Photo of the Day: Feeding Time
A male common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) eats a banana inside an open air enclosure at Royev Ruchey zoo in the suburbs of Russia’s Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. (Mirror Online)
Photo of the Day: Defend the Sea
More than 5,000 Los Angeles kids, teachers and volunteers form a massive kid-designed shark and shield that reads “Defend the Sea” from everyday plastic trash as part of the 19th annual Kids Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up sponsored by the Malibu Foundation, City of Los Angeles and the California Coastal Commission June 7, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The kids are alerting the world about the need to protect the ocean from everyday trash and plastic litter that flow down streets, killing marine life and polluting food resources. (Lou Dematteis/Spectral Q) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: The High Dive
Nine-time world champion Orlando Duque of Colombia dives 23 meters from a helicopter next to Ashford Castle during a training session in build up to the 2012 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Cong, West of Ireland, Ireland. The series begins in Corsica, France on June 24. (AFP/Red Bull)
Photo of the Day: Pink Lake
Aerial photograph of salt-collecting boats on Lake Retba, Senegal. (Barcroft)
Photo of the Day: Could this be the World’s New Fattest Cat?
Janet Ciminelli of North Shore Animal League of America holds Garfield in Long Island, New York City. (Barcroft)
Photo of the Day: Burned Forest
In a photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, a section of the Gila National Forest lay barren and smoking Saturday as a result of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history. The Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire has scorched more than 377 square miles. (Kari Greer/U.S. Forest Service) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: The Aurora Australis from Space
This image released by NASA shows the Aurora Australis, accompanied by star streaks and air glow, recorded by one of the Expedition 31 crew members May 22, 2012 when the orbital outpost was above a point on Earth located about 290 miles southeast of southern New Zealand. Two Russian spacecraft docked to the station are seen in the foreground. (NASA) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Bear vs Camera
A grizzly bear is caught destroying camera equipment in Yellowstone National Park. (Barcroft Media)
Photo of the Day: A Girl on the Ocean
Winnie Pajcic, 9, holds on to a railing as she leans back in the wind during a visit to Stockton Park in Ortega, Florida, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Beryl, whhich came ashore early Monday near Jacksonville Beach with near-hurricane-strength winds of 70 mph. (Kelly Jordan/The Florida Times-Union) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: 2012 Solar Eclipse
An annular solar eclipse occurs as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun as partially seen at sunrisefrom the coastal township of Gumaca, Quezon province, 187 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP)
Photo of the Day: Dolphins Compete For The Highest Jump
Bottlenose dolphins leaping at sunset in Bahamas. (Barcroft)
Photo of the Day: Penguins Of Antarctica
A King penguin looks into the viewfinder of a camera in Antarctica. (Barcroft)
Photo of the Day: Incredible Tiger Wrangler Ashley Gombert
South African Wrangler Ashley Gombert interacts with Shosho, a 250kg male tiger at the Seaview Lion Park on April 25, 2012 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Barcroft)
Photo of the Day: Surfing Wipeouts
Nathan Fletcher riding what is generally considered by people in the surfing world as the heaviest wave ever ridden in Tahiti. (Barcroft Media)
Photo of the Day: Don’t Bear With Me!
A bear that wandered into a University of Colorado Boulder, dorm complex falls from a tree after being tranquilized by Colorado wildlife officials. Colorado University police spokesman Ryan Huff said the bear was likely 1-3 years old and weighed somewhere between 150-200 pounds. (Andy Duann/ACU Independent) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Fantastic Lava Flows on Mars
This image provided by NASA shows lava flows in the shape of coils located near the equatorial region of Mars. Analyzing high-resolution images of the region, researchers have determined the area was sculpted by volcanic activity in the recent geologic past. This is the first time such geologic features have been discovered outside of Earth. (NASA) Click image to zoom.
