Linda Blauch of Duluth, Ga., holds Lazarus, a beagle, Thursday, Feb. 19, in Duluth. The dog is now in the custody of Blauch after being hit and presumed dead by animal control workers. Lazarus is almost a normal puppy after being nursed back to health.
Polar bears Sheba, right, and her 13-year-old son Inuka, wander at their cage of Singapore Zoological Gardens in Singapore Monday, Feb. 23. The usually white coats of the two polar bears turned green a few weeks ago from algae growing in their hollow hair shafts. Sheba's coat was successfully bleached with hydrogen peroxide 2 1/2 weeks ago and Inuka will be given a similar treatment in 3 weeks time.
Dr. Neil Dobro voices his displeasure with the billboard at Lovingway United Pentecostal Chuch in Denver, Feb. 25. Pastor Maurice Gordon, inspired by the intense discussion leading to Wednesday's release of the film "The Passion of the Christ,'' displayed the message "Jews Killed The Lord Jesus'' in front of his church Wednesday prompting outrage from Jews and Christians alike.
Pastor Maurice Gordon stands in front of the sign that includes an apology that he posted in place of a message about Jews he had posted last week, outside his church in Denver, March 2.
Chippy, an adult California sea lion, makes its way down Drake's Beach toward the ocean after being released at the Point Reyes National Seashore, March 3. Chippy, who made headlines when he was found atop a California Highway Patrol car near Los Banos, Calif., on Feb. 9th, had been recuperating since then. The sea lion was found in Los Banos after traveling down the San Joaquin River channel, some 65 miles from the ocean.
A monkey clings to Orlando Lopez in his New York apartment before animal control officials, acting on a tip by an anonymous caller, confiscated two marmosets, two capuchins, two squirrel monkeys and a tarantula, March 9. Authorities said the monkeys would be taken to a Nassau County, N.Y., animal sanctuary.
The late 1950's Thunderbird III tours the grounds of the Concours d'Elegance, March 14, in Amelia Island, Fla. It was the last of three turbine powered prototype vehicles built by Ford in the 1950's and all three were on display Sunday. They were among the collection of rare, exotic and vintage automobiles on display as part of the 9th annual Amelia IslandConcours d'Elegance which is held to raise funds for Community Hospice of Northeast Florida.
Judge George Aldrich smells a contestant's shoes in Montpelier,Vt., March 16. Montpelier may be the capital of Vermont, but it also goes by another moniker: the Rotten Sneaker Capital of the World. The city hosts the Rotten Sneaker Contest, an annual event in which "master sniffers" judge who has the worst-smelling pair of sneakers.
An Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt is shown March 22, in Charleston, W.Va. Gov. Bob Wise sent a letter demanding that the clothing retailer dump this T-shirt, which spoofs the state with the slogan, "It's All Relative in West Virginia." Wise said the T-shirt depicts "an unfounded, negative stereotype of West Virginia."
PETA's new "Bucket of Blood," with a cardboard caricature of Colonel Sanders, which the animal-rights group plans to hand out to children outside KFC restaurants as part of a campaign against what it says are farming and slaughter abuses by KFC's suppliers. Instead of fried chicken, each bucket is filled with a bag of fