Some of the most memorable photos 2011

A collection of the most bizarre photo highlights from 2011.

Fans watch and take photos of Rafael Nadal of Spain as he towels off after defeating compatriot Feliciano Lopez at the Spanish arena. (REUTERS)

A man carries cotton candy for sale near a bus stop in Karachi. (REUTERS)

A boy swims in the algae-filled coastline of Qingdao. (REUTERS)

French urban climber Alain Robert, also known as the French Spiderman, celebrates after scaling a hotel in Bucharest. (REUTERS)

Boats gather around a sculpture at the 'Alster' lake in Hamburg. (REUTERS)

Zoo performer Theerapone Manolai smiles as he puts his head between the jaws of a crocodile during a performance for tourist attraction. (REUTERS)

Residents lie on railway tracks in Rawa Buaya in Indonesia's West Java province. (REUTERS)

Opposition supporter with pieces of bread on his head shouts slogans during anti-government protest in Sanaa. (REUTERS)

An art installation called 'The Runner' stands on top of a car park in Liverpool. (REUTERS)

A contestant competes in the Amateur Women's Classic Bodybuilding competition at the FIBO 2011 sports trade show in Essex, London. (REUTERS)

Arrigoni of Italy attempts to set an apnea diving record, pushed by two dolphins near Rome. (REUTERS)

Performers on stilts rest near a row of portable lavatories before the dress rehearsal for the Chingay parade in Singapore. (REUTERS)

Man with cat on head walks past 71 Broadway where Dominique Strauss-Kahn is living under house arrest in New York City. (REUTERS)

A man talks on his cell phone after taking part in the 10th Annual No Pants Subway Ride in New York City. (REUTERS)

Team Breitling wingwalker Charlotte Voce performs. (REUTERS)

An Emperor Penguin stands on a beach on Kapiti coast. (REUTERS)

Students in graduation robes stand on a stone bridge submerged underwater at the flooded Donghu Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province. (REUTERS)

Children dressed up as smurfs take part in a promotional event in the Andalusian village of Juzcar. (REUTERS)

Racegoers are seen at the bar on Ladies Day, the third day of the Royal Ascot race meeting in southern England. (REUTERS)

A diver performs from a sculpted number "10" diving platform display at a charity dinner event at Kensington Palace in London. (REUTERS)

A reveller is covered with tomato pulp after the annual "Tomatina" (tomato fight) in the Mediterranean village of Bunol. (REUTERS)

A reporter leans over the edge of the catwalk during the media preview for the "EdgeWalk" on the CN Tower in Toronto. (REUTERS)

Two-year-old chimpanzee "Do Do" feeds milk to "Aorn", a 60-day-old tiger cub, at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo. (REUTERS)

Balawing, set to be the world's shortest living man, attends a photo taking session with the Guinness World Records team. (REUTERS)

Members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association perform atop bamboo ladders during a New Year demonstration. (REUTERS)Zukhro, an employee of the city zoo, walks with Vadik, a 18-month-old male lion, on the territory of the zoo in the capital of St. Petersburg. (REUTERS)A crane eats a fish from a tub of fish at a wholesale market at a fish harbour in Mumbai. (REUTERS)

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