Thursday, September 10, 2009

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)