Monday, June 1, 2009

Newborn Black Jaguar


A newborn black jaguar is carried by her mother, named Venus, at the Park of the Legends zoo in Lima, Friday, May 8, 2009. The cub, born on April 14, is the fourth born in captivity in Peru and still hasn(AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

Snowy Owl


A Snowy Owl is seen at the Olemse zoo in Olmen May 22, 2009.REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM SOCIETY ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Two Days Old Panda Cub


Lin Hui, a 7-year old panda, and its two-days-old cub are seen at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Friday, May 29, 2009. The cub whose birth surprised Thai zoo officials is a healthy female that appears to be bonding well with its much larger mother, Chinese experts concluded Thursday.(AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)

Siberia Wolf Cub


A Siberia wolf cub, right, born at the end of April, plays with his mother at the zoo of Servion near Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.(AP Photo/Keystone, Dominic Favre)

Siberian Tiger Cub


A Siberian tiger cub is seen with its mother at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, June 1, 2009. The female gave birth to six cubs on Monday morning, according to China Daily. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA ANIMALS)

Sunset at Dal Lake in Srinagar


Sunset : Kashmiris ride a boat during a sunset at Dal Lake in Srinagar.(AFP/Tauseef Mustafa)

Green Peafowl


Dubai zoo : A Green Peafowl is pictured at the Dubai Zoo. The Gulf emirate's zoo, located in the lush green suburb of Jumeirah, is the oldest in the Arabian Peninsula, housing nearly two hundred species of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish.(AFP/Karim Sahib)

Tiger Tail Butterfly


Tiger 'tail : A Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio multicaudata) alights on a flower in a garden in Mexico City.(AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt)

African Crowned Crane

An African Crown Crane is seen at the Olemse zoo in Olmen May 22, 2009.REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM SOCIETY ANIMALS)

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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)