Lucifer Hummingbird

This undated photo courtesy of City of Sierra Vista shows a Lucifer Hummingbird in Sierra Vista, Ariz. From the sandhill crane to the red-faced warbler, rock stars of the birding world have spawned a tourism industry in Arizona that draws bird-watchers from around the world. (AP Photo/ City of Sierra Vista)

Red-faced Warbler

This undated photo courtesy of Tucson Audubon Society/Jim and Deva Burns shows a red-faced warbler. From the sandhill crane to the red-faced warbler, rock stars of the birding world have spawned a tourism industry in Arizona that draws bird-watchers from around the world. (AP Photo/Tucson Audubon Society, Jim and Deva Burns)

Indian roofed turtle

An Indian roofed turtle stands in the hand of a Thai custom official during a news conference at custom office in Bangkok,Thailand, Thursday, June 2, 2011. Thai customs authorities say 431 turtles and other rare reptiles were stuffed into four suitcases and smuggled into the Bangkok airport.

Bear cub playing with Dog

REFILE - ADDING SPECIES OF BEAR Brown bear (Ursus arctos) cub Medo plays with the Logar family dog in Podvrh village, central Slovenia June 1, 2011. The Slovenian Logar family has adopted the three-and-half-month-old bear cub that strolled into their yard about 30 days ago. Although the family would like to prepare a fenced enclosure for it, veterinary authorities would prefer to move it into a shelter for wild animals. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic (SLOVENIA - Tags: ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY ANIMALS)

Tornado

This is the terrifying moment a cloud threatened to develop into a full blown TORNADO over a row of family homes. Brave snapper Pat Kavanagh took this shot of an explosive black storm from the roof of his house in Taber, Canada last month. Expecting the sunny weather to take a turn for the worse he watched intently as the billows started spinning into a furious funnel. This pic was created by stitching together multiple photographs in a vertical panorama. (Photo: PAT KAVANAGH / CATERS NEWS)

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The northern lights (aurora borealis) appear in the sky above suburbs of Yellowknife in northern Canada. At the far edge is the band of the Milky Way and the constellation Cygnus. A few minutes later, the shape of aurora is totally changed. Kwon, O Chul - AstroKorea.com/kwon572

The World At Night, or TWAN, recently announced the winners of their 2011 International Photo Contest. A full collection of photos can be viewed at http://twanight.org. This photograph by Stephane Vetter won first place in the Beauty of the Night Sky category; it displays the northern lights and the Milky Way above the arctic landscape of Iceland. (Photo: Stephane Vetter/www.nuitsacrees.fr/TWAN)

First prize in the Against The Lights category went to photographer Thomas Kurat for his photo “Alps at Night”. It shows the starry sky above a misty Alpine valley and village lights in Austria. The Against The Lights category highlights photos that show people how bad the problem of light pollution has become. (Photo: Thomas Kurat/www.tkfotos.at/TWAN)

'Isfahan Milky Way' by Mehdi Momenzadeh won second price in the Against the Lights category. The photo shows the arc of the Milky Way rising above central Iran, and fades away in the northeast because of light pollution in the historic city of Isfahan. (Photo: Mehdi Momenzadeh/www.photographyblog.ir/TWAN)

“Galactic View from Planet Earth” by Alex Cherney from Australia is the second prize winner in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The central bulge of the Milky Way, the brightest band of the galaxy, is captured in a starry night sky of Australia. (Photo: Alex Cherney/www.terrastro.com/TWAN)

'Lisbon Sky Lights' by Miguel Claro won third prize in the Against the Lights category. Stars and the crescent Moon trail toward the western horizon above the 25 April Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal. There are also many trails by airplanes to or from the Lisbon airport , including the bright light crossing the moontrail. (Photo: Miguel Claro/http://miguelclaro.com/TWAN)

Photographer Luc Perrot won third prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category with this photo. The band of the Milky Way arcs above Piton de la Fournaise, a very active volcano on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Luc Perrot/www.lucperrot.com/TWAN)

'The Great Wall at Night' by Xiaohua won 4th prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The constellations Scorpio and Sagittarius stand above the Wu Saint Gate in the Great Wall of China. (Photo: Xiaohua/mr_wxh@hotmail.com/TWAN)...

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This shot of a road in New Mexico is actually at night. Photo by Adam Wolf/Gizmodo
 

Soaking in the beach in Puerto Rico -- at night. Photo by Juan Lizarzaburo/Gizmodo

Capturing the Curu Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica in the evening hours Photo by Pablo N. Pedra/Gizmodo
 

A moonlit hike in Hueco Tanks State Park in Texas. Photo by Craig Copelin/Gizmodo

Rocky cliffs of Santa Cruz, CA, at midnight.  Jennifer Kehl/Gizmodo

An old oak tree captured before the moon rises. Brandon Caldwell/Gizmodo

A gnarled tree in a park lit by the beams of passing cars. Adam Thurtell/Gizmodo

The lifeguard stand at San Elijo State Beach in San Diego, CA in the middle of the night — the Orion constellation is visible in the clouds to the left of the image. K.C. Alfred/Gizmodo

Halo forms around Mount Rainier

A halo forms around Mount Rainier as a thin layer of clouds and blowing snow on the mountain are backlit as seen from Seattle, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010.While much of the west battled nasty winter weather, western Washington is expected to have mostly clear skies and moderate temperatures for the next several days.
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Sumatran Orangutan holds her newborn baby

Rochale, a 41-year old Sumatran Orangutan holds her newborn baby at the Ramat Gan Safari park near Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Colorful lorikeet peers out of its' birdhouse

