Thursday, August 27, 2009

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)

Sunday, August 23, 2009

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)

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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)