Photo of the Day : Animals
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Sweat Bee, Arizona
Photo of the Day, March 26, 2011
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With a vigorous quiver, an Arizona sweat bee "buzz ...
Kogershin Village, Kazakhstan
Photo of the Day, March 23, 2011
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A woman milks a mare in the village of ...
Vietnamese Potbellied Pig, Minnesota
Photo of the Day, March 20, 2011
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Daisy Mae, a miniature Vietnamese potbellied pig, lounges like ...
Ornate Day Gecko, Mauritius
Photo of the Day, March 11, 2011
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An ornate day gecko laps nectar from tree blossoms ...
Whooper Swans, Hokkaido
Photo of the Day, March 9, 2011
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Pale as moonlight, whoopers settle down for the night ...
Japanese Macaques, Nagano
Photo of the Day, February 28, 2011
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Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, stay warm in the ...
Lynx
Photo of the Day, February 27, 2011
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A lynx sits on a snow-covered rock.
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Pig, Malawi
Photo of the Day, February 26, 2011
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The northern part of Malawi is known for the beauty of ...
Honeybee, Kauai
Photo of the Day, February 25, 2011
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The perfume of the rare caper flower on Kauai tempts a ...
Zebra, South Africa
Photo of the Day, February 24, 2011
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Lone zebra at dusk in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa
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Crows
Photo of the Day, February 23, 2011
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A murder of crows in northern California
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Alaskan Brown Bear
Photo of the Day, February 22, 2011
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These wild Alaskan brown bears are a thing of beauty. But ...
Steller’s Sea-Eagle
Photo of the Day, February 21, 2011
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The keen eyes of a Steller's sea-eagle seek the flash ...
German Shorthaired Pointer
Photo of the Day, February 20, 2011
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A 17-week-old German shorthaired pointer puppy plays in the long dry ...
Red Squirrel, Poland
Photo of the Day, February 19, 2011
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Red squirrel in the snow. Winter 2010 in Poland was long ...
Green Anemone, Vancouver Island
Photo of the Day, February 18, 2011
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Diving Browning Passage at the northern end of Vancouver Island, British ...
Red Jungle Fowl
Photo of the Day, February 17, 2011
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Wild red jungle fowl, progenitors of the modern chicken, crowd a ...
Fox, Washington
Photo of the Day, February 16, 2011
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Young fox seen near the path up to Paradise at Mount ...
Whooper Swan Family
Photo of the Day, February 15, 2011
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Born down-colored and open-eyed, the young benefit from the vigilant surveillance ...
Hares, Italy
Photo of the Day, February 14, 2011
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A pair of hares play in the springtime in Italy’s ...
Damselflies
Photo of the Day, February 13, 2011
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A pair of mating damselflies forming a heart shape when mating ...
Scottish Highlands
Photo of the Day, February 12, 2011
Scottish Highlands
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Mediterranean Sea
Photo of the Day, February 11, 2011
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Feel the sea, the silence, the blue, the liberty. Mediterranean Sea ...
Pelican, Namibia
Photo of the Day, February 10, 2011
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In Walvis Bay, Namibia, a pelican would never fail in catching ...
White-Eared Kob, Sudan
Photo of the Day, February 9, 2011
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Thousands of white-eared kob race in the shadow of a Wildlife ...
Horse
Photo of the Day, February 8, 2011
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Running after the horse to capture this photo
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Buffalo, Indonesia
Photo of the Day, February 7, 2011
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This buffalo was cooling down in a puddle of muddy water ...
Snail
Photo of the Day, February 6, 2011
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This is a simple but meaningful picture. It's a symbol ...
Common Tern Chick
Photo of the Day, February 5, 2011
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Kiwi, the common tern chick, waits to be fed. His sister ...
Monkeys, Macritchie Reservoir
Photo of the Day, February 4, 2011
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This is a family of monkeys that I came across during ...
Elephant Festival, India
Photo of the Day, February 3, 2011
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The Elephant Festival is one of the most popular festivals in ...
Lizard, Zion National Park
Photo of the Day, February 2, 2011
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A lizard at Zion National Park seeking the warm morning sun ...
Alaska King Crab
Photo of the Day, February 1, 2011
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Underneath the ice, spikes meet spikes as an Alaska king crab ...
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