ANIMALS IN THE NEWS - 2010 - PART – 1
Today we have a recent roundup of animals making the news - from the study of newly identified species to genetic modification, to racing, hunting, play, rescue and preservation. From a minuscule frog to an albino whale, fluorescent fish to a deep-sea Chimera, collected here are a handful of recent photographs of animals and our interactions with them, as companions, caretakers, observers, hunters and stewards.
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A dragonfish with teeth on both jaws and tongue is pictured in this image provided by the Census for Marine Life. even has teeth on its tongue. Though terrifying in appearance, the fish are only about the size of a banana.
A baby sloth is fed by Xinia Villegas at the Sloth Sanctuary in Cahuita de Limon August 25, 2010. The center shelters over 100 orphaned and injured sloths. The sloths receive rehabilitation before being returned to the forest, according to Judy Arroyo, a co-owner of the sanctuary.
A panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) from Madagascar is presented during a photocall of the "Heimtiermesse" pet fair in Dresden, Germany on September 15, 2010.
Oregon firefighters from Clackamas Fire District #1 work to rescue a camel, Moses, who got stuck in a sinkhole 6 to 8 feet deep on Sept. 14th, 2010. Firefighters were called by the Oregon City owners of the camel, who have several camels and run a children's ministry. Firefighters shoveled mud for several hours to free him. A veterinarian said the animal looked unhurt.
Two same-age salmon, one a genetically modified salmon (rear), the other a non-genetically modified salmon (foreground) appear in this photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently been studying whether to approve marketing a genetically engineered animal as safe for people to eat.
A mink is seen on the side of a road in Hiliodendro, near the northern Greek city of Kastoria, on Monday, Aug. 30. 2010. More than 50,000 minks were set loose in the area days before, after raids by suspected animal rights activists on two fur farms.
A mink runs past other dead animals on a road in Hiliodendro, Greece on Monday, Aug. 30. 2010. More than 50,000 minks were set loose in the area days earlier, after raids by suspected animal rights activists. Greece's National Fur Breeders Association said most of the released animals were likely to die, adding that the cost to the farm owners could pass 1 million Euros ($1.27 million) despite an effort to recover the animals.
A gull is silhouetted against the rising moon in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010.
A Grevy's Zebra stands in its enclosure at the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 9, 2010.
Dogs ride the bus to Totally Dog Day Center in Miami, Florida on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Up to 25 dogs a day board the yellow school bus for their ride to the five-acre fully fenced doggy playground complete with a bone shaped swimming pool.
A worker Jerdon's jumping ant (Harpegnathos saltator), with sickle-shaped mandibles is pictured in this image provided by NYU Langone Medical Center in New York. US scientists said on August 27th that they have mapped the entire genome sequences of two different species of ants for the first time, (Harpegnathos saltator, and the Florida carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus), potentially providing insight into human aging and behavior.
Swallow (right), an 11-year-old cow from Yorkshire poses next to Freddie the bull in this photo provided by Guinness World Records. The minuscule cow has been named the world's smallest by the Guinness World Records book. The sheep-sized bovine measures roughly 33 inches (84 cm) from hind to foot.
This image provided by NOAA shows a close look one of the many interesting images collected by the Little Hercules ROV during the INDEX 2010 Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region off Indonesia in July, 2010. They predicted on Thursday Aug. 26, 2010 that as many as 40 new plant and animal species may have been discovered during their three-week expedition that ended Aug. 14.
A snail sits on a plant on August 24, 2010 in Dungeness, England. The Dungeness National Nature Reserve is a desolate landscape of wooden houses, a nuclear power station, lighthouses, and is one of the largest areas of vegetated shingle in the world.
A dog peeks out of a hole in his cage at the Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (BETA) charitable organization K9 shelter in the village of Monteverde, east of Beirut on September 15, 2010. BETA has the only K9 shelter in Lebanon and it is the only one which has a non-kill policy in the Middle-East. The dogs picked up from the streets, or abused by their owners wait at the shelter for adoption.
A rare albino Southern Right Whale calf surfaces off the coast of the Valdez Peninsula in Argentina's Patagonia region September 13, 2010.
A baby tiger cub is found packed among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, at Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand on Aug. 22, 2010. After a suspicious-looking X-ray of the suitcase was seen, authorities at Bangkok's international airport discovered the drugged tiger cub hidden among stuffed toy tigers.
A tiny frog called Microhyla nepenthicola, Asia's smallest frog, sits on the edge of an American penny in Kuching, Sarawak state, Malaysia on April 4, 2010. The creature the size of a pea, has been discovered in a national park in Malaysia's Sarawak state on Borneo island, researchers said on August 26. The frog, originally discovered in 2004 but not described and announced until now, measures just 3 millimeters when it metamorphoses from a tadpole, and grows to about 9 to 11 millimeters as an adult. Photo released on August 26, 2010 by the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation
A moose walks in a field within the 30-km (19-mi) exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor near the abandoned village of Krasnopolie, some 370 km (230 miles) southeast of Minsk, Belarus on September 18, 2010. Still inhospitable to humans, the Chernobyl exclusion zone is now a nature reserve and teems with wild animals.
A man feeds a piece of bread to catfish in the Gadisar Lake at Jaisalmer in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan August 20, 2010. The man-made lake was built as a reservoir in the 14th century and is now home to catfish who are fed by tourists and devotees praying at nearby temples.
Ostriches look over a fence at an ostrich farm in the village of Yasnogorodka, some 50 km west from Kiev, Ukraine on September 4th, 2010. (
This image provided by NOAA shows an as-yet unidentified creature seen by the Little Hercules ROV during the INDEX 2010 Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region off Indonesia in July, 2010. (AP Photo/NOAA Okeanos
A young black bear falls from a tree safely into a net on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 after being darted with a tranquilizer near downtown Missoula, Montana. A crew from Northwestern Energy helped hold the net with officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The bear, a 70-pound yearling, had been roaming near downtown before being chased into the tree.
Horsemen ride during the "Toro de la Vega" festival, on September 14, 2010 in Tordesillas, Spain. The festival is one of the oldest in Spain with roots dating back to the fifteenth century. The bull has to be enticed across the river from the village to the plain "Vega" before it can be killed with spears and lances, to honor the "Virgen de la Pena".
A young female snow leopard and her mother Laura (left) eye a piece of meat on September 9, 2010 at the zoo in Leipzig, Germany. Three snow leopards were born at the zoo on May 6, 2010.
Genetically engineered angelfish (Pterophyllum) glow in a tank under a blacklight, at a fish farm in Pingtung, southern Taiwan on September 16, 2010. The fish are the world's first fluorescent angelfish which were created by a joint project between Taiwan's Academia Sinica and Jy Lin, a private biotechnology company. The breed is the largest fluorescent fish in the world which are able to mate and reproduce, said Yu-Ho Lin, Chairman of Jy Lin. The fish are expected to be sold at around $30 after certification.
A close-up image of a bull just before it is ridden by a cowboy during a rodeo in Diamantino, Brazil on August 26, 2010.
Rescue workers feed one of 60 Magellan penguins that appeared covered in petroleum on the Patagonian coast south of the Valdez Peninsula, in Puerto Madryn, Argentina on September 10, 2010. The penguins were found covered with petroleum that is believed to have come from a passing tanker, according to rescue workers.
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