Animal Photos Of The Week

This past week was a big one for animals in the news.

16 Dalmatian puppies were born. Threatened snow leopards were spotted in Afghanistan.

"Citizen scientists" were enlisted to help track the bee population, while South African scientists fit penguins with satellite transmitters to track them in the wild.

Oh yes, and a dog bit a shark.

Meanwhile, photographers snapped images of cheetah cubs, bear cubs, and some non-cubs as well. Enjoy!

Comments

[jh cp]

08:10 AM on 07/20/2011

that eagle looks great.

My country's national animal is a condor, a scavenger.No wonder it's F--- up :(

[GirlUsingBrain]

05:44 PM on 07/19/2011

Love those cheetah cubs! Actually, I love all of these photos.

I got to pet a cheetah once. It was purring very loudly! Their fur is very coarse ... felt like steel wool. I was so excited!

Cheetahs chirp and whistle. Here is a link where you can hear them:

http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/animals/BigCats.shtml

[femmyror]

02:09 PM on 07/19/2011

I love the lemur eating a watermelon!

[Igor Purlantov]

10:34 AM on 07/19/2011

Wonderful pictures of some amazing animals.

[kirkewilliams]

02:14 PM on 07/18/2011

Those cheetah cubs would look great on my wall.

[ccallahan]

02:43 AM on 07/18/2011

all the pictures are of animals in captivity....not in the wild where they should be

[GirlUsingBrain]

05:46 PM on 07/19/2011

I prefer animals in the wild, too. But these are still great photos. Sadly, some of these animals may not be found in the wild much longer.

[SparkyDash]

12:06 AM on 07/18/2011

Hooray for our animals!

[RBLRDR]

08:28 PM on 07/17/2011

I ♥ Wild Ass. I gave it a 10.

[Baneblade]

08:08 PM on 07/17/2011

Those 2 lion cubs have a clear liberal bias.

>:3

[GraniteSkyline]

01:38 AM on 07/18/2011

The two headed snake is definitely Tea Party.

[baym]

06:18 PM on 07/17/2011

Our beautiful animals ... we must take great care of them. I hope that one day soon we can eliminate all forms of animal cruelty and appreciate the gift they are to us. Thanks for the pictures. --Monte

[karen lyons kalmenson]

04:32 PM on 07/17/2011

A gorgeous critter marathon
Nice pics to end then
Week upon

[farmerlady]

03:51 PM on 07/17/2011

Beautiful pictures.....I love animals of all kinds. I could look at chickens all day, much prefer them to people. Guess I'm fated to become a cra.zy old critter lady.

[karen lyons kalmenson]

04:34 PM on 07/17/2011

Me too. I spend most of my waking hours either poetry/painting animals or in some animal rights related activity

[Connie Markley Boppre]

03:16 PM on 07/17/2011

it's critical that we protect animals. they belong to mother earth as we do.

[janie@atthelake]

03:20 PM on 07/17/2011

Yes it is Connie...

[karen lyons kalmenson]

04:38 PM on 07/17/2011

Man unkind needs to learn that
This planet is not
For him to burn
Animals are not
For exploitation
They are separate
Vital nations
We are all here
On mother nature's lease
If she does it renew,
Our world will cease

[Chad Wheeler]

02:53 PM on 07/17/2011

Cheetah cubs with their dandelion fluff heads always have an unfair advantage in any kind of "cute" competition.

[ejhickey]

07:07 PM on 07/17/2011

"cheetahs" never win , in the long run

[GraniteSkyline]

01:39 AM on 07/18/2011

Good one!

[wackySD]

01:28 PM on 07/20/2011

Between the fluffy heads and the perpetually surprised look, they really are hard to beat.

[Lady In Silhouette]

02:49 PM on 07/17/2011

Animals are the BEST!