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Relatives of earthquake victims burn offerings at the ruins of earthquake-hit Beichuan county during the 10-year anniversary on May 11th, 2018, in the Sichuan province of China. Beichuan county was relocated a decade after it was destroyed by the 2008 earthquake in which more than 15,000 people died.

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Alex Hintermair clings to his ox Maxl during a race on Ascension in Bavaria on May 10th, 2018, in Taufkirchen, Germany. Ox racing is a sport in Bavaria, though when a Taufkirchen fraternity sought to hold an ox race to celebrate its 125th anniversary the organizers could not find enough male oxen trained for racing, so they broadened the race parameters to include camels. Eight oxen and four camels took part in the 100-meter-long race in a combination of animals that is reportedly a first in Bavarian history.

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Viewfinder: Oxen Races in Germany

Alex Hintermair clings to his ox Maxl during a race on Ascension in Bavaria on May 10th, 2018, in Taufkirchen, Germany.

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