Lion (Panthera leo) cub, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

African elephant and baby (Loxodonta africana), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

African elephant and baby (Loxodonta africana), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

An African elephant (Loxodonta africana) chases away a lion (Panthera leo) resting along its path, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Small American black bear (Ursus americanus) with rare white chest markings, on the Big Trees trail, Round Meadow, Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, California, United States of America, North America

Baby African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing under its mother, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Dolomites, italy. South tyrol. Area of the three chimneys,from left to right: small chimney 2857 m; big chimney 2999 m; western chimney 2973 m; reflecting in a small puddle of water

Dolomites, italy. South tyrol. Area of the three chimneys,from left to right: small chimney 2857 m; big chimney 2999 m; western chimney 2973 m; reflecting in a small puddle of water

Tanzania small boy being carried by big sister, kalabezo

Oceanic Sun Fish (Moon Fish or Mola Mola) and Sardines. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic

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

Crab crossing caution street sign on only road Big Corn Island Nicaragua Central America

Snorkeling in the beach, Corn Island, Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua, Central America, America. Local man with a starfish.

Palms and beach with tourist huts, Corn Island, Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua, Central America, America. Arenas Beach Hotel

Local people next to the beach, Corn Island, Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua, Central America, America.

Boy standing next to a Giant Sequoia, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Monument, The Men at Sea, Mennesket ved Havet, Esbjerg, Central Jutland, Denmark

Fly agaric, fly amanita (Amanita muscaria), Pillersattel mountain pass, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Feet of the Gomateshwara statue, Jain ascetic, Jain Temple on Vindhyagiri Hill, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Small fishing boat in front of huge icebergs and drift ice, seagulls circling around the boat, drift ice, winter, Disko Bay, Ilulissat, West Greenland, Denmark, Europe

Seesaw out of balance, small cube weighing more than many large cubes, symbolic image for imbalance or dominance, 3D illustration

daughter mother feet shoes. High resolution photo

Seesaw out of balance, small cube weighing more than many large cubes, symbolic image for imbalance or dominance, 3D illustration

Small fishing boat in front of huge icebergs and drift ice, seagulls, winter, Disko Bay, Ilulissat, West Greenland, Denmark, Europe

Market square in the village of Ghardaia in the Unesco World Heritage Site M'zab, Algeria, Africa

Lion cups (Panthera leo) lying on a small hill are watching for animals in the Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, Africa

Female baby elephant, 11 days, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), on the first trip in the outdoor enclosure with her mother, Tierpark Hellabrunn, zoo, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic Lower Saxony timber-framed house in Jabel, large door, estate house, former farmhouse, Hannoverian Wendland area, Luechow-Dannenberg district, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Accessible cave with a small waterfall and lake, Grotte aux Fees, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Matryoshka dolls on sale in Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), young animal, chick, on leaves of the giant water lily (Victoria amazonica), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Smoothly ground pebbles from the Isar River, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) piglet, mother with young, Mallorca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Small fishing boat in front of huge iceberg with two holes, Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland, Denmark, North America

Bas of a big golden stupa with many small stupas in front Pindaya Shan State Burma

Old Red-footed Tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) with young, Boqueron, Gran Chaco, Paraguay, South America

High waves crashing over the harbor wall, stormy seas on the Brittany coast, hurricane, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Parish church of St. Mary in Piazza Slobode Liberta, Umag, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Big shower clouds over an Irish village with row of houses, Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland, Europe

Omodos, Troodos Mountains, Central Cyprus

Woman looking up, sculpture on a red pillar pedestal with Rheinturm tower at back, Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Alley in the village of Omodos, Troodos Mountains, Central Cyprus

Piata Mare Square with the Catholic Church, Sibiu, Romania, Europe

Piata Mare Square with the Catholic Church, Sibiu, Romania, Europe

Baroque church of San Giovanni Battista in the historic town, Cervo, Riviera, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Baroque church of San Giovanni Battista in the historic town, Cervo, Riviera, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Muckle Roe, a small island of the Shetland Islands. Muckle Roe (big red isle) is famous for the red, unspoilt granite cliffs and beaches. europe, central europe, northern europe, united kingdom, great britain, scotland, northern isles,shetland islands islands, May

A corregated sculpture of a grasshopper perches on the roof of a horticulture supply store in Tirau, New Zealand on the north island. The small agricultural town of 800 has several such unique buildings including the Big Sheep Wool Gallery shaped like a sheep and the neighboring Big Dog Information Center in the form of a dog.

Vegetables are usually produced by small farmers in rain-fed areas, irrigated private farms or the big government schemes.

A church guardian holds centuries-old keys to the historic church at Owczary, outside the town of Gorlice in Southern Poland

A couple walking on the beach below the North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park near the mouth of the Columbia River, Washington State, Washington, United States of America

View of the Great Pyramid and Sphinx of Giza under a blue sky, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing on the savannah while nursing young calf at Segera, Segera, Laikipia, Kenya

A female Chinese tourist stands among a row of columns with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic details at the Philae Temple, Aswan, Egypt, Africa

Teenage girl leaning against ice walls on the Matanuska Glacier in Sutton, Alaska, Sutton, Alaska, United States of America

Silos in a row on a green field of farmland under a big blue sky with cloud; Alberta, Canada

Woman standing under the large, boulders on the seaside shores of The Baths, a famous beach in the BVI's, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean

A Grizzly Bear (Ursus Arctos Horribilis) Nursing Her Two Cubs, Alaska, United States Of America

Mother And Daughter With Painted Toenails

Wildlife On Highway

Birds Flying Over Waves

Hawaii, Big Island, Black Crowned Night Heron perched on a branch.

Hawaii, Maui, Makena, aerial of Little Beach and Big Beach.

Hawaii, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, megaptera novaeangliae

Hawaii, Big Island, Helicopter Mauna Lani Bay taking Off.

Hawaii, Big Island, Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on sandy beach near ocean's edge.

Hawaii, Big Island, North Kohala, Hawi, small white church.

Hawaii, Big Island, Waimea town and snowcapped Mauna Kea

Closeup of stones

Stones near Otter Cliffs Acadia Maine

Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos