Beautiful Animals

Ah, I was reading about the Adelie penguin troubles recently -

http://www.newyorker.com/online/2009/12/21/091221on_audio_montaigne

SF Chron day in pictures section doing it again..


Dog-and-pony snow, Part 1: A Shetland gallops through the powder in Breckerfeld, Germany.
Photo: Sascha Schuermann / AFP / Getty Images


The dog part of that dog and pony snow concept -
Dog-and-pony snow, Part 2: Chewie, a mutt of Labrador and pit bull terrier heritage, bundles up for a romp near Virginia Beach, Va.
Photo: Vicki Cronis-Nohe / The Virginian-Pilot

Tai, I got a red x where your picture should be. Phooey. Throwing in an extra phooey for the six more weeks of winter.

Poor little penguin.

Seems like the Chinese government was a little late in protecting the tigers. None left if the wild. Makes me sad.

Love the dog and pony show, osso. Especially that pony pic. A doozy.

Elk in the snow:

Snowshoe hare:

Weird. Here's another attempt at posting Wiarton Willie:



(I guess he's whispering, "Sorry about those next six weeks of raging snowstorms...")

jes, Love the hare. I'm enamored of pics of animals running with all four legs off the ground.

Tai, Got to see Willie with his little pink eyes. A cutie, fer sure. Thanks for trying again.

Wiarton Willie is a dear, and so is the guy with the hat. Very good photo, thanks, Tai.

Staring at that elk in the snow picture. I love that. Trying to force myself to come up with another one. I will.

Arctic wolf:

Ok, we will be good boys:

Four wet dogs. Four wet beautiful dogs. Merci. Love dem chiens.

It looks like they're reenacting The Usual Suspects (1995). So where's the guy playing Roger 'Verbal' Kint?

Wait, he is drying a little bit:

This is where it's a good thing that they haven't yet perfected smell-o-vision for the PC.

They are not interested at all, Jes, there's a lot of patents for that...

some baby animals


African Cheetah Cub
Johari, a 2-month-old African cheetah, showed off her pearly whites at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park on July 31, 2009. The cub is one of four cheetahs being hand raised because they were rejected by their mother. (UPI/Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo)


Western Lowland Gorilla
A female western lowland gorilla carries her baby in an undated photo taken the Republic of Congo. The Wildlife Conservation Society has tallied more than 125,000 western gorillas in two adjacent areas of the northern part of the Republic of Congo, which is the highest gorilla densities ever recorded, as high as eight individuals in an area smaller than half a square mile. (UPI Photo/Thomas Breuer/Wildlife Conservation Society)


Red River Hogs
Red river hogs race around their enclosure at the San Diego Zoo on April 3, 2007. Seen here the piglets are one week old and are active and healthy. Red river hogs are native to western, and parts of central Africa. (UPI Photo/Ken Bohn/Zoological Society of San Diego)


Asian Elephant
The St. Louis Zoo released this photograph of a new Asian elephant baby born on August 2, 2006 in St. Louis. Ellie, the Zoo's 34-year-old Asian elephant, gave birth to this 341-pound baby girl. (UPI Photo/St. Louis Zoo)


Giant Panda Cub
Su Lin, the San Diego Zoo's 16-week-old giant panda cub, showed off two of her new canine teeth during her weekly veterinary exam November 23, 2005 in San Diego. Seen here Su Lin weighs 11.3 pounds and measures more than 2 feet. (UPI Photo/Ken Bohn)


Pygmy Slow Loris
A baby pygmy slow loris is on display at the San Diego Zoo's nursery in San Diego, Calif. on July 27, 2006. The male was born June 24. When the baby was born, it weighed 17 grams, and was one of the smallest babies the nursery has cared for. (UPI Photo/Ken Bohn)


Indian Rhinoceros Calf
An endangered Indian rhinoceros calf born at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park napped with his favorite toy, a large plush elephant On February 10, 2005 in San Diego. The calf was born on exhibit at the Wild Animal Park Jan. 7, but the calf's mother (dam) died several days later of complications from giving birth. (UPI Photo/Ken Bohn)


Baby Takin
Li, a newborn female takin (L), is trailed by her sister Xie Xie at the St. Louis Zoo as they walk along the rocks in St. Louis on December 12, 2003. Li, born on November 24, is a goat-antelope and is native to the mountainous, dense bamboo forests of southeastern Tibet and central China and weighed 20 pounds at birth. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)


Bornean Sun Bear Cub
Bornean sun bear cub, Duma, calls to his mom while exploring his Sun Bear Forest exhibit at the San Diego Zoo on June 28, 2004 . Bornean sun bears are rarely seen in Zoos, and Duma is the first ever to be born at the San Diego Zoo. Bornean sun bears are some of the smallest bears in the world, and are threatened with extinction in the wild. (UPI Photo/Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo)


Okapi
Badru, a four month-old Okapi explores his living area while separated from his parents at the St. Louis Zoo on November 12, 2004. Badru is the first Okapi born at the St. Louis Zoo and was raised by his keepers after the mother was frightened during delivery, breaking the baby's leg. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Tai-Shan-FedEx-Panda-Express

My stuffed elephant, Ellie would like to apply for a babyrhinositting job. She's heard about the benefit package!

nice slideshow from the National Wildlife Federation

http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/PhotoZone/Archives/2009/2009-Photo-Contest-Honorable-Mentions.aspx

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