Photo of the Day : Animals
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Translucent Nudibranch
Photo of the Day, August 8, 2009
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Built to feed exclusively on corals like this spindly gorgonian, a translucent ...
Lion Brothers, Australia
Photo of the Day, August 7, 2009
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Twelve-year-old male lion brothers Tonyi, left, and Tombo lie with each other ...
Giraffe Mother and Calf
Photo of the Day, August 6, 2009
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A tender moment between mother and son
This photo and caption were ...
Bee-Eater in Flight
Photo of the Day, August 5, 2009
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A brilliant blur as it plucks a butterfly from the air, the ...
Japanese Macaque Swimming
Photo of the Day, August 4, 2009
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A Japanese macaque swims in a geothermal hot spring in the mountains ...
Elephant Seal Mother and Pup
Photo of the Day, August 3, 2009
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An elephant seal mother and pup nuzzle to learn each other's ...
Samburu Elephants, Kenya
Photo of the Day, August 2, 2009
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Saturn, an elderly mother herself, cares for two calves orphaned by the ...
Nudibranch
Photo of the Day, August 1, 2009
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Members of the gastropod class, finger-size nudibranchs live fully exposed, their gills ...
Wild Stallions, Wyoming
Photo of the Day, July 29, 2009
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These are two wild stallions from ...
Puffin, Skomer Island
Photo of the Day, July 28, 2009
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This puffin was collecting twigs for ...
Bottlenose Dolphins in Surf
Photo of the Day, July 27, 2009
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Dolphins are known to jump out ...
Grizzly Bear Cubs
Photo of the Day, July 25, 2009
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Grizzly cubs are unpredictable. At one ...
Silverback Mountain Gorillas
Photo of the Day, July 23, 2009
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Silverback mountain gorillas pose on the ...
Octopus, Hawaii
Photo of the Day, July 16, 2009
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An octopus I came across on ...
Polar Bear Tussle
Photo of the Day, July 8, 2009
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Polar bears from all over western ...
Buffalo Portrait, Botswana
Photo of the Day, July 6, 2009
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Their gnarly horns make the buffalo ...
Great White Egret, Florida
Photo of the Day, July 5, 2009
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This great white egret had been ...
Beluga Whales, Canada
Photo of the Day, July 1, 2009
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A pod of beluga whales diving ...
Atlantic Walrus Resting, Canada
Photo of the Day, May 29, 2009
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An Atlantic walrus bull rests on a piece ...
Penguins Underwater, Antarctica
Photo of the Day, May 27, 2009
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Penguins surface near an air hole in Antarctica ...
Emperor Penguin Chicks, Antarctica
Photo of the Day, May 22, 2009
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Emperor chicks huddle for an exchange of heat ...
Wildebeest, Botswana
Photo of the Day, May 18, 2009
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On the Selinda Reserve in Botswana, a herd ...
Arctic Wolf Leaping, Canada
Photo of the Day, May 17, 2009
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An arctic wolf leaps from ice raft to ...
Orangutan, London Zoo
Photo of the Day, May 16, 2009
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A London Zoo favorite is Mr. Jiggs, a ...
African Elephant, Tanzania
Photo of the Day, May 12, 2009
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An African elephant crosses the lush green of ...
Brown Bear Napping, Alaska
Photo of the Day, May 4, 2009
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Safely bedded down, a brown bear takes a ...
Humpback Whales in Sunlit Water, Tahiti
Photo of the Day, April 20, 2009
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When you swim with humpback whales it's not their ...
Polar Bear and Cubs, Svalbard, Norway
Photo of the Day, April 5, 2009
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In a far north without ice, a mother bear could ...
Atlantic Walrus, Norway
Photo of the Day, March 31, 2009
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An Atlantic walrus plods toward shore after gorging on ...
Moose Cow and Calf, Mayfield Lake
Photo of the Day, March 29, 2009
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Morning draws a moose cow and calf into the ...
Elephant Seal Near Shore
Photo of the Day, March 23, 2009
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Outside looking in, a lone male elephant seal lurks ...
South American Gray Fox at Dusk
Photo of the Day, March 22, 2009
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A South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus) yawns as ...
Right Whales Swimming
Photo of the Day, March 18, 2009
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A century ago only a few hundred right whales ...
Brown Bears in Mist, Russia
Photo of the Day, March 15, 2009
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In early morning mist that rolls in from the ...
Orangutan Orphan, Borneo
Photo of the Day, March 14, 2009
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Clinging to the hand of a human protector, six-year-old ...
Stallions Fighting, South Dakota
Photo of the Day, March 12, 2009
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Two stallions fight at a wild horse conservation center ...
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