A dominant male African Lion stares into the darkness on the veld. Bearded

A dominant male African Lion stares into the darkness on the veld. BeardedA dominant male African Lion stares into the darkness on the veld. Waterberg Mountains, Entabeni Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

An ancient Japanese garden requires care to prune its beloved trees

A Brown Booby soars on outstretched wings in a clear tropical blue sky Magdelaine Cay

also known as Short-billed Corellas

An alpine river flows around a stone island at the forest edge where the critically endangered White-bellied Heron lives

Near Tarcutta

freshwater ice shelves reserves are melting and the winter is getting shorter

Close view of a female Sumatran tiger hunting wetland birds at sunset

An Antarctic cruise ship anchored by a snow and ice encrusted peak

A large male silverback Mountain Gorilla feeding in an equatorial rainforest

A common Australian crow butterfly with spotted wings

Solid chemicals that are added to water make buffer and reagent solutions

Antique lights hang over the boardwalk of Santa Monica pier at sunset