White tigers get new mom

When hurricane Hannah separated two white tigers from their mother, Anjana came to the Rescue. Anjana, a chimp at TIGERS in South Carolina, became surrogate mom and playmate to the cubs, even helping with bottle feeding, according to The Sun. But here's the truly amazing part: This is something Anjana does all the time, having helped raised leopard and lion cubs on several occasions.
   
These pics are truly gorgeous.

The Cutest Babies

Here is some of the cutest animal baby pictures yet.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Iceland Volcanic Eruption

Amazing pictures from the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland

Major volcanic eruptions have started at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. The 5,500-foot volcano started erupting 20 March 2010. A later eruption from 14 April 2010 has disrupted air travel in Europe.

Huge, high altitude plume of volcanic ash have forced many airports to close down, thus spreading panic and fear among passengers.

The World Health Organization has also warned of potential health risks if a person is exposed to volcanic ashes for a long time.




Clouds forming from the pyroclastic eruption are clearly visible.  These clouds are initially made up of mostly dust particles less than 1/100 inch in diameter as well as ash fragments less than 1/5 inch in diameter. These dust particles may be carried great distances. In a powerful eruption they may be carried around the earth several times.  Most volcanic ash however falls to the surface and are cemented together by water to form a rock called volcanic tuff.






















Lightning at Iceland Volcano

Intense lightning storms mixed with ash clouds to electrify the night sky over Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Sunday.

























Aftermath
The big clean up operation begins clearing away volcanic ash deposits.

Amazing Icebergs

The artistic hand of God.

Amazing Striped Icebergs

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.

Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.

When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.

Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.

Amazing Iceberg Pictures