In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
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Internationally famous octopus "Paul," predictor of the World Cup results, was elected by the Spanish people as "Citizen of honor."
Octopuses hang out to dry in Plaka, Crete.
A "Wonderpuss" Octopus swims in the Lembeh Straits, off Indonesia.
A lesser or curled octopus is seen near Berwickshire, Scotland.
An Octopus vulgaris is seen underwater in Burma (Myanmar), in the Andaman sea.
Truman, a one and a half year old octopus at Boston's New England Aquarium, has stunned staff and visitors by squeezing into a tiny box. A locked series of boxes are used as a game for Truman; he has to unlock each one to get closer to his prize - food. But no one expected him to wriggle his entire body inside. Onlookers then watched, amazed, as the flexible Octopus slithered back out into his tank.
Comedian Andy Samberg performs a routine at the 2010 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on July 14. Samberg was dressed as Paul the octopus, who lives at Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany and correctly predicted eight matches at the recent 2010 World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa.
A Veined Octopus, also known as Coconut Shell Octopus, walks along the ocean bottom in the Lembeh Straits, Indonesia.
A prop giant octopus used in the film Seven Cities to Atlantis is seen in November 1977.
Giant kites in the shape of octopuses are seen at the 26th Weifang International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong Province, China. Weifang, the birthplace of kites, has held the international kite festival every spring since 1984, attracting competitors and tourists worldwide
According to sailors' reports, Kraken were creatures of enormous size, who would attack a ship, wrap their arms around the hull and capsize it. The legendary Kraken is probably what we know today as the giant squid.
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
A law banning violence against women, considered a major step forward in women's rights in Afghanistan, failed to pass parliament. The law would have also created shelters for abused women, and limited the number of wives permitted to two.
Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ago.
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