Horses race past large scoreboard during race at Happy Valley racecourse, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Red-billed gulls (Chroicocephalus scopulinus), breeding colony near Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Breeding colony of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus), Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, Africa

Camel train carrying salt, Taoudenni, Timbuktoo, Mali, Africa

Yaks on Tibetan pastures at 4000m, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Whaleshark (Rhyncodon typus),looking to head with pilotfish and Scuba Diver, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Whaleshark (Rhyncodon typus), looking upwards with large school of fish and Scuba Diver, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Whaleshark (Rhyncodon typus), silhouette and surrounded by fish, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

The Florida Ivory millipede (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae) a class of arthropod is thought to be among the first animals to have colonized land during the Silurian geologic period. The millipede's most obvious feature is its large number of legs. contrary to the Latin derivative of their name (thousand foot) the common species have between 80 and 400 legs.

November 7, 2008 Mt Shasta CA A spawned-out Chinook salmon watches over her redd in the Shasta River where it runs through Big Springs Ranch about 2 miles north of the town of Mt Shasta. The ranch, which is contributing to degraded habitat conditions, which actually warm water tempt by upwards of 10 degrees as the river passes through the ranch and then spills into the Klameth, is currently under contract for purchase by TNC, therefor TNC and partner organizations have been allowed to research this stretch of river for the first time. They have discovered that is it a very fertile juvenile rearing area and that there are a surprising number of returning salmon in spite of habitat degraded by grazing cattle (often in the river) and irrigation practices. If this purchase is successful, TNC has the chance to improve a large stretch of habitat and quickly improve conditions that will effect numbers of returning fish and habitat in the Shasta and Klameth Rivers. In California, The Nature Conservancy is focusing its efforts on protecting the Shasta River and its tributaries, which create one of the most important spawning nurseries for Chinook salmon in the entire Klamath Basin, United States of America

November 7, 2008 Mt Shasta CA A spawned-out Chinook salmon watches over her redd in the Shasta River where it runs through Big Springs Ranch about 2 miles north of the town of Mt Shasta. The ranch, which is contributing to degraded habitat conditions, which actually warm water tempt by upwards of 10 degrees as the river passes through the ranch and then spills into the Klameth, is currently under contract for purchase by TNC, therefor TNC and partner organizations have been allowed to research this stretch of river for the first time. They have discovered that is it a very fertile juvenile rearing area and that there are a surprising number of returning salmon in spite of habitat degraded by grazing cattle (often in the river) and irrigation practices. If this purchase is successful, TNC has the chance to improve a large stretch of habitat and quickly improve conditions that will effect numbers of returning fish and habitat in the Shasta and Klameth Rivers. In California, The Nature Conservancy is focusing its efforts on protecting the Shasta River and its tributaries, which create one of the most important spawning nurseries for Chinook salmon in the entire Klamath Basin, United States of America

A murmuration of starlings, a spectacular aerobatic display of a large number of birds in flight at dusk over the countryside, England, United Kingdom

A murmuration of starlings, a spectacular aerobatic display of a large number of birds in flight at dusk over the countryside, England, United Kingdom

A murmuration of starlings, a spectacular aerobatic display of a large number of birds in flight at dusk over the countryside, England, United Kingdom

A murmuration of starlings, a spectacular aerobatic display of a large number of birds in flight at dusk over the countryside, England, United Kingdom

A murmuration of starlings, a spectacular aerobatic display of a large number of birds in flight at dusk over the countryside, England, United Kingdom

Estrella sea star (Labidiaster annulatus) is a species of starfish in the family Heliasteridae. It is found in the cold waters around Antarctica and has a large number of slender, flexible rays. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica