Photo of the Day : Animals
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Giraffes, Kenya
Photo of the Day, February 19, 2012
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Giraffes are pictured at dawn in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve ...
Child and Water Buffalo, Vietnam
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2012
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A young Hmong girl rides a water buffalo in Sa Pa ...
Ducklings
Photo of the Day, February 17, 2012
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This is a picture of our newly born baby ducks. They ...
Zebras, Zambia
Photo of the Day, February 16, 2012
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A three-week-old zebra plays with an older zebra.
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Puffins, Maine
Photo of the Day, February 15, 2012
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Puffins interact on Machias Seal Island off the coast of Maine ...
Mountain Gorillas, Africa
Photo of the Day, February 14, 2012
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Alert to human visitors, a young mountain gorilla and its mother ...
Foxes, New Jersey
Photo of the Day, February 13, 2012
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This photo was taken in Island Beach State Park, New Jersey ...
Cattle Egrets, India
Photo of the Day, February 12, 2012
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We saw a lot of cattle egrets in a dried paddy ...
Caravanner and Camels, Mali
Photo of the Day, February 11, 2012
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A caravanner of mixed Tuareg and Arab descent leads his camels ...
Squirrel in Snow
Photo of the Day, February 10, 2012
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Photographed during a snowstorm in New Jersey
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Anhinga, Everglades National Park
Photo of the Day, February 9, 2012
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This photo was taken on the Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park ...
Crabeater Seal, Antarctica
Photo of the Day, February 8, 2012
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A cute crabeater seal peeked out at us from behind a ...
Elephants, Serengeti
Photo of the Day, February 7, 2012
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Elephants roam the Serengeti under a stormy sky in this photo ...
Tigers, India
Photo of the Day, February 6, 2012
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Meet Smasher—the male in the background. That's the name ...
Crayfish, Australia
Photo of the Day, February 5, 2012
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A foot-long crayfish dodges a hiker fording a stream in Australia ...
Springboks, South Africa
Photo of the Day, February 4, 2012
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The golden light at dusk and dawn in the Kalahari is ...
Gray Wolf, Washington
Photo of the Day, February 3, 2012
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A gray wolf rests at Wolf Haven International, a wolf sanctuary ...
Whale Shark, New Guinea
Photo of the Day, February 2, 2012
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"Suddenly he just jumped in!" says photographer Michael Aw. Sarmin Tangadji ...
Snowy Owl
Photo of the Day, February 1, 2012
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This snowy owl was captured during a snowstorm. Unlike most owls ...
Horses, Iceland
Photo of the Day, January 15, 2012
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Icelandic horses are out all year, even through the winter. I ...
Eagle Owl
Photo of the Day, December 30, 2011
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A large adult eagle owl in flight ...
Dragonfly, Indonesia
Photo of the Day, December 26, 2011
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Arrows of rain seem to pelt a ...
Verreaux's Sifaka, Madagascar
Photo of the Day, December 23, 2011
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Verreaux's sifaka lemur, Madagascar
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Great White Shark and Divers
Photo of the Day, December 17, 2011
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Cage divers are confronted by a great ...
Octopus, Italy
Photo of the Day, December 15, 2011
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Despite the strong human presence on the ...
Gelada, Ethiopia
Photo of the Day, December 8, 2011
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An adult male gelada rests in the ...
Zebra and Cloud, South Africa
Photo of the Day, December 5, 2011
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On safari, it’s not only the ...
Black-Browed Albatrosses, South Georgia
Photo of the Day, December 4, 2011
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A pair of black-browed albatrosses billing in ...
Sparring Polar Bears, Svalbard
Photo of the Day, November 14, 2011
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Young male polar bears spar under the low light ...
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