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In PHOTOS: Unusual, strange moments

Last updated on: September 23, 2011 09:42 IST


Photographs: Samrang Pring/Reuters

Rediff.com brings for you some strange and unusual photographs that you would not see everyday.

Tha Sophat suckles milk from a cow in Nokor Pheas village, Nokor Chum district in Siem Reap.

The 18-month-old Cambodian boy has been feeding himself by suckling directly from a cow as part of his daily meals since his parents left to work in Thailand. The child's grandfather, Um Oeung (46) said that his grandson Tha Sophat has been suckling from a cow for a month now after the family's home was swept away by a storm last year, leaving behind a total debt of $1000

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Photographs: Nigel Roddis/Reuters
A grower poses for photographers with an award winning marrow at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show in Harrogate, northern England. The show marking its 100th year, has introduced a giant vegetable class for the first time

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Photographs: Nigel Roddis/Reuters
A Tuvan shaman participates in a ritual called 'Kamlanie' outside the Kyzyl town, the administrative centre of Russia's Tuva region, some 800 km (497 miles) south of Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. Eight shamans, members of "The Spirit of Bear" society, took part in the traditional ritual

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Photographs: Nigel Roddis/Reuters
Men in traditional clothing ride on Segways after the re-enactment of the first match rugby ever played in New Zealand in Nelson. The celebration re-enacts the original rugby match played between Nelson College and Nelson Rugby Club in Nelson on May 14, 1870

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Photographs: Reuters
Local farmer Shu Mansheng hovers above the ground in his self-designed and homemade flying device during a test flight in front of his house in Dashu village on the outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei province. The round steel flying device, which cost more than 20,000 yuan ($3,135), is the fifth model made by Shu, a junior middle school graduate. It measures around 5.5 meters (18 feet) in diameter, and is powered by eight motorcycle engines. Shu managed to hover for 10 seconds at about 1 metre (3.3 feet) above ground during a recent test flight

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Photographs: Reuters

George Schrhamm walks outside the Lincoln Centre, the venue for New York Fashion Week

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Photographs: Rooney Chen/Reuters
A woman balances the 'Yue Ya Chan' (Crescent Moon Spade), a traditional Chinese pole weapon, on her head as she exercises in a park in Xi'an, Shaanxi province

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Photographs: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters
Sheep painted with the team colours of Argentina, Romania, England and New Zealand All Blacks graze at a farm on the outskirts of Dunedin. The four nations are competing in the Rugby World Cup

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Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
Panasonic's 'Evolta' swim robot, powered by the company's Evolta rechargeable batteries, is demonstrated at a pool during a news conference in Tokyo.

The company said three types of Evolta robots, developed to swim, bike and run, will challenge to complete an ironman triathlon course in Hawaii, a total of about 230km, within one week or 168 hours from October 24, 2011, powered by three AA-size rechargeable Evolta batteries, the company said

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Photographs: Eric Thayer/Reuters
A plane flies through the 'Tribute in Lights' in lower Manhattan in New York.

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