Photo of the Day : Animals
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Ladybugs, Serbia
Photo of the Day, July 12, 2012
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I have never seen so many ladybugs in one place. At ...
Snowy Owl, Canada
Photo of the Day, July 11, 2012
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A snowy owl hunting in a wet field
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Frog and Gourd
Photo of the Day, July 10, 2012
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This is Gordon who lives in the gourd out on the ...
Canada Geese, Netherlands
Photo of the Day, July 9, 2012
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Canada geese in a fen on a misty day in the ...
Crocodile, Australia
Photo of the Day, July 8, 2012
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Daintree River, Queensland, Australia
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Giraffes and Gazelles, Namibia
Photo of the Day, July 7, 2012
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Giraffes and gazelles near Okondeka waterhole, Namibia
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Snorkelers and Sharks, French Polynesia
Photo of the Day, July 6, 2012
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In Moorea, French Polynesia, the warm, turquoise-blue waters are often the ...
Bear, Finland
Photo of the Day, July 5, 2012
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A bear in no-man's-land
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Lizard, Cuba
Photo of the Day, July 4, 2012
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A lizard stops for a morning visit.
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Japanese Macaques
Photo of the Day, July 3, 2012
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Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) warm up in a pool of thermal ...
Club-Winged Manakin, Ecuador
Photo of the Day, July 2, 2012
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A club-winged manakin lifts its wings to make music. Machaeropterus deliciosus ...
Elephants, Serengeti
Photo of the Day, July 1, 2012
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On photo safari in the Serengeti in February 2012, we caught ...
Harlequin Shrimp, Indonesia
Photo of the Day, June 22, 2012
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I found this creature under the water in Lembeh Strait ...
Mountain Goat, Colorado
Photo of the Day, June 19, 2012
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On a weekend trip to Westcliffe, Colorado, we drove to ...
Lions and Cubs, Kenya
Photo of the Day, June 14, 2012
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A lion and lioness share some quality time with their ...
Falling Petals, Japan
Photo of the Day, June 11, 2012
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I sat down on a stump for a rest after ...
Penguins, Antarctica
Photo of the Day, June 9, 2012
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At the Adélie penguin colony near Esperanza Base in Antarctica ...
Monkeys, Indonesia
Photo of the Day, June 4, 2012
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The wild offspring stares while the elders rummage through a ...
Alligator, Florida
Photo of the Day, April 15, 2012
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I made this image at Myakka River State Park ...
Shoebill, Uganda
Photo of the Day, April 10, 2012
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The shoebill is a bizarre bird, named because of ...
Green Anole, Texas
Photo of the Day, April 7, 2012
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Spring is busting out all over southeast Texas. New ...
Horned Owl, Saskatchewan
Photo of the Day, April 2, 2012
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This great horned owl burst from the window of ...
Sled Dogs, Greenland
Photo of the Day, March 27, 2012
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Their lives spent outdoors, reserve dogs at Station Nord ...
Flamingo Chicks, Mexico
Photo of the Day, March 23, 2012
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When chicks are a few weeks old, parents leave ...
Rhinoceros, South Africa
Photo of the Day, March 14, 2012
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A rhinoceros stands on a hillside in KwaZulu-Natal ...
Baby Elephant and Keepers
Photo of the Day, March 6, 2012
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Dedicated keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's ...
Horses, Mongolian Steppe
Photo of the Day, March 4, 2012
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An ocean of green, Mongolia is the most sparsely ...
Crab-Eating Macaque
Photo of the Day, February 29, 2012
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As a humanitarian bush pilot flying in northeast Kalimantan, Indonesia, on ...
Gaucho, Patagonia
Photo of the Day, February 28, 2012
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This picture was taken at Estancia El Condor, a ranch in ...
Cheetah Cubs, South Africa
Photo of the Day, February 27, 2012
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As three cheetah cubs at Phinda Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal ...
Elephant Trio, Namibia
Photo of the Day, February 26, 2012
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Two adult elephants and a baby are at a waterhole in ...
Peacock Tree Frog
Photo of the Day, February 25, 2012
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A female peacock tree frog sitting in the rain at night ...
Canadian Lynx, Yukon Territory
Photo of the Day, February 24, 2012
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A Canadian lynx is seen in the Ogilvie Mountains (Yukon Territory ...
Cows, India
Photo of the Day, February 23, 2012
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I shot this calf on the road in 2011 on the ...
Chameleon, India
Photo of the Day, February 22, 2012
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I shot this in Hyderabad, India. I was lucky the chameleon ...
Lion Pride, Serengeti
Photo of the Day, February 21, 2012
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A pride of lions behaves naturally for the camera—a remote-controlled ...
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