CRM inserts <img> tag into drupal $title variable

When on the "view contact" or "edit contact" pages:

<img src="/modules/civicrm/i/contact_ind.gif" alt="Individual" />

is somehow inserted into the $title variable. This won't show on a default theme. You have to call the title variable to see it. for example, in the the header of a phptemplate theme, put something like

<meta name="description" content="<?php if ($title)

{print $title;}

?> /> and you get

<meta name="description" content="<img src="/modules/civicrm/i/contact_ind.gif" alt="Individual" /> + the title of the contact />