Train Ride, Canada

Photograph by Tatum Wulff , My Shot

A young Mennonite girl looks out the window of the Heritage Number 9 Waterloo Central Railway steam train as it reaches its destination at Waterloo station in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada . This candid photo was taken in October of 2012, but it feels timeless to me.

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What Makes This a Photo of the Day? I personally love documentary portraits of people, so I'm happy when I find one that will hold its own as a Photo of the Day. The subject, the setting, and the choice of black and white work together perfectly to create a timeless photograph, and the direct gaze of the young girl draws me in. —Alexa Keefe, Photo of the Day editor

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Port Blair, Andaman Islands

Photograph by Aloke Runthala, Your Shot

This was taken in Port Blair, where every morning people come to feed these pigeons. These birds don't fear human presence, and every day more than 22 pounds of grain is fed to these birds of flight.

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Meerkat Portrait

Photograph by Daniel Chaves , My Shot

A meerkat in perfect harmony with itself

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Bear, Finland

Photograph by Sylwia Domaradzka, Your Shot

This was the only bear that turned up that night. I spent 16 hours in the hide, and at about midnight, he turned up. He made one appearance and then disappeared. I just loved seeing the bear in its beautiful habitat. Image taken in Finland .

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Alligators, Texas

Photograph by Nuwan Samaranayake, Your Shot

This is a photograph of two baby alligators on the mother alligator s head. The photograph was taken at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas . This nature park is well known for its huge alligator population.

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Gorillas, Rwanda

Photograph by David Creatura, Your Shot

I took this photograph on the final day of a four-day trip to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda . The two juvenile gorillas were playing endlessly, rumbling and tumbling as most of their family members of the Sabyinyo group relaxed and rested comfortably. Pouring over my shots following the trek, I was just as excited as the expression on their faces when I saw I had at least one photograph of the hundred or so I took of them in the midst of their debauchery.

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Snowy Owl, Long Island

Photograph by David Dillhoff, Your Shot

Not too far from the daily "rush hour" campaign one can visit one of nature's most special environments Jones Beach, New York, the west end. It's a perfect host for various bird of prey species throughout the four seasons. Each winter hundreds of birders and photographers travel in search of the snowy owl .

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Kangaroos, Australia

Photograph by Gordon Fellows , My Shot

Mother kangaroo and her joey on the beach at Cape Le Grande, Esperance, Western Australia

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Cape Fur Seals, South Africa

Photograph by Steven Benjamin , My Shot

Cape fur seals are a favorite photographic subject of mine. They are curious and playful but at the same time hard to photograph. When there are hundreds of seals in the water they zoom around at breakneck speeds, their bodies forming strange shapes as they twist and turn. Occasionally a mob of seal pups will take great pleasure in tugging a diver's fins or bumping a cameraman's strobes, leaving the diver amused but slightly abused. Here a seal takes great pleasure in mouthing my dome port. Seal Island, Hout Bay, Cape Town .

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Dog Walk, California

Photograph by Lauren Comfort, Your Shot

Dog walk at dusk, Point Isabel, Richmond, California

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Cheetah Mother and Cubs, Tanzania

Photograph by Frans Lanting , National Geographic

A young cheetah mother named Etta by researchers scans the Serengeti for signs of danger while her four 12-week-old cubs wrestle. A long-running study has found that the majority of cubs here are raised by a small group of cheetah supermoms.

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Parakeets, Ecuador

Photograph by Tim Laman , National Geographic

In Ecuador 's Yasuní National Park, cobalt-winged parakeets flock to a pool. Scientists have identified nearly 600 species of birds in the park.

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Horses, Iceland

Photograph by Tina Thuell, Your Shot

Icelandic horses gathered on top of this hill within their paddock beneath this stunning cloud formation. The combination seemed positively heavenly. This photo was taken at the breeding farm in northern Iceland called Ibisholl.

