Monday, December 31, 2012

New Years Eve - 2012

New Years Eve - 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012

End of 2012

End of 2012

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Rare White Tigers


A rare white Indian tiger cub plays with its mother Surya Bara at a zoo in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


 The cubs, two boys and a girl, arrived in July. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, only one out of every 10,000 Bengal tigers have the dramatic coloring. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


The zoo has staged a contest to name one of the boys. Zoo employees will name the others. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


The cubs will be baptized this week, the paper reports. Male Bengal tigers can grow to 500 pounds, females up to 375 pounds, and they can measure eight feet long. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


White tigers don't live long in the wild, in part because their white coats stand out. In the past century, only 12 have been seen in the wild, according to the Daily Mail. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


At the zoo, their life expectancy is close to 20 years. Here, one of the cubs cuddles with mom. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Award-winning sea creature photos

More than 700 images were submitted for this year's underwater photography contest, put on annually by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. Ximena Olds' photo of the headshield sea slug against a brilliant background of green seagrass took home the "best overall" award. Olds is a local Key Biscayne, Fla., resident.

This dashing headshield sea slug photo taken by Ximena Olds (Florida) snagged "best overall" award. CREDIT: Ximena Olds, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

First place in the Wide Angle category went to this Lionfish, a species in the genus Pterois, in the Red sea, taken by Mark Fuller from Israel. CREDIT: Mark Fuller, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

Taking home first place in the Macro category, Canadian Todd Mintz's photo of these cute-as-can-be yellownose gobies, Elacatinus randalli, peering out from bolder brain coral in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. CREDIT: Todd Mintz, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

Though this animal doesn't look like a tot, indeed the behemoth is just a babe, a juvenile sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). The photo, taken in Dominica by Douglas Kahle of Florida took home first place in the animal portrait category. CREDIT: Douglas Kahle, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Foggy Morning

Foggy morning. (Photo and caption courtesy You Zhi/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Wildebeast

The kalahari desert can be a tough place to live especially in the dry season. Food and water is scares and the animals have to tolerate daytime temperates in excess of 40 degrees celsius. Wildebeest often hang around the waterholes from 9:30 in the mornings forcing their way in between the other wildebeest to get a few sips of this precious liquid. During September month the animals have to endure the sweeping winds as well and with the dry conditions this creates bowls of dust. (Photo and caption courtesy Isak Pretorius/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Turtles

These turtles were photographed in an aquarium with a white background. They are very aware and curious of any movement. (Photo and caption courtesy Dan Harding/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Fox

Shot from the window of my bedroom, two floors up as the sun was coming up very early in the morning. My first view of a wild fox, and he was stunning. Was so quiet but he responded to the noise of the camera and glanced up. (Photo and caption courtesy Sam Morris/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Sandarbans

Early morning in the Sundarbans, fishermen ply narrow, misty lanes in silence. (Photo and caption courtesy Reya Azami/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Sarajevo

 The photographs were made in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the great snows that have affected this part of Europe during the month of February. It took a lot of patience to complete the frame with an interesting man. (Photo and caption courtesy Denis Ruvic/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Frog

This frog has a beautiful color. He likes climbing and sometimes makes a funny move. (Photo and caption courtesy Shikhei Goh/National Geographic Your Shot)
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Orphan baby owls find new home

Hatched in an incubator, orphaned burrowing owls Linford and Christie currently reside in the home of Jimmy Robinson, a wildlife park keeper at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, England.






Friday, March 9, 2012

Rare giraffes make comeback

In this Aug. 2, 2009 photo, a group of giraffes from Africa's most endangered giraffe subspecies walk through scrub brush near Koure, Niger. By all accounts, they should be extinct. Instead, their numbers have quadrupled to 200 since 1996, an unlikely boon experts credit to the concurrence of an impoverished government keen for revenue that has enacted laws to protected them, a conservation program that encourages people to support them, and a rare harmony with humans who have accepted their presence. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

In this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 photo, a pair of giraffes from Africa's most endangered giraffe subspecies nuzzle as they stand in the bush near Koure, Niger. By all accounts, they should be extinct. Instead, their numbers have quadrupled to 200 since 1996, an unlikely boon experts credit to the concurrence of an impoverished government keen for revenue that has enacted laws to protected them, a conservation program that encourages people to support them, and a rare harmony with humans who have accepted their presence. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)



A giraffe pauses while crossing a road outside Niger's capital Niamey July 4, 2005. Giraffes are rare in West Africa, with Niger claiming to be home to the only giraffe population in the region. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly




 

French Alps

A musher and his dogs compete on a track near the Mont-Cenis Path during the ninth stage of La Grande Odyssee sled dogs race January 17, 2012. The race crosses the Alps in France covering over 1000 km (621 miles) over 11 days. Picture taken with a long exposure ayndc a fisheye lens. See more dog sledding in Flickr. (Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

Lizard Rescue

In this amazing moment, a lizard springs into action to grab his cohort by the arm and save him from falling off their perch. (Photo: Alexey Tymoshenko / Caters News)

Two Lions

Lions of Vladislav Goncharov perform during the awards ceremony for the 36th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco January 24, 2012. Picture taken January 24, 2012. See more circus performers in Flickr. (REUTERS/Valery Hache/Pool)

Sandstone Wave

Photographer Simon Byrne was one of the lucky few given the secret location of a stunning sandstone formation called The Wave. Simon needed a special permit before he was given "rough guidelines" to find the phenomenon in a remote area of Arizona. Located somewhere in the 112,500 acre Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, the Wave is near the Arizona and Utah border on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes. (Simon Byrne/Rex USA)
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Baby Giraffe

A Rothschild giraffe takes care of its eleven-day-old female offspring named Apolena at Prague's zoo, February 20, 2012. REUTERS/Petr Josek

Elephant in Cloud of Birds

In this flock and awe moment, a jumbo cloud of starling-sized birds scare off a herd of elephants from the Satao Camp watering hole in East Tsavo, Kenya. (Antero Topp/Caters News)

Baby Leopard Twins

Seven weeks old Java male leopard Arjuna, left, and female leopard Sri Kandi, are pictured during their official presentation at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Wildebeest escapes Crocadile

A wildebeest's death-defying leap to freedom over the open mouth of a hungry 1,100lb crocodile while crossing the Mara River in Kenya. (Eli Weiss/Caters News)