Die Schafe sind los

© APA/ERDEM SAHINepa03850068 A picture dated 25 August 2013 shows a herd of sheep dyed pink entering the Menderes River during the traditional sheep river-crossing competition in the village of Asagiseyit, near Denizli, Turkey. The centuries-old competition, part of the nomadic tradition, aims to measure the attentiveness of the animal to the herder. EPA/ERDEM SAHIN