Beautiful Animals

Inca Tern:

Bump

tsar, A watermelong eating monkey. Nothing more cool and refreshing. Wonderful pic, kid.

OMG, Strauss. I never saw a picture of this bird! Stunning and special. Thanks mucho.

Hey you guys. I confess that I have no idea what you guys are talking about. Sorry to hear that someone's upset. I'm lost. I hope it's over.

Wild horses from Nat Geo:

Let me take my kid outta here..

http://www.csmonitor.com/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2012/Photos-of-the-day-08-22

Another spectacular photo, Strauss. Takes my breath away. Thanks.

Wonderful bird, tsar. Love that baby down. And that face. Thanks.

Golden tortoise beetle:

That translucent shell has a strange visual effect to the beastie.


http://www.spiegel.de/international/picture-of-the-day-giraffes-at-the-london-zoo-a-851981.html

tsar, Reminds me of my old neighborhood where people would be at the windows talking to each other. I wonder what the giraffes weigh.

I just googled giraffe weights. A large male can weigh over two tons!

A lightweight compared to the blue whale at 400,000 pounds. Is that possible? Google knows.

Too wonderful.

Strauss, that's fabulous..

On upsetness, I agree, not here, a peace thread.

I'm a model for what not to do, so I can say that.

I'm still embarrassed beyond the pale at my continued nagging at Izzie when she first started posting. I was trying to get her to source the photographs so the photographer would get credit. I railed on and on and on and then on some more. I probably gave up because I was just tired over days or weeks of railing.

Sometime later it dawned on me that she was the gorgeously able photographer.

I've saved the recent caterpillar photo, Iz. Spectacular.

Will always love ya, kiddo.

Swoon alert! Dont say i didnt warn you boida

"Why are you guys all staring at me?"


A recently hatched loggerhead turtle makes its way to the surf, as tourists and volunteers look on, at South Litchfield Beach along the coast of South Carolina, US. Photograph: RANDALL HILL/REUTERS

And every one of them is just dying to step up and help him into the water.

Maxx, an improvised explosive device detector dog, stands on the legs of his handler, Lance Cpl. Stephen Mader, during a convoy in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 26, 2012....

You would think that it would royally piss off a real animal lover that these folks are using animals to help them commit their war crimes against the people of Afghanistan.

Seemingly, you aren't bothered by this, Barry.

Yes, you can almost feel them willing him into the water.
Good luck, little turtle!

Russian wild kitten

Grouchy lookin' puss, Hinge.

I've seen this scene in several spots in Oz. Filmed it at Double island point. Not my shot, this one.

I think I'd be happier if this critter was up a tree somewhere rather than an exhibit in a zoo ... but a terrific shot of this possum, anyway ...


A possum at the night safari exhibit in Singapore zoo, which opened this week featuring 13 new mammals, birds and reptiles from the Australasian region.
Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA