Swiss Man Walks Cable Leading to Germany’s Tallest Peak
Freddy Nock from Switzerland balances on the ropeway of a cable car leading to Germany’s highest mountain, the 9,718- foot Zugspitze, near the southern Bavarian resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Aug. 20. Nock balanced on the 995 meters long rope to break his own world record, as part of a charity event. (Michaela Rehle / Reuters) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Water Landing
A pilot dips the basket of his hot-air balloon in the Androscoggin River during the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press)
Photo of the Day: Dust Storm Envelops Phoenix
A dust storm hovers over Queen Creek, Ariz. Thursday, Aug. 18. The dust storm, also known as a haboob in Arabic and around Arizona, swept through Pinal County and headed northeast, reaching Phoenix at about 6 p.m. It was the third major dust storm to hit the Phoenix metro area since last month. (Matt York / AP)
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Photo of the Day: Dangerous Kiss
A python regius inspects the head of a bunny on August 17, 2011 in Leipzig, eastern Germany, during a photocall to promote the “Hund & Heimtier” pet fair. Organisers of the fair running from August 20 to 21, 2011 expect among others about 5,000 dogs to be presented. (PETER ENDIG/AFP/Getty Images) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Bad Boy
A seal turned up on a beach near Inwood Hill Park off Dyckman Street in Manhattan Wednesday. Citing marine biologists, local police said the seal has been known to visit the area on occasion. (Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: The Zoo Star
Scooter the sea lion at Central Park Zoo. (Rob Bennett for The Wall Street Journal) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: To the Moon and Back
An airplane landing at Boston Logan Airport is silhouetted against the full moon. (John Cetrino/Reuters) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Wooded Walk in Nepal
A Nepalese devotee walks to a temple to offer prayers on the occasion of the Janai Purnima festival, or Sacred Thread festival, in Kavre district, 28 miles east of Katmandu, Nepal, Aug. 13. On Janai Purnima, Hindus take holy baths and perform their annual change of the Janai, a sacred cotton string worn around their chest or tied on the wrist, in the belief that it will protect and purify them. (Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi / AP) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Don’t Bear with Me
Siku, one of the twin polar bear cubs of the Ouwehand zoo, plays with frozen food at Ouwehand Zoo in Rhenen on August 12, 2011. (Koen van Weel/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo of the Day: Electronic Scrapyard
Workers dismantled old electrical goods at a recycling center in Tieling, Liaoning Province, China, Thursday. (European Pressphoto Agency) Click image to zoom.
