Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Arches National Park


In this undated photo released by the National Park Service, Landscape Arch in Arches National Park is shown in southeastern Utah. Utah state geologists and a group of intrepid volunteers say Landscape Arch, which spans about 290 feet, is the longest natural arch in the world.(AP Photo/National Parks Service)

Jaguar Trio


Three Jaguar newborn cubs are presented to the media at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, May 19, 2009. The three babies were born on April 16 and named Atiero, Jumanes and Valdivia.REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Owl Monkey


An Aotus lemurinus, known as an owl monkey, carries its one-month-old baby on its back after it was born in captivity at the zoo in Medellin, Colombia, Tuesday, May 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Luis Benavides)

Hubble Telescope Photos


Selection of some of the images taken over the years by the Hubble space telescope. Spacewalking astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis resume their ambitious overhaul of the Hubble telescope on Friday, replacing failing gyroscopes and aging batteries in the pointing and power systems.(AFP/NASA)

Pandas Tuan Tuan & Yuan Yuan


Pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, whose names together mean "reunion" in Chinese, sit together inside their enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo May 19, 2009. The pair of giant pandas were donated by political rival China.REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Komodo Dragon


The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, has a snake-like venom in its bite which sends victims into shock and stops their blood from clotting, according to Australian research.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)

Eastern Black Rhinoceros Baby


A newly born baby Eastern Black Rhinoceros calf sits with her mother in their enclosure at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, May 18, 2009. The four day old calf is the second Eastern Black Rhino to be born at the zoo in eight months.REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Giraffe Calf Shani


Giraffe calf Shani is seen with her father Naruk, left, and her mother Kibaya, right, at the Berlin Zoo, Friday, May 15, 2009. Shani was born May, 3, 2009.(AP Photo/Maya Hitij)

Jaguar Triplets


Triplet Jaguar cubs, seen, at the Tierpark Zoo, in Berlin, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The three cubs were born on April 16 and named Atiero, Jumanes and Valdivia.(AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Eastern Black Rhinoceros Baby


A four-day-old Eastern Black Rhinoceros, yet to be named, left, is seen next to her mother Ema inside their enclosure at Chester Zoo, Chester, England, Monday, May 18, 2009. The zoo is home to over 7,000 animals and 400 different species, including some of the most endangered species on the planet.(AP Photo/Paul Thomas)

Flamingo


Feather shelter : A flamingo rests during a rain shower in its enclosure at the zoo in the northern German city of Osnabrueck.(AFP/DDP/David Hecker)

Peacocks

Luxury birds : Peacocks brought from India are displayed for sale on a street in Kabul. Rich Afghans buy the colorful birds as a pets with a pair costing about 12,500 afghanis or 250 dollars.(AFP/Shah Marai)

Sunflowers


A bird sits on a sunflower at a field at Chunni village, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, May 6, 2009. Many Indian farmers cultivate sunflower for its seeds to produce cooking oil.REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Cirque du Soleil Performer


Cirque preview : A Cirque du Soleil artist performs in front of the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California during a preview of the Kooza show that they will perform here next October, as a part of the celebration of the Santa Monica Pier Centennial and the 25th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

Bengal Tiger Cubs


A zoo keeper holds up Bengal tiger cubs at Universal Animal Zoo near Amman May 13, 2009. The cubs were born two weeks ago to father Nahar and mother Shorook.REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Polar Bear


A first grader from St Jude School, in Bridgetown, Ohio, observes a polar bear at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in Avondale, Ohio, Thursday, May 7, 2009, during a school field trip.(AP Photo/Ernest Coleman, The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Sand Creations


A sculptor works on a sand sculpture of "The Thinker" during preparations for the FIESA 2009 International Sand Sculpture Festival in Pera May 14, 2009. An international team of 60 sculptors will turn 35,000 tons of sand into sculptures spread over 15,000 square metres (161,600 square feet) for the festival, which opens to the public on May 22.REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Honey Bee


A honey bee approaches the blossom of a corn poppy flower in Ludwigsburg, Germany, Sunday, May 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Wilbaer the Polar Bear


Wilbaer, a 16-months old polar bear, plays with a piece of wood in the Wilhelma zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Wilbaer, who was born in this zoo, will leave this zoo in the next weeks and move to the bear park Orsa in Gorenklitt, Sweden.(AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)

Polar Bears

Polar bears Bill, right, and Lara react, at their first meeting, at the Zoom Erlebniswelt zoo, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Friday, April 17, 2009. Polar bear Bill came from the zoo in Bruenn, Czech Republic, as a new partner for female polar bear Lara.(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Moxie & Sukari


In this photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society and taken on May 1, 2009 shows , Moxie, a young lion cub and her mother, Sukari, at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Born in November 2008, Moxie was the first lion born at the Bronx Zoo in 31 years.(AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)

Asian Small Claw Otters


SeaWorld animal trainers in Orlando have their hands full with four baby Asian small-clawed otters, seen March 30, 2009.(Photo and caption submitted by Jason Collier/SeaWorld Orlando)

Hubble Deep Field


Several hundred never before seen galaxies are visible in this "deepest-ever" view of the universe, called the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), made with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in this image released by NASA May 4, 2009. Besides the classical spiral and elliptical shaped galaxies, there is a bewildering variety of other galaxy shapes and colors that are important clues to understanding the evolution of the universe. Some of the galaxies may have formed less that one billion years after the Big Bang. REUTERS/Robert Williams and the Hubble Deep Field Team (STScI) and NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Friday, May 1, 2009

Bald_Eagle_Cam


An eagle seen in a frame grab from a webcam situated on B.C.'s Hornby Island.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO/ Infotec Business Systems
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Mercury


This NASA handout image released in October 2008 shows the planet Mercury. The US space probe MESSENGER's second fly-by of the planet Mercury in October 2008 revealed the solar system's smallest planet to be far more active than previously thought, four studies said Thursday.(AFP/NASA/File)

Asian Leopard


Great Grey Owl

A great grey owl, Strix nebulosa, looks on from its enclosure at Skansen zoo in Stockholm April 21, 2009. REUTERS/Leif R Jansson/Scanpix (SWEDEN ANIMALS) SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN

Lion and Tiger


Laith the lion (L) and Dima the tigress rest in their cage at Ghamadan Zoo near Amman April 23, 2009.REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN ANIMALS ODDLY)
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A Nose for Butterflies


Close encounter : Newly hatched butterflies land on a woman during a press launch of the "Butterfly Jungle" at the Natural History Museum in London.(AFP/Leon Neal)

Earth Day Flowers


Cut Spring flowers, daffodils and tulips, brighten the inside of a home in Orange Twp., Ohio on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Today is Earth Day.(AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Raccoon

A raccoon peers out from a hole in a tree in a ravine in Moreland Hills, Ohio on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.(AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Photos by Ben King