Born November 13 at a Tel Aviv zoo, this ungainly yet astoundingly cute baby is named Dolittle. (Via ZooBorns.) Click to embiggen
At the GOP debate in Orlando, a moment that perfectly captures the essence of today's Republican Party, in which the best seats in the house are occupied by grown men playing dress-up.
Tea Party, Republican Party, GOP, Debate, Atavism, Photograph
It's been a little while since we last visited the Internet Center for Advanced Studies of Baby Animal Cuteness, Zooborns, so I think it's time for a couple of photos of the first-ever rare Pallas's Cats born via artificial insemination, at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden: First Ever Birth ...
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Photograph, Green, Red, Yellow, Leaf
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Photograph, Water, Stream, River, Green
Blame Zooborns for the following overdose of cuteness.
Apex predators have the cutest babies. (Via Zooborns, of course.)
From Zooborns, the Houston Zoo's latest addition is a one-month old orangutan.
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Photograph, Flower, Red, Cactus, Clouds
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Photograph, Tree, Sunset, Blue, Red, Yellow, Structure, Chaos
Perhaps the best picture to sum up the week, from the Internet Center for the Study of Mind-Bogglingly Cute Animals, ZooBorns. Click for another pic And if you need a Christmas gift for a kid in your family, you cannot possibly go wrong with the new book by Zooborns founders Andrew Bleiman ...
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Photograph, Flower, Yellow, Red, Cactus
Also seen today in lower Manhattan for Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer's hate rally:
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The hate rally sponsored by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer's "Stop Islamization of America" is set to begin at 3 pm Eastern time, and their fans are beginning to arrive. (From Diaper's Photostream on Flickr.) Just call him Mr. Sunshine. The skinhead thugs of the English Defense League are getting their signs ...
Ground Zero, Park51, Cordoba House, Mosque, California, Bigotry, Islam, Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Photograph
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The desert rain lasted only 20 minutes, but the next morning all the cacti were shamelessly blooming. Click to embiggen (Camera: iPhone 4.)
© 2010 Charles Johnson Click to embiggen (Camera: Nikon D90 with 18-105mm Nikkor zoom lens and polarizing filter.)
(Camera: Nikon D90 with 18-105mm Nikkor zoom lens.)
Photograph, Duck, Bird, Night, Watching