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#12431531

1 June 2025

A regional Lake Eibsee bus stops at the Hammersbach halt in Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on May 31, 2025. Hammersbach serves as a starting point for hikers and mountaineers heading into the Wetterstein Mountains and is connected to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Eibsee via bus and cogwheel railway.

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#12431532

1 June 2025

A regional Lake Eibsee bus stops at the Hammersbach halt in Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on May 31, 2025. Hammersbach serves as a starting point for hikers and mountaineers heading into the Wetterstein Mountains and is connected to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Eibsee via bus and cogwheel railway.

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#12431533

1 June 2025

A regional Lake Eibsee bus stops at the Hammersbach halt in Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on May 31, 2025. Hammersbach serves as a starting point for hikers and mountaineers heading into the Wetterstein Mountains and is connected to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Eibsee via bus and cogwheel railway.

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#12431265

1 June 2025

Large crowds of day trippers and travelers wait and disembark at the platforms of Garmisch-Partenkirchen train station in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on May 31, 2025. The scenic Alpine location attracts high volumes of tourists, especially on weekends and holidays, arriving via regional Deutsche Bahn trains.

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#12431266

1 June 2025

Large crowds of day trippers and travelers wait and disembark at the platforms of Garmisch-Partenkirchen train station in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on May 31, 2025. The scenic Alpine location attracts high volumes of tourists, especially on weekends and holidays, arriving via regional Deutsche Bahn trains.

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#994725

11 January 2016

Ram babu, An indian street vendor (M) with his wife Malti devi (R) and younger son Priyanshu watch tv in his home ,in Allahabad on January 11,2016.RamBabu has developed such immunity to boiling oil that he takes out pakoras with bare hands directly from the hot frying cauldron. Ram Babu has been selling pakoras in the city for more than years now. To meet the demands of his customers, who throng his shop in large numbers, he started taking out pakoras directly from the hot frying pan with his bare hands without the help of any apparatus or spatula. The fact that astonishes everyone is that though he uses his hands to take out the pakoras from the frying pan full of boiling oil he has never burnt his hand. No matter how hot the oil is, his hands can bear all the heat without any visible burn marks.Ram Babu can dip bare hands into searing cooking oil heated up to 200' c .60-year-old has never suffered burns or blisters in 40 years of cooking

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#994728

11 January 2016

Ram babu, An indian street vendor shows his bare hands by which he takes out pakoras in Boiling oil in hot frying pan in his shop ,in Allahabad on January 11,2016.RamBabu has developed such immunity to boiling oil that he takes out pakoras with bare hands directly from the hot frying cauldron. Ram Babu has been selling pakoras in the city for more than years now. To meet the demands of his customers, who throng his shop in large numbers, he started taking out pakoras directly from the hot frying pan with his bare hands without the help of any apparatus or spatula. The fact that astonishes everyone is that though he uses his hands to take out the pakoras from the frying pan full of boiling oil he has never burnt his hand. No matter how hot the oil is, his hands can bear all the heat without any visible burn marks.Ram Babu can dip bare hands into searing cooking oil heated up to 200' c .60-year-old has never suffered burns or blisters in 40 years of cooking

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#994729

11 January 2016

Ram babu, An indian street vendor shows his bare hands by which he takes out pakoras in Boiling oil in hot frying pan in his shop ,in Allahabad on January 11,2016.RamBabu has developed such immunity to boiling oil that he takes out pakoras with bare hands directly from the hot frying cauldron. Ram Babu has been selling pakoras in the city for more than years now. To meet the demands of his customers, who throng his shop in large numbers, he started taking out pakoras directly from the hot frying pan with his bare hands without the help of any apparatus or spatula. The fact that astonishes everyone is that though he uses his hands to take out the pakoras from the frying pan full of boiling oil he has never burnt his hand. No matter how hot the oil is, his hands can bear all the heat without any visible burn marks.Ram Babu can dip bare hands into searing cooking oil heated up to 200' c .60-year-old has never suffered burns or blisters in 40 years of cooking

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#994731

11 January 2016

Ram babu, An indian street vendor fries pakoras in Boiling oil in hot frying pan in his shop ,in Allahabad on January 11,2016.RamBabu has developed such immunity to boiling oil that he takes out pakoras with bare hands directly from the hot frying cauldron. Ram Babu has been selling pakoras in the city for more than years now. To meet the demands of his customers, who throng his shop in large numbers, he started taking out pakoras directly from the hot frying pan with his bare hands without the help of any apparatus or spatula. The fact that astonishes everyone is that though he uses his hands to take out the pakoras from the frying pan full of boiling oil he has never burnt his hand. No matter how hot the oil is, his hands can bear all the heat without any visible burn marks.Ram Babu can dip bare hands into searing cooking oil heated up to 200' c .60-year-old has never suffered burns or blisters in 40 years of cooking

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#994733

11 January 2016

Ram babu, An indian street vendor takes out pakoras from Boiling oil in hot frying pan in his shop ,in Allahabad on January 11,2016.RamBabu has developed such immunity to boiling oil that he takes out pakoras with bare hands directly from the hot frying cauldron. Ram Babu has been selling pakoras in the city for more than years now. To meet the demands of his customers, who throng his shop in large numbers, he started taking out pakoras directly from the hot frying pan with his bare hands without the help of any apparatus or spatula. The fact that astonishes everyone is that though he uses his hands to take out the pakoras from the frying pan full of boiling oil he has never burnt his hand. No matter how hot the oil is, his hands can bear all the heat without any visible burn marks.Ram Babu can dip bare hands into searing cooking oil heated up to 200' c .60-year-old has never suffered burns or blisters in 40 years of cooking

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#994738

11 January 2016

Ram babu, An indian street vendor takes out pakoras in Boiling oil in hot frying pan in his shop ,in Allahabad on January 11,2016.RamBabu has developed such immunity to boiling oil that he takes out pakoras with bare hands directly from the hot frying cauldron. Ram Babu has been selling pakoras in the city for more than years now. To meet the demands of his customers, who throng his shop in large numbers, he started taking out pakoras directly from the hot frying pan with his bare hands without the help of any apparatus or spatula. The fact that astonishes everyone is that though he uses his hands to take out the pakoras from the frying pan full of boiling oil he has never burnt his hand. No matter how hot the oil is, his hands can bear all the heat without any visible burn marks.Ram Babu can dip bare hands into searing cooking oil heated up to 200' c .60-year-old has never suffered burns or blisters in 40 years of cooking

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#12730524

8 September 2025

People watch birds in cages at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie.

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#12730525

8 September 2025

People watch birds in cages at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie.

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#12730526

8 September 2025

A man holds a bird that is for sale at the bird market in Malang, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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#12730527

8 September 2025

A man holds a paper bag with birds for sale at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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#12730528

8 September 2025

The paper bag with birds lies on the ground, also for sale at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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