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Zebra and Foal, Botswana

Photograph by Melissa Beattie , My Shot

A young zebra foal closely following an adult. Taken on a recent trip to Botswana , Africa.

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Ladybug and Daylily

Photograph by Steve Adams, Your Shot

A ladybug peeks out from a daylily.

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Sleeping Lion, South Africa

Photograph by Ande Truman, Your Shot

This male lion rests in the soft grass on a gloomy day in South Africa .

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River Otters, Shetland Islands

Photograph by Charlie Hamilton James

In the Shetland Islands a mother and two male cubs listen intently to the clicking of the photographer s camera. The nose of the cub at right had a recent encounter with a crab. Adults don t live as pairs, and males play no part in raising the young.

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Stingrays, Grand Cayman

Photograph by Nadya Kulagina , My Shot

Stingrays gracefully flying, forming a perfect straight line. Sand bar, Grand Cayman.

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Geladas, Ethiopia

Photograph by Jeff Kerby , My Shot

A group of juvenile male gelada baboons gives chase to a male in charge of a family. These highly social primates are often squabbling over females, occasionally with deadly consequences. I was standing nearby monitoring another member of the population when the charge erupted. I managed a quick shot before the scene passed me (closely) by. Photo was taken in the Ethiopian Highlands, the only place where wild geladas can still be found.

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Cow and Shepherd, India

Photograph by Kuntal Joisher , My Shot

A young bovine finds safety and solace with her shepherd father. She was very nervous and tentative when I was taking pictures of the surroundings nearby, and sensing my presence she gradually moved toward the comfort of the shepherd.

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Birds, Israel

Photograph by Silvi Gecht, Your Shot

Hula Lake, Israel

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Cheetah and Leopard, Botswana

Photograph by Jamie Hopf, Your Shot

A very rare, adrenaline-packed showdown between two spotted predators: a male cheetah and a female leopard . The leopard came to steal the cheetah's fresh kill. No one expected the cheetah to fight for it, as he is lower on the predator hierarchy, but he was very hungry it had been a couple of days since his last meal. We were all stunned by the sudden engagement between the two cats. Sometimes hard work pays nothing and ultimately the leopard prevailed. Taken in Botswana .

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Diving Bird, Mexico

Photograph by Karl Duncan , My Shot

While taking photos of Santa Maria reef near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico , I noticed this deep-diving bird chasing a massive school of baitfish in the middle of the reef. It was fast, but I was able to get this shot from above.

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Grasshopper and Milkweed Pod

Photograph by Matthew George , My Shot

Walking through the Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin on an early autumn afternoon, it's easy to find large grasshoppers like this one.

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Gentoo Penguin Chicks, Antarctica

Photograph by Richard Sidey , My Shot

In Port Lockroy, Antarctica, two newly hatched gentoo penguin chicks get a quick look at the outside world as one of their parents stands up on the nest for a moment.

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Elephant Herd, Kenya

Photograph by Robyn Gianni , My Shot

Elephants move across Kenya s Amboseli National Park in a thunderstorm.

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Florida

Photograph by Ben Hicks , My Shot

A loggerhead sea turtle that never made it to sea with its brothers and sisters is released into the waters off Palm Beach by a researcher.

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Rooster, Brazil

Photograph by Gerson de Oliveira, Your Shot

Rooster, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Rhinos, Kenya

Photograph by Igor Chervonenko , My Shot

Family of rhinos , Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

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Water Buffaloes, India

Photograph by Partha Pratim Saha , My Shot

A boy bathes with his three buffaloes in the river.

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Tadpoles, Canada

Photograph by Eiko Jones , My Shot

Tadpoles swim through a jungle of lily stalks in Cedar Lake on Vancouver Island, Canada .

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Fox, Aleutian Islands

Photograph by Gregory Gooding , My Shot

A fox sits on a snowy hill near Dutch Harbor in Alaska 's Aleutian Islands.

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