck sack extended, Colorado, USA

Eric Baccega / White Camargue Horse (Equus caballus) heqad and neck in profile. Camargue, Rhone, France, September.

Eric Baccega / White Camargue Horse (Equus caballus) head and neck portrait. Camargue, Rhone, France.

Kristel Richard / A rare Sorria colt resting on the neck of his Sorraia mother, Reserva Natural do Cavalo do Sorraia, Alpiarca, District Santarem, Alentejo, Portugal.

Mark Carwardine / Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) male inflating neck pouch to attract a mate. January.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) abstract view of neck as it feeds, Derbyshire, UK, April.

Jean E. Roche / Camargue cattle, bull grazing with bell round its neck, Camargue, France, April

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult asleep on breeding loch showing striations on back of neck, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June,

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult on nest amongst cotton grass showing striped plumage on back of neck, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June

Klaus Echle / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) wearing a radio tag around its neck. Black Forest, Germany, August.

Ernie Janes / Young Kayan woman wearing brass coils around her neck to lower the cavicle and make the neck look longer, Thailand 2009

Ernie Janes / Kayan girl wearing brass coils around her neck to lower the cavicle and make the neck look longer, Thailand 2009

Ernie Janes / Kayan women wearing brass coils around her neck to lower the cavicle and make the neck look longer, Thailand 2009

Ernie Janes / Kayan woman wearing brass coils around her neck to lower the cavicle and make the neck look longer, Thailand 2009