Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Francois' Leaf Monkey
'Tantan,' a one-month-old male Francois' Leaf Monkey, relaxes with his parents at the zoological gardens Zoorasia in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.
(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Pangolin
Handout photo from the World Wildlife Fund in Malaysia shows a pangolin climbing a tree. Malaysian wildlife authorities said they have rescued 130 pangolins and arrested two men attempting to smuggle the protected species destined to be sold to restaurants and medicine shops.
(AFP/HO/WWF/File/Bjorn Olesen)
Evening Sky
In this two-minute exposure, the rising moon illuminates clouds sweeping across the evening sky over St. Martin's In The Field, an Episcopal summer chapel, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Biddeford Pool, Maine. With the approach winter solstice, Maine now receives only about nine hours of daylight.
(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Mud Bath
A baby elephant takes a mud bath at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. The baby, which hasn't been named, will go on public display Friday.(AP Photo/Mike Stark)Longneck Buddies
In this photo provided by Busch Gardens, Bea, a three-year-old giraffe, and Wilma, an ostrich, share a moment Aug. 1, 2009 at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida's 65-acre Serengeti Plain. Just as they do on Africa's plains, the animals usually hang out with their own species. But recently, zoo keepers at Busch Gardens noticed the unlikely pair that just can't seem to get enough of one another.(AP Photo/Busch Gardens, Matt Marriott)
Foliage in California
This photo released by the California Travel and Tourism Commission shows aspen trees in Carson Pass and Hope Valley along state 88 south of Tahoe, in California.(AP Photo Dick James)
Jupiter
This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows the planet Jupiter.(AP Photo/NASA)
Hubble Space Telescope Images
Newly released images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, obtained on September 9, 2009, are seen in this combination photograph. The freshly repaired and outfitted space telescope has spotted a new butterfly-shaped galaxy and wisps of stardust containing the elements of life being recycled into new galaxies, NASA said on Wednesday. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES SCI TECH SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Galaxy Cluster Abell 370
Gravitational Lensing in Galaxy Cluster Abell 370 in an image taken by the freshly repaired Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on September 9, 2009.REUTERS/NASA/ESA/Hubble SM4 ERO Team
Mars
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Mars in 2005. The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a deal with its Russian counterpart Roscosmos to cooperate on two Mars exploration projects, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)
Galaxy Quintet
This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows a clash among members of a famous galaxy quintet revealing an assortment of stars across a wide color range, from young, blue stars to aging, red stars.(AP Photo/NASA)
Giant Star Cluster
This NASA handout image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a panoramic view of a colorful assortment of stars residing in the crowded core of a giant star cluster. A fully rejuvenated Hubble telescope kicked off its new life on Wednesday with a flurry of stunningly clear images of cosmic wonder, including a celestial "butterfly" and a "pillar of creation."(AFP/NASA)
Barred Spiral Galaxy
This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217.(AP Photo/NASA)
Carina Nebula
This undated handout image provided by NASA, released Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, taken by the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope, shows stars bursting to life in the chaotic Carina Nebula.(AP Photo/NASA)
Tamara the Lioness
Tamara the lioness roars at visitors in front of her cubs in their enclosure at Jordan's Zoo near Amman September 7, 2009. Tamara's cubs are a month old.REUTERS/Ali Jarekji (JORDAN ANIMALS)
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