Big eyes

by Paul Hunter

Fall colour

by Charlene Burge

Lotus

by Karen Chappell

Sushi

Tokyo fish market by Will Burrard-Lucas

Response wild

Karen habbestad ' dan

Hungry horse

Christopher Pethick' den

Mars

Wojtek Kwiatkowski' den

The gray stallion

Wojtek Kwiatkowski' den

Many fish

MANY FISH

Great Arabian

Bled Slovenia

Bird from Safari

School of fish 2

Whiskers at the ready, a group of striped-eel catfish in Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait peers into the camera. The only catfish species to live in coral reefs, the juveniles of striped-eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus) form dense schools shaped like a ball.

Fotograf David Doubilet' den

School of fish 1

A school of multiband butterfly fish (Chaetodon multicinctus) swims off the Hawaiian islands in the French Frigate Shoals. Feeding mainly on coral, this species can be found at depths of 16 feet to nearly 100 feet (5 to 30 meters) and don't migrate, remaining instead near coral reefs.

Fotograf Bill Curtsinger' den

School of fish

Horse-eye jack swim in a dense school in the Cayman Islands. Known to approach divers, horse-eye jack (Caranx latus) are associated with coral reefs and can reach lengths of more than 3 feet (0.9 meters).

Fotograf Raul Touzon' dan

Moray eels

Top predators in the Red Sea, geometric moray eels (Gymnothorax griseus) slither out of a hideout on the sea floor. In 2006, scientists discovered evidence that moray eels and groupers in the Red Sea have developed a behavior of hunting cooperatively, the first recorded behavior among fish. The grouper shakes its head to signal to the eel where prey it can't get to is hiding. The eel then captures it.

Fotograf David Doubilet' den

Pipefish

A pipefish swims with its tubular snout at the ready in the Pacific Ocean. Related to sea horses, the more than 150 species of pipefish sport coverings of bony armor but lack scales. The small fish often live in beds of aquatic plants, which give them cover from which to hunt.

Fotograf Joe Stancampiano' dan

Sea slugs

Ribbons of red nudibranch eggs curl near Malaysia's Mabul Island. Nudibranchs, also called sea slugs, lay their eggs on the seafloor, attached to coral or rocks. Although a nudibranch is a simultaneous hermaphrodite (possessing both male and female reproductive organs), it reproduces by finding a partner. Millions of eggs can be found in one egg spiral.

Fotograf Tim Laman' dan

Jellyfish

The tentacles of a box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) trail behind it and can reach 15 feet (4.6 meters) in length. Found in northern Australia and adjacent waters, a sting from this species can be deadly. This species of box jellyfish, the largest, can have as many as 60 tentacles.

Fotograf David Doubilet' dan

Teardrop crap

A cryptic teardrop crab (Pelia mutica) seeks refuge inside a sponge near Bonaire Island in the Caribbean. Relying on camouflage, the crab's bright red carapace averages only 0.5 inches (1.3 centimeters) in length and can be covered by tunicates or sponges.

Fotograf Paul Sutherland' dan

Philippines

Flower coral in the Philippines demonstrate the derivation of their common name. This close-up view shows off the coral’s polyps. Brain, branching, mound, and plate corals describe other coral shapes and structures.

Fotograf Tim Laman' dan

Shines green

Like dancers in formation, this group of soft coral shines green in the western Pacific. Soft coral polyps differ from hard coral polyps in that they have eight tentacles while hard corals have multiples of six. Soft corals don't leave behind a hard skeleton when they die, as reefmaking hard corals do.

Fotograf Wolcott Henry' den

Flores island

Shining bright, a juvenile wrasse takes shelter in anchor coral off Flores Island, Indonesia. While not all of the more than 300 species of wrasses are vibrantly colored, many exhibit striking coloration and patterns. Some species even change their sex along with their color.

Fotoğraf Tim Laman' dan

Green fluorescent

Glowing green fluorescent coral in Palau absorbs light at one wavelength and emits it at another. Scientists have found that corals with fluorescent properties can handle the effects of coral bleaching caused by warmer waters better than other corals. This gives fluorescent corals an edge in protecting the symbiotic algae they host.

Photograph by Tim Laman

Sea flower

Appearing as flowers of the sea, the tentacles of an orange cup coral reach out in the waters of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. Known for their brilliant colors, these corals inhabit the shallow areas of coral reefs.

Photograph by Heather Perry

Przewalski's Horse

Przewalski's horses are the last surviving subspecies of wild horse. First described scientifically in the late 19th century by Russian explorer N. M. Przewalski, for whom the horse is named, the horse once freely roamed the steppe along the Mongolia-China border. Never again seen in the wild, Przewalski’s horses have since been kept and bred in captivity and have recently been reintroduced in Mongolia.

With a short, muscular body, Przewalski’s horses are smaller than most domesticated horses. They have a pale belly and beige to reddish-brown coat that is short during summer and thicker and longer in winter. Their muzzle is white, and they don an erect and dark mane that lines their large head and neck. They stand about 12 to 14 hands tall at the shoulder, or about 48 to 56 inches (122 to 142 centimeters), and weigh about 440 to 750 pounds (200 to 340 kilograms).

Photograph by Roy Toft

Wild horses

Wild horses in a field of wildflowers

Photograph by Raymond Gehman

Baby sea turtle

Leatherback hatchlings make a perilous journey from their nest to the ocean, and are not even safe once they make it. Few survive to adulthood.

Photograph by Susie Post Rust

Worried

Worried
Originally uploaded by hkvam

Helga Sólveig, my friend's daughter, looking very worried.
I accompanied her and her mother to infant swimming class.
I had a great time photographing the babies and parents in the pool, so much that I got tired from the heat and humidity. No wonder small persons were tired at the end of it all.