Photo of the Day : Animals
(525 photos)
Manatee, Florida
Photo of the Day, October 30, 2011
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A manatee swims in a freshwater spring ...
Seahorse, Honduras
Photo of the Day, October 28, 2011
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Snorkeling under a nightclub in Roatán, Honduras ...
Lemon Shark, Bahamas
Photo of the Day, October 25, 2011
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A lemon shark pup swims among mangrove ...
Horse, California
Photo of the Day, October 24, 2011
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In the blink of this horse’s ...
Marine Catfish, Japan
Photo of the Day, October 20, 2011
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A school of juvenile marine catfish masses ...
Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Bahamas
Photo of the Day, October 18, 2011
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An oceanic whitetip shark and diver swim ...
Gray Wolves, Minnesota
Photo of the Day, October 16, 2011
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Members of the Ambassador Wolf Pack of ...
American Alligator Claw
Photo of the Day, October 13, 2011
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Though tipped with nightmare claws, the limbs ...
Clown Anemonefish, Indonesia
Photo of the Day, October 12, 2011
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Clown anemonefish nestle amid the tentacles of ...
Grevy’s Zebra, Ohio
Photo of the Day, October 11, 2011
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Stripes and flakes share space at the ...
Wild Horse, Mongolia
Photo of the Day, September 28, 2011
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I love the simplicity of ...
White Lions, South Africa
Photo of the Day, September 25, 2011
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Wildlife photography is often about ...
Grasshopper, Honduras
Photo of the Day, September 21, 2011
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Focus is key in successful ...
African Spurred Tortoise
Photo of the Day, September 5, 2011
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I have heard that there ...
Welsh Pig, Cardiff
Photo of the Day, August 28, 2011
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A Welsh pig loiters like one of the guys ...
Babysitting Langurs, India
Photo of the Day, August 23, 2011
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Are these the monkeys' mothers? Not always. Langurs often ...
Steller Sea Lions, British Columbia
Photo of the Day, August 20, 2011
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Since gaining legal protection in the 1970s, Steller sea ...
Orphan Elephants, Kenya
Photo of the Day, August 16, 2011
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What a scared orphan elephant needs more than anything ...
Herding Family, Turkey
Photo of the Day, August 13, 2011
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This herding family has been tending livestock in the ...
Kermode Bear in Tree, British Columbia
Photo of the Day, August 10, 2011
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A mother of two cubs climbs a Pacific crab ...
Sea Stars, British Columbia
Photo of the Day, August 4, 2011
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Purple sea stars and eelgrass flourish in the waters ...
Koala, Australia
Photo of the Day, July 31, 2011
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This little miracle was saved from its dead mother. Taken at ...
Hawaiian Green Turtle, Maui
Photo of the Day, July 30, 2011
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At a Maui aquarium a Hawaiian green turtle makes a guest ...
Cheetah, South Africa
Photo of the Day, July 29, 2011
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Enjoying the attention, the cheetah Juba stretches out in the grass ...
Blue Heeler, San Miguel de Allende
Photo of the Day, July 28, 2011
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I grabbed this shot of a blue heeler dog in San ...
Stag Beetle, Sumatra
Photo of the Day, July 27, 2011
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I found this stag beetle (Cyclommatus elaphus) as the sun was ...
Kermode Bear, British Columbia
Photo of the Day, July 26, 2011
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In a forest dominated by second-growth trees, a young bear settles ...
Leaping Langur, India
Photo of the Day, July 25, 2011
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India’s leaping langurs can be holy, helpful, or even pesky ...
Dolphin, Turkey
Photo of the Day, July 24, 2011
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Photo taken during dolphin therapy, Turkey
(This photo and caption were ...
Eastern Gray Kangaroos, Australia
Photo of the Day, July 23, 2011
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These are wild eastern gray kangaroos shot on the west coast ...
Parrot, Manila
Photo of the Day, July 22, 2011
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I took this picture of a parrot in the Manila Zoological ...
Deer, Japan
Photo of the Day, July 21, 2011
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Deer in Nara, Japan, are revered as holy messengers of God ...
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