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Big Snapshot News

Big Snapshot

The environmental world is filled with amazing photo opportunities. We bring you a huge photo every day — like this tiger beating the heat. We've pulled them all together for your convenience.

Articles about Big Snapshot

  • Conquering the slopes [Photos]

    Thu, Jan 17 2013 at 11:37 AM

    Skiiers, snowboarders and off-roaders descend on snowy mountain trails and dusty dunes for some outdoor recreation.

  • Critters adapt to Europe's frosty weather [Photos]

    Wed, Jan 16 2013 at 11:55 AM

    Whether they're hunkering down in their dens or generating body heat through exercise, animals do their best to stay toasty.

  • Mass bathing in Ganges river kicks off Kumbh Mela pilgrimage [Photos]

    Tue, Jan 15 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Touted as the largest religious gathering on Earth, the Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage organized every 3 years, rotating between the cities of Allahabad, Nashik, Haridwar and Ujjain.

  • Mexico City spay/neuter campaign aims to reduce stray population [Photos]

    Fri, Jan 11 2013 at 11:50 AM

    Spaying and neutering pets is the answer to preventing the euthanization of an estimated 4 million cats and dogs every year.

  • Animals chill by the poolside [Photos]

    Thu, Jan 10 2013 at 12:14 PM

    Behold a tiger wading in algae, snow monkeys warming up in a hot spring and other critters engaging in aquatic tomfoolery.

  • Zoo animals frolic in the snow [Photos]

    Tue, Jan 08 2013 at 11:48 AM

    Pandas, otters, flamingos and other critters living at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., enjoy the freshly fallen snow.

  • Cutest way to recycle leftover Christmas trees? Elephants [Photos]

    Fri, Jan 04 2013 at 11:37 AM

    It is tradition at the Zoologischer Garten in Berlin to give leftover Christmas trees to elephants to munch on during the first week of the new year.

  • Penguin, bullfrog and meerkat populations recorded at British zoos [Photos]

    Thu, Jan 03 2013 at 11:48 AM

    Annual animal 'censuses' are carried out at the start of the year by England's Bristol and London Zoos.

  • Post-Christmas snow blankets the Midwest and Northeast [Photos]

    Thu, Dec 27 2012 at 11:22 AM

    After sweeping through the Midwest the day after Christmas, a winter storm is expected to dump two feet of snow in the Northeast.

  • Animals celebrate the holidays with healthy treats, silly costumes [Photos]

    Wed, Dec 19 2012 at 10:42 AM

    Santa Claus hangs with a dolphin pod, orangutans nosh on a holiday fruit basket and penguins strut their stuff in a holiday parade.

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