Sunday, November 11, 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Rare White Tigers


A rare white Indian tiger cub plays with its mother Surya Bara at a zoo in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


 The cubs, two boys and a girl, arrived in July. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, only one out of every 10,000 Bengal tigers have the dramatic coloring. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


The zoo has staged a contest to name one of the boys. Zoo employees will name the others. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


The cubs will be baptized this week, the paper reports. Male Bengal tigers can grow to 500 pounds, females up to 375 pounds, and they can measure eight feet long. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


White tigers don't live long in the wild, in part because their white coats stand out. In the past century, only 12 have been seen in the wild, according to the Daily Mail. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)


At the zoo, their life expectancy is close to 20 years. Here, one of the cubs cuddles with mom. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Award-winning sea creature photos

More than 700 images were submitted for this year's underwater photography contest, put on annually by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. Ximena Olds' photo of the headshield sea slug against a brilliant background of green seagrass took home the "best overall" award. Olds is a local Key Biscayne, Fla., resident.

This dashing headshield sea slug photo taken by Ximena Olds (Florida) snagged "best overall" award. CREDIT: Ximena Olds, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

First place in the Wide Angle category went to this Lionfish, a species in the genus Pterois, in the Red sea, taken by Mark Fuller from Israel. CREDIT: Mark Fuller, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

Taking home first place in the Macro category, Canadian Todd Mintz's photo of these cute-as-can-be yellownose gobies, Elacatinus randalli, peering out from bolder brain coral in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. CREDIT: Todd Mintz, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

Though this animal doesn't look like a tot, indeed the behemoth is just a babe, a juvenile sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). The photo, taken in Dominica by Douglas Kahle of Florida took home first place in the animal portrait category. CREDIT: Douglas Kahle, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.