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Ancient Whale Bones in Desert

1. In this image made from Nov 11, 2011 video, Minister of National Assets Catalina Parot, using crutches, looks at a prehistoric whale fossil unearthed in the Atacama desert near Copiapo, Chile. More than 2 million years ago

In this image made from Nov 11, 2011 video, Minister of National Assets Catalina Parot, using crutches, looks at a prehistoric whale fossil unearthed in the Atacama desert near Copiapo, Chile. More than 2 million years ago, scores of whales … Continue reading

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Lions playing in the Masai Mara.

1. Lion cubs get up close and personal with a camera. When confronted by a strange piece of technology - a camera trap with a remote trigger snapping their every move - these two-year-old cubs move in to take a closer loo.

Lion cubs get up close and personal with a camera.

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Best Animal Pictures from the World – November 2011

40. An abandoned dog sits on a concrete pipe at a flooded area in Bangkok

A keeper holds baby gorilla Tano at Stuttgart Zoo, Germany. The young male gorilla born at Prague Zoo last week has been transported to Stuttgart after repeated attempts to reunite the newborn with its mother failed. The mother, named Bikira, … Continue reading

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The Endangered Spices Fighting Against Extinction

1. A silverback mountain gorilla is seen during a census inside Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, about 550 km (341 miles) west of Uganda's capital Kampala, October 14, 2011. The census of the critically endangered mountain gorilla is being conducted by the Uganda Wildlife Authority in Bwindi, which is known to have more than half of the world's mountain gorillas. Teams comprising of rangers and wardens from Uganda, Rwanda and Congo are assembled in the Ruhija sector of the park to begin the pre-census sweep.

A silverback mountain gorilla is seen during a census inside Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, about 550 km (341 miles) west of Uganda’s capital Kampala, October 14, 2011. The census of the critically endangered mountain gorilla is being conducted by the … Continue reading

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Emperor Penguins On Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

2. The pictures show the bonding between the new-born chicks and their parents after a harsh winter.

Photographer Paul Souders captured these heartwarming images during an expedition to the remote island in the Weddell Sea, home to the largest of the penguin species, the emperor penguin.

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Famous Album Sleeves Remade Featuring Cats – Kitten Covers

A new website called Kitten Covers features famous album sleeves remade with cats replacing stars like Kiss, the Beatles and Nirvana. New York-based artist Alfra Martini says Kitten Covers is a personal tribute to the classic rock albums that influenced … Continue reading

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Weekly Animal Pictures – 11 November 2011

A double-headed snake has been caught in a vegetable greenhouse in Dalian, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. The unusual snake was discovered by a local farmer who has now donated it to Dalian Forestry Zoo.

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Migrating wildebeest while crossing river Mara in the Serengeti

Tanzania’s annual wildebeest migration is a scramble for survival as the huge mammals run a gauntlet of lions and giant crocodiles as they cross a deep swollen river. For the wildebeest of the Serengeti National Park the journey is a … Continue reading

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Fashion Shoot For Endangered Creatures

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The quirky animal portraits in Lennette Newell’s ‘Animals’ series are like a fashion shoot for endangered creatures. Lennette, who normally operates in the worlds of commercial and fashion photography, hopes the collection will draw attention to conservation.

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Black and White Photography of Wildlife by Heinrich van den Berg

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Nature photographer Heinrich van den Berg from Johannesburg travelled from his home country, South Africa, to neighbouring Namibia and Botswana to photograph wildlife in black and white.

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