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Friday, April 19, 2013

Animal photos of the week: 20 April 2013

A crowned crane grazes at a hotel compound in Nairobi
 A crowned crane grazes at a hotel compound in Nairobi, KenyaPicture: REUTERS/Noor Khamis

 Pictures of the day: 15 April 2013
 Cheetah cubs chase an impala after it was caught and released by their mother who is teaching them to hunt in KenyaPicture: Paul Mckenzie/Barcroft Media

  Pictures of the day: 16 April 2013
A 2 months old baby Bengal tiger chews on a hat at the Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, IndonesiaPicture: Donal Husni/Barcroft Media


 
 Pictures of the day: 16 April 2013
Five-day-old female baby Sumatran elepant, Kartini stands between the legs of her 40 year old mother Nina at the animal hospital of Taman Safari zoo in Cisarua, West JavaPicture: AFP/Getty Images




Pelicans fly over a lifeguard tower after the sun set in Carlsbad, California
Pelicans fly over a lifeguard tower after the sun set in Carlsbad, California




 A white lion cub in his pen at the Pont-Scroff's zoo in Pont-Scorff, western France. Three lion cubs, two males and a female, were born on February 23 and were shown for the first time to the public on April 17.
A white lion cub in his pen at the Pont-Scroff's zoo in Pont-Scorff, western France. Three lion cubs, two males and a female, were born on February 23 and were shown for the first time to the public on April 17.Picture: FRED TANNEAU/AFP/Getty Images


 pics of the day
A baby caiman crocodile has arrived in North Queensferry after it was born at Deep Sea World's sister aquarium in Cheshire.Picture: Deep Sea World/PA



 An female Sumatran tiger cub snuggles with her mother, Leanne at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, California
A female Sumatran tiger cub snuggles with her mother, Leanne in their enclosure at San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco, CaliforniaPicture: EPA/MARIANNE V. HALE



 Hundreds of walruses have found themselves a new home on an iceberg 20 miles off shore. The giant marine mammals pile onto the ice and huddle together as they relax on their island. They are taking a break from hunting in the Chukchi Sea, 20 miles off the coast of Alaska, and the moving ice even helps them find their meals.
Hundreds of walruses have found themselves a new home on an iceberg 20 miles off shore. The giant marine mammals pile onto the ice and huddle together as they relax on their island. They are taking a break from hunting in the Chukchi Sea, 20 miles off the coast of Alaska, and the moving ice even helps them find their meals.Picture: Solent/Steven Kazlowski/SeaPics



 A 'smiling' dragonfly
Ireneusz Irass Waledzik, 29, from Poland, uses macro photography to reveal the fascinating colours and shapes of tiny insects. He said: "I love macro photography, I spend a lot of time at it. The different shapes of insects' eyes fascinates me.
Picture: IRENEUSZ IRASS WALEDZIK / CATERS NEWS



 Mosaic eyes

Picture: IRENEUSZ IRASS WALEDZIK / CATERS NEWS

 Damselfly

DamselflyPicture: IRENEUSZ IRASS WALEDZIK / CATERS NEWS


 Blue damselfly
Blue damselflyPicture: IRENEUSZ IRASS WALEDZIK / CATERS NEWS


Source:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/10006046/Animal-photos-of-the-week-20-April-2013.html?frame=2536406






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