Animal Camouflage

We have seen impressive camouflage works of some of the finest artists, but what we have here today is something unique. These animals have mastered the art of camouflage or rather it's a gift to them from Mother Nature to protect themselves and to survive. These animals are very impressive in their own way and yet we (humans) with all the technology and knowledge at our disposal haven't been able to surpass them in camouflage. You don't agree with us? Then have a look at this collection and decide for self.

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2008 -- The Year in Photos

July 9, 2008 Some fish really suck: Here, Balloon lumpfish (Eumicrotremus pacificus) cling to a balloon at the Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium in Tokyo. Ventral sucker disks allow the deep-sea fish to cling to rocks.

June 6, 2008 Tear gas canisters rain down on demonstrators in the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, protesting Israel's erection of a separation barrier.

June 4, 2008 Sometimes those free ringside VIP seats offer more than you were hoping for. Here, former Madrid mayor Jose Maria Alvarez del Manzano (second from left) and some friends get a close up look at what being on the wrong side of the bull can really mean.

June 3, 2008 A miner extracts sulphur from the Kawah Ijen volcanic crater in East Java. The sulphur is put to use in sugar refineries and in cosmetics, medicines and explosives.

May 8, 2008 A boy in Indonesia prepares to siphon off fuel from a container. At the time, oil prices were reaching record highs.

May 2, 2008 An Iraqi boy looks on skeptically as he is dwarfed by a US soldier in Baghdad.

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