A colorful lorikeet peers out of its' birdhouse at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

American bald eagle casts wary eye

An American bald eagle casts a wary eye towards the camera at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Flamingos stand in basin of zoological garden

Flamingos stand in a basin of the zoological garden in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday, July 21, 2010.(AP Photo/dapd/Matthias Rietschel)

Peruvian Paso horses

Peruvian Paso horses are seen at Montalban stud in Lurin, Lima Province July 25, 2010. Though Spaniards and other Europeans brought horses to the Americas,Peruvians say their national horse, the Caballo de Paso Peruano, or Peruvian Walking Horse, is unique and developed over five centuries. The horses are not bred for speed or rustling cattle, but for comfort -- with a soft gait that keeps the rider from jostling up and down on long rides. Picture taken July 25, 2010. To match Reuters Life! PERU-HORSES/ REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

Butterfly sits on flower

A butterfly sits on a flower during a hot summer day in Silver Spring, Maryland.

(AFP/Jewel Samad)

Two-month old snow leopard Kailash

Two-month old snow leopard Kailash stands next to her mother Dschamilja in their enclosure at Zurich zoo July 21, 2010. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Fresh feathers: pelican cleans its feathers

Fresh feathers : A pelican cleans its feathers at the zoo in Heidelberg, southwestern Germany.(AFP/Daniel Roland)

One of two baby panthers, Pati and Jaya

One of the two baby panthers, Pati and Jaya, is seen in the Jardin des Plantes menagerie in Paris in this undated picture released by the Museum Nationald'Histoire Naturelle July 21, 2010. A pair of clouded leopard cubs, Neofelis nebulosa, were born two months ago in Paris, the Museum said on Wednesday. REUTERS/F-G Grandin

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Orangutan

Orang-utan Schubbi reacts in the new Asia enclosure at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. He is leader of a group of seven apes, who moved into their new home last week. After 10 years the close to nature 'Zoom Erlebniswelt' is now completed. The reconstruction of the old zoo into a modern appropriate to the species habitat cost euro 95 million ($125 million).
(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Liberian Lynx

A handout picture by the Iberian Lynx Conservation Breeding Programme dated April 2009 shows a female lynx with her cub at the captive breeding center of the Donana National Park, southern Spain. The Iberian lynx, the world's most endangered feline species, could be a step further from extinction after a Spanish woman left three million euros in her will to help protect the animals.
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White Tiger

A white tiger rests inside an enclosure at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. There are fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China today, living in Yunnan, Tibet, Jilin and Helongjiang, according to Xie Yan, the China program director of the Wildlife Conservation Society. The organization is working with the Chinese government to help protect Amur tigers from poachers and develop new habits to their survival.
(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

New-born giraffe

A new-born giraffe calf stands in the giraffe house of the Budapest Zoo in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, March 4, 2010. The 170-cm tall baby whose gender is not yet known was born Wednesday evening.
(AP Photo/MTI, Balazs Mohai)

Black Jaguar with spotted cub

Lolo, a black Jaguar, plays with her newborn spotted cub inside their cage at Jordan's zoo in Yaduda February 16, 2010. The two-month-old cub made his first public appearance on Tuesday after being born to Lolo and Falah, who originate from South America.
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Australian Tasmanian Devil

In this Oct. 17, 2008 file photo, Tex, a Tasmanian Devil, sits in his enclosure at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. Australian scientists say Wednesday, March 10, 2010, they have found a colony of Tasmanian devils that are genetically different from their peers and so far resistant to the face cancer that has decimated the population.
(AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Buttercup Blossom

Spring and ice : A buttercup blossoms through the snow in a park the eastern German town of Ostrau.
(AFP/DDP/Eckehard Schulz)

Western Spotted Skunk

In this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a western spotted skunk peeks out from between the rocks at the Bronx Zoo in New York, Friday, March 5, 2010. Normally native to western North America, this new arrival makes her home in the Bronx Zoo's 'Mouse House.'
(AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)

Persian leopard cubs

Persian leopard cubs. Iran has promised to donate two wild leopards to Russia, officials said Sunday, bringing closer the aim of settling the rare animals near the 2014 Winter Olympics host city of Sochi.
(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)

Giant Panda Tai Shan

Giant Panda Tai Shan licks his birthday cake on his fourth birthday Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the zoo in Washington.
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Snow Leopard in Switzerland

A snow leopard yawns while he sits in his snow covered enclosure at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010.
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Newborn White Tigers

One of five newborn white tigers sits in Santiago's Metropolitan Zoo in Santiago, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. The five white tigers were born on Dec. 28, 2009.
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One of five newborn white tigers sits in Santiago's Metropolitan Zoo in Santiago, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. The five white tigers were born on Dec. 28, 2009.
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Two of five newborn white tigers sit in Santiago's Metropolitan Zoo in Santiago, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. The five white tigers were born on Dec. 28, 2009.
(AP Photo/Roberto Candia)

Panda Cub Yun Zi

Yun Zi, the five-month-old panda cub plays in one of the panda exhibit areas at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday Jan. 6. 2010 in San Diego. Yun Zi goes on display to the public tomorrow.
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Yun Zi, the five-month-old panda cub, hangs onto a limb while playing in one of the panda exhibit areas at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday Jan. 6. 2010 in San Diego. Yun Zi goes on display to the public tomorrow.
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Yun Zi, the five-month-old panda cub takes a break from his playing to rest on a limb in one of the panda exhibit areas at the San Diego Zoo Wednesday Jan. 6, 2010 in San Diego. Yun Zi goes on display to the public tomorrow.
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Happy New Year 2010

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