Photo of the Day : Animals
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Praying Mantis, Virginia
Photo of the Day, November 30, 2010
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A praying mantis spreads its wings.
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Anemones and Soft Corals
Photo of the Day, November 29, 2010
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Vibrant anemones and soft corals are part of the ecosystem in ...
Lioness, Kenya
Photo of the Day, November 28, 2010
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A lioness lets out a mighty yawn to shake away the ...
Bighorn Sheep
Photo of the Day, November 27, 2010
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Bighorn sheep react to a coyote in the Lamar Valley in ...
Brown Bear
Photo of the Day, November 26, 2010
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The awe-inspiring brown bear lives in the forests and mountains of ...
Blue-Footed Booby, Galápagos Islands
Photo of the Day, November 25, 2010
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A blue-footed booby flies over the water near the Galápagos Islands ...
Turtles
Photo of the Day, November 24, 2010
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Turtle hatchlings make their way across a beach at night.
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Cheetah, Botswana
Photo of the Day, November 23, 2010
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A cheetah stands in the grass at sunset.
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Flamingos, Kenya
Photo of the Day, November 22, 2010
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A flamingo is captured in flight at Lake Nakura National Park ...
Bison, Kansas
Photo of the Day, November 21, 2010
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The Maxwell Game Preserve near Canton, Kansas, supports a herd ...
Red Crabs, Christmas Island
Photo of the Day, November 20, 2010
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Cued by monsoon rains, 65 million land crabs on Australia ...
Rockhopper Penguins, Argentina
Photo of the Day, November 19, 2010
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Rockhopper penguins such as these on Argentina’s Peninsula Valdes ...
Wildebeests, Kenya
Photo of the Day, November 18, 2010
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The wildebeest migration is considered one of the greatest wildlife ...
Great White Shark
Photo of the Day, November 17, 2010
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Great white sharks may well be the planet’s most ...
Black-Browed Albatrosses, Falkland Islands
Photo of the Day, November 16, 2010
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After wintering as far from the Falklands as South Africa ...
Mexican Free-Tailed Bats, Texas
Photo of the Day, November 15, 2010
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Mexican free-tailed bats spiral out of Eckert James River Bat ...
Whale Shark, Australia
Photo of the Day, November 14, 2010
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Huge, docile whale sharks live in oceans around the world ...
Elephant Seals and King Penguins
Photo of the Day, November 13, 2010
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Giant petrels patrol the beach at St. Andrews Bay, thronged ...
Samburu Elephants, Kenya
Photo of the Day, November 12, 2010
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An elephant group is on the move in Samburu National ...
Flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula
Photo of the Day, November 11, 2010
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A shifting flock of flamingos assumes a whimsical shape in ...
Jellyfish, Palau
Photo of the Day, November 10, 2010
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Each day five million jellyfish glide across the surface of ...
Snow Geese, New Mexico
Photo of the Day, November 9, 2010
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Snow geese in New Mexico’s Bosque del Apache National ...
Pronghorn, Wyoming
Photo of the Day, November 8, 2010
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In the untamed early days of the American West, pronghorn ...
Pacific Salmon
Photo of the Day, November 7, 2010
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Six Pacific salmon species migrate back to Russia’s remote ...
White Pelicans, Mississippi
Photo of the Day, November 6, 2010
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White pelicans are among the largest Mississippi Flyway migrants. At ...
Walruses, Svalbard
Photo of the Day, November 5, 2010
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Tusks of all lengths suggest a mix of ages among ...
Zebras, Botswana
Photo of the Day, November 4, 2010
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In Botswana, one of the largest zebra migrations on the ...
Gentoo Penguins, South Georgia
Photo of the Day, November 3, 2010
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A squadron of gentoo penguins wings through the waters of ...
Wildebeests, Zambia
Photo of the Day, November 2, 2010
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A dust storm of migrating wildebeests pounds through Zambia’s ...
Monarch Butterflies, Mexico
Photo of the Day, November 1, 2010
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Millions of monarch butterflies travel to ancestral winter roosts in ...
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 ...
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