Beautiful Animals

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Stunningly beautiful horse, that one.

Here's some Day in Pictures photos -


"The mane of the Rose: A lioness named Rose relieves an itch at the Warsaw Zoo."
Photo: Janek Skarzynski / AFP / Getty Images




Ruff rider: A Toyota in Sacramento comes equipped with a Malumute roof.
Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / AP




"I'd like a belly rub now, please: From a distance, Ratu the Warsaw Zoo's Sumatran tiger looks playful and affectionate ..."
Photo: Janek Skarzynski / AFP / Getty Images




"... Up close, she appears much less cuddly. (Warsaw Zoo.)"
Photo: Janek Skarzynski / AFP / Getty Images




"Are these paws Photoshopped? Seriously, they're like oven mitts. Miron, a cub at the Tiergarten Zoo in Berlin, can't even fit them all on his stump."
Photo: Martin Foerster / AFP / Getty Images

Really great photos, Osso!!! The dog one made me laugh

someday i'm gonna be in the right spot to get a picture of the guy around here who has a great dane that sticks its head out of the sun roof of it's owners SUV

when the junebugs are out the dog wears goggles, quite a sight

Oh, you gotta get that one!!! And send it in to Today's Pictures. You'll be famous!!!

i've asked folks in town and nobody seems to know him, i see the vehicle maybe three times during the year, so he may be from out of town, when i saw the dog in the goggle sit was around the time the junebugs are really bad, but if he's from out of town the dog might wear them for highway driving in general

just have to keep the camera at the ready

I don't recall seeing any of these on here, but there are a few times I was not watching closely:
Tarantula eyes


Mosquito head


Ant carrying microchip


Butterfly eggs on raspberry plant

hmmm, i wonder what that ant wants with that microchip

all part of the secret ant plan to highjack our comunications and take over the world

Still a little frosty across the pond...

Deer are seen on snow covered ground at Studley Royal, northern England February 19, 2011. The Deer Park at Studley Royal dates from medieval times and once surrounded Studley Royal House which burnt down just after the Second World War. It is home to 500 wild deer consisting of three breed: Red, Fallow and Sika. Reuters Pictures

Otis, so cool...

The deer, so chilly..

Nat Geo has a photo series on frogs that were thought to be extinct, but are rediscovered. Heartening.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/02/pictures/110217-extinct-frogs-species-science-amphibians-lost/?source=link_fb20110219extinctspeciesfound#/lost-frogs-found-elegant-tropical-frog_32366_600x450.jpg

The colorful Chalazodes bubble-nest frog, missing since 1874.

Edgar - awesome macros!

Irish, Hola back atcha. Love those terns. Never saw them before. Muchas gracias amiga. Tambien, great shot of the deer. I'm sure they're eagerly awaiting spring to get itself sprung.

dj, That simple pic of the bunny is brilliant. Love that look. Otis the otter does an otter proud. Glad Liam had the chance to capture him on film.

osso, These are some wonderful photos! Like the itchy lion. Love the dog sticking its head out of the car. That's a treasure. That tiger in the snow makes me wonder what shape a tiger makes. A snow angel? Probably not. Gorgeous face on that tiger on the move. The last lion looks a little sleepy. Schluf, PC.

edgar, Wow! Amazing and revealing. I, too, have to wonder what the ant is doing with a microchip. We'll never know.

littlek, Thanks for the info re the frogs. Also thanks for the wonderful pic. That frog has amazing eyes.

Rusty spotted cat. This is the smallest of the wild cats and is found in India and Sri Lanka.

Whooper swans at dawn in Hokkaido, Japan. This photo earned Stefano Unterthiner, a National Geographic photographer based in Italy, second prize in the Nature Stories category of the World Press Photo contest - Photograph: HO/Reuters

Italian Lynx, picture by Sante Marino:

I bet its up to no good...take over the world, that sort of thing....

olga, That is one gorgeous picture. Thanks for posting it.

francis, That's one gorgeous cat. Very dignified looking. Merci.

Hildebrandt's starling:

If you drop any foreign objects on an ant hill, the ants remove them. I assume, the photographer knew this when he set up his camera.

I bet he's looking around for some microsalsa to dip it in!