Photo of the Day : Animals
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Moray Eel
Photo of the Day, October 31, 2010
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Seventy miles southwest of Tokyo, a moray eel slithers ...
Bowerbird, Papua New Guinea
Photo of the Day, October 27, 2010
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A subspecies on the Huon Peninsula adds white flowers ...
Padlock Ranch Horse, Montana
Photo of the Day, October 25, 2010
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Calving time on Padlock ranch, Montana
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Wounded Rhinoceros
Photo of the Day, October 9, 2010
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What bloodied this rhino? Maybe a clash with a ...
Hawksbill Turtle, Barbados
Photo of the Day, October 8, 2010
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Several species of morning swimmers—human tourists, protected turtles ...
Tiger
Photo of the Day, October 1, 2010
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Hunted to death in much of India, tigers survive ...
Macaw
Photo of the Day, August 27, 2010
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Colors blazing, a macaw preens its ...
Horseshoe Crabs
Photo of the Day, August 20, 2010
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Horseshoe crabs gather at dusk to ...
Grazing Horses, Mongolia
Photo of the Day, August 16, 2010
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Grazing horses are unfazed by a ...
Crabeater Seal
Photo of the Day, August 13, 2010
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"Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) are one ...
Mahout and Elephant
Photo of the Day, August 10, 2010
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Nazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses ...
Baby Silver Leaf Langur
Photo of the Day, August 8, 2010
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Just 12 hours old, a baby ...
Lionfish
Photo of the Day, August 4, 2010
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A venomous lionfish breaks into a ...
Dwarf Minke Whale
Photo of the Day, August 2, 2010
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A dwarf minke whale cuts through ...
Whooping Cranes, Canada
Photo of the Day, July 31, 2010
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Bowing to its hatchling's hunger, a crane offers an insect morsel ...
Ponies, Mongolia
Photo of the Day, July 30, 2010
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While temporarily lost in the Mongolian outback, I came across these ponies ...
Giraffe, London Zoo
Photo of the Day, July 29, 2010
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A giraffe casts a shadow against a wall at the London Zoo ...
Camel, Socotra Island
Photo of the Day, July 28, 2010
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On the dunes of Socotra island, Yemen. Seconds later the camel set ...
Wood Frog
Photo of the Day, July 27, 2010
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One of the coolest animals (literally) on the planet, the wood frog ...
Grizzly Bear
Photo of the Day, July 26, 2010
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A wet grizzly takes a break and dries off on a log ...
Herd of Elephants, Tanzania
Photo of the Day, July 25, 2010
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The herds of elephants found in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania are ...
Hippopotamus
Photo of the Day, July 24, 2010
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Graceful in water, hippos are good swimmers and can hold their breath ...
Walrus, Washington State
Photo of the Day, July 23, 2010
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A group of children watches as a walrus performs at Point Defiance ...
Humpback Whale Calf
Photo of the Day, July 22, 2010
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This curious calf swam right up to me for a close encounter ...
Cheetahs, Kenya
Photo of the Day, July 21, 2010
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Most wild cheetahs are found in eastern and southwestern Africa. Perhaps only ...
Mosaic Jellyfish
Photo of the Day, July 20, 2010
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A mosaic jellyfish floats serenely in the waters of the Coral Sea ...
Elephant
Photo of the Day, July 19, 2010
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Once you blow into their trunks they remember you forever.
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Elephant Seal Flipper
Photo of the Day, July 18, 2010
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Elephant seal flipper, photographed at the Año Nuevo State Reserve in California ...
Spanish Dancer Nudibranch
Photo of the Day, July 17, 2010
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There are more than 3,000 known nudibranch species, and scientists estimate ...
Manta Ray, Maldives
Photo of the Day, July 16, 2010
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Each year lunar tides and Indian Ocean monsoon currents combine to drive ...
Red Foxes, Connecticut
Photo of the Day, July 15, 2010
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Recently, a red fox has been hunting in the marsh behind my ...
Baboon, Bronx Zoo
Photo of the Day, July 14, 2010
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A baboon in the Bronx Zoo, New York
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Owl
Photo of the Day, July 13, 2010
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This owl is at the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville, North Carolina ...
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