New Years Eve 2009

New Years Eve 2009

Winter Solstice

Francois' Leaf Monkey

'Tantan,' a one-month-old male Francois' Leaf Monkey, relaxes with his parents at the zoological gardens Zoorasia in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.
(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Pangolin

Handout photo from the World Wildlife Fund in Malaysia shows a pangolin climbing a tree. Malaysian wildlife authorities said they have rescued 130 pangolins and arrested two men attempting to smuggle the protected species destined to be sold to restaurants and medicine shops.
(AFP/HO/WWF/File/Bjorn Olesen)

Evening Sky

In this two-minute exposure, the rising moon illuminates clouds sweeping across the evening sky over St. Martin's In The Field, an Episcopal summer chapel, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Biddeford Pool, Maine. With the approach winter solstice, Maine now receives only about nine hours of daylight.
(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

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2012 Trailers & Video Clips (13 videos)

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Wild and Wonderful

Mud Bath

A baby elephant takes a mud bath at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The baby, which hasn't been named, will go on public display Friday.(AP Photo/Mike Stark)

Longneck Buddies

In this photo provided by Busch Gardens, Bea, a three-year-old giraffe, and Wilma, an ostrich, share a moment Aug. 1, 2009 at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida's 65-acre Serengeti Plain. Just as they do on Africa's plains, the animals usually hang out with their own species. But recently, zoo keepers at Busch Gardens noticed the unlikely pair that just can't seem to get enough of one another.(AP Photo/Busch Gardens, Matt Marriott)

Foliage in California

This photo released by the California Travel and Tourism Commission shows aspen trees in Carson Pass and Hope Valley along state 88 south of Tahoe, in California.(AP Photo Dick James)

Jupiter

This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows the planet Jupiter.(AP Photo/NASA)

Hubble Space Telescope Images

Newly released images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, obtained on September 9, 2009, are seen in this combination photograph. The freshly repaired and outfitted space telescope has spotted a new butterfly-shaped galaxy and wisps of stardust containing the elements of life being recycled into new galaxies, NASA said on Wednesday. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES SCI TECH SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Galaxy Cluster Abell 370

Gravitational Lensing in Galaxy Cluster Abell 370 in an image taken by the freshly repaired Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on September 9, 2009.REUTERS/NASA/ESA/Hubble SM4 ERO Team

Mars

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Mars in 2005. The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a deal with its Russian counterpart Roscosmos to cooperate on two Mars exploration projects, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)

Galaxy Quintet

This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows a clash among members of a famous galaxy quintet revealing an assortment of stars across a wide color range, from young, blue stars to aging, red stars.(AP Photo/NASA)

Giant Star Cluster

This NASA handout image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a panoramic view of a colorful assortment of stars residing in the crowded core of a giant star cluster. A fully rejuvenated Hubble telescope kicked off its new life on Wednesday with a flurry of stunningly clear images of cosmic wonder, including a celestial "butterfly" and a "pillar of creation."(AFP/NASA)

Barred Spiral Galaxy

This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217.(AP Photo/NASA)

Carina Nebula

This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows stars bursting to life in the chaotic Carina Nebula.(AP Photo/NASA)

Tamara the Lioness

Tamara the lioness roars at visitors in front of her cubs in their enclosure at Jordan's Zoo near Amman September 7, 2009. Tamara's cubs are a month old.REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN ANIMALS)

Celestial Object

This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows a celestial object that looks like a delicate butterfly.(AP Photo/NASA)

Crocodile

Nice opening : A crocodile shows its maw at Sasali natural life park in Izmir, Turkey.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)

Green Python

True colors : A Green python icoils over a branch at the vivarium in Sasali natural life park in Izmir, Turkey.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)

Sunset over Manhattan

The sun sets over the Manhattan skyline during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 5, 2009.REUTERS/Shaun Best (UNITED STATES CITYSCAPE SPORT TENNIS)

Golden Fishes

Golden fishes decorated with Chinese lucky characters are seen at a pet market in the southwestern city of Chengdu. Pet shops in a city in southwest China are offering fish tattooed with patterns and lucky characters intended to bring their owners good fortune and happiness.(AFP)

Cirque du Soleil

Grove show : An artist performs at the Grove in Los Angeles to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Cirque du Soleil.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

Smiling Face

Celebrating Krishna : A girl wearing face paint smiles at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Krishna Temple, in Watford, north of London, as it holds an open day for pilgrims to celebrate 'Janmashtami' - the birth of Lord Krishna.(AFP/Ben Stansall)

Emperor Tamarin Monkey Twin Orphans

In this August 2009 handout photograph provided by The Denver Zoo, one of the emperor tamarin monkey twins is groomed with a toothbrush by a handler. The tamarin twins named Lara and Lucy were orphaned on July 30 when their mother died of cancer, three weeks after giving birth. As a result, zookeepers are feeding the monkeys by hand.(AP Photo/HO, The Denver Zoo, Dave Parsons)

Asiatic Elephant 'Hella'

Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) Hella enjoys a spray of cold water as mid-day temperature were soaring to 35 degree Celsius (96.8 F), at the zoo in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 3, 2009.(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

Female Orangutan 'Else'

Female orangutan Else covers herself with a blanket from the cold at the Rio Zoo in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, July 30, 2009.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Seal pup 'Kalli'

Seal pup 'Kalli' peers out of a basket in Norddeich, Germany, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. A total of 71 abandoned young common seals (Phoca vitulina) are reared at the seal station. Five seal pups will be reintroduced to their natural habitat later Thursday.(AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)

Emmenopterys henryi tree flower

A flower from the Emmenopterys henryi tree, originally from the Chinese forests, is pictured in bloom at an arboretum near Antwerp, in Kalmthout, providing a very rare sight for Europe. The tree, a Chinese member of the coffee plant family, was first planted in Europe in 1907. Before today's flowering it had bloomed only four times in Europe.(AFP/John Thys)

Mega woosh

Acrobatic basketball

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This handout image obtained in 2008 shows what is believed to be a rare portrait of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Two newly discovered piano pieces, which scholars now say were almost certainly composed by Mozart, have been performed in the composer's birthplace of Salzburg.(AFP/HO/File)

Polar Bear Jumping

A polar bear jumps into the water in its enclosure on a sunny day at Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna July 29, 2009.REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA ENVIRONMENT)

Red Brazil Arara

Just a wave : A Red Brazil Arara sits in its enclosure at the Troja Zoo in Prague.(AFP/Michal Cizek)

Total Solar Eclipse

The sun is covered by the moon during a total solar eclipse in the Indian city of Varanasi on July 22. The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century plunged millions across Asia into temporary darkness on Wednesday, triggering scenes of religious fervour, fear and excitement in India and China.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)

NGC-1097 Galaxy

This image provided by NASA this July 23, 2009 is a photo made by the Spitzer Space Telescope of the galaxy, called NGC-1097, is located 50 million light-years away. It is spiral-shaped like our Milky Way, with long, spindly arms of stars. The 'eye' at the center of the galaxy is actually a monstrous black hole surrounded by a ring of stars. In this color-coded infrared view from Spitzer, the area around the invisible black hole is blue and the ring of stars, white. The black hole is huge, about 100 million times the mass of our sun, and is feeding off gas and dust along with the occasional unlucky star. The galaxy's red spiral arms and the swirling spokes seen between the arms show dust heated by newborn stars. Older populations of stars scattered through the galaxy are blue. The fuzzy blue dot to the left, which appears to fit snuggly between the arms, is a companion galaxy. This image was taken during Spitzer's cold mission, before it ran out of liquid coolant.(AP Photo/NASA)

Hancock Eagle Cam

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Polar Bear Knut

Polar bear Knut plays with an old rotten soccer ball in the pool of his enclosure at the Berlin Zoo, on Friday, May 15, 2009.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Maya Hitij)

Egret

A great egret stands tall as it feeds along the banks of the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pa., Sunday, July 12, 2009.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Snow Leopard Cub

Checking out the scene : Snow Leopard cub Altai, watches from his mom's side in his enclosure at the zoo in Berlin (AFP/DDP/Kaveh Rostamkhani)

Field of Sunflowers

Field of sun : A sunflower field is seen near the small town of Berg in Lower Austria.(AFP/Samuel Kubani)

Newborn Ostrich Chicks

New born ostrich chicks walk in their enclosure at Berlin Zoo, July 7, 2009. Six ostriches hatched at the zoo on June 21 and 22. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Baby Black Rhinoceros

Cheeky rhino : A baby Black Rhinoceros sticks out its tounge as it walks in its enclosure at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.(AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi)

Badlands National Park

This undated photo released by South Dakota Tourism shows a landscape at Badlands National Park, S.D.(AP Photo/South Dakota Tourism, Chad Coppess)

Supernova RCW 86

This NASA image received July 1, 2009 and created from data obtained from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, shows a part of the roughly circular supernova remnant known as RCW 86. Astronomers on Wednesday said they had found the farthest supernova ever detected, a giant star that ripped apart around 11 billion years ago.(AFP/NASA/File)

Panda Cub

Lin Hui, a seven-year-old giant panda mother, and her unnamed 43-day-old cub lie on the floor at the Chiang Mai zoo in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. The little panda has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth.(AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)

Bengal Tiger Diving

Odin, a white Bengal tiger, dives for a piece of meat at the opening of the new Odin's Temple of the Tiger exhibit at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Thursday, July 9, 2009, in Vallejo, Calif. (AP photo/Russel A. Daniels)

July Flowers