Photo of the Day : Animals
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Red Fox, Canada
Photo of the Day, May 14, 2013
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Heading to the Canadian Arctic on the shores ...
Great Egret, Florida
Photo of the Day, May 12, 2013
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This great white egret is often found at ...
Penguin, South Georgia Island
Photo of the Day, May 6, 2013
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It was 5 a.m. and we had ...
Wolf, Denali National Park
Photo of the Day, April 24, 2013
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I photographed this wolf hunting snowshoe hares in Denali ...
Elephant Seal, California
Photo of the Day, April 20, 2013
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Female elephant seal scratching her head while another sleeps ...
Owl and Mouse, Minnesota
Photo of the Day, April 10, 2013
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Great gray owls come south from View Photo »
Elephants, Tanzania
Photo of the Day, April 7, 2013
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After spending two weeks building a windmill in Tanzania ...
Three Sisters Springs, Florida
Photo of the Day, March 28, 2013
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Kayaks crowd Three Sisters Springs, where people and manatees ...
Eurasian Otter, England
Photo of the Day, March 25, 2013
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A female Eurasian otter searches for prey in a ...
Emperor Penguin Colony, Antarctica
Photo of the Day, March 22, 2013
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Life is safer at the colony, where predators are ...
Manatees, Florida
Photo of the Day, March 19, 2013
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Propeller scars mark this manatee—graphic evidence of a ...
King Bird of Paradise, New Guinea
Photo of the Day, March 15, 2013
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Constantly trailed by his own flying saucers, a king ...
Bonobos, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Photo of the Day, March 13, 2013
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Tranquil and protective, Zoe cuddles Zizu after nursing him ...
Noisy Night Monkeys, Ecuador
Photo of the Day, March 10, 2013
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The noisy night monkey (Aotus vociferans) is one of ...
Rhino Viper, Cameroon
Photo of the Day, March 8, 2013
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The element of surprise gives this rhino viper in ...
Emperor Penguin, Antarctica
Photo of the Day, March 6, 2013
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Preparing to launch from the sea to the sea ...
Jaguar, Ecuador
Photo of the Day, March 1, 2013
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A jaguar on the hunt trips a camera trap ...
Rough Green Snake
Photo of the Day, February 24, 2013
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Rough green snake in a Japanese maple tree. The irony of ...
Barn Owl, United Kingdom
Photo of the Day, February 22, 2013
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A wild barn owl flying over Norfolk reeds at dusk
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Gelada, Simien Mountains
Photo of the Day, February 11, 2013
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A moment captured during a trek in Simien Mountains National Park ...
White-Tailed Eagles, Poland
Photo of the Day, February 7, 2013
I took this image during my last trip to Poland, where I was amazed by these birds. It seems like ...
Port Blair, Andaman Islands
Photo of the Day, January 31, 2013
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This was taken in Port Blair, where every morning people come ...
Meerkat Portrait
Photo of the Day, January 30, 2013
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A meerkat in perfect harmony with itself
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Bear, Finland
Photo of the Day, January 29, 2013
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This was the only bear that turned up that night. I ...
Alligators, Texas
Photo of the Day, January 28, 2013
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This is a photograph of two baby alligators on the mother ...
Gorillas, Rwanda
Photo of the Day, January 27, 2013
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I took this photograph on the final day of a four-day ...
Snowy Owl, Long Island
Photo of the Day, January 26, 2013
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Not too far from the daily "rush hour" campaign one can ...
Kangaroos, Australia
Photo of the Day, January 25, 2013
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Mother kangaroo and her joey on the beach at Cape Le ...
Cape Fur Seals, South Africa
Photo of the Day, January 24, 2013
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Cape fur seals are a favorite photographic subject of mine. They ...
Dog Walk, California
Photo of the Day, January 23, 2013
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Dog walk at dusk, Point Isabel, Richmond, California
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Cheetah Mother and Cubs, Tanzania
Photo of the Day, January 22, 2013
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A young cheetah mother named Etta by researchers scans the Serengeti ...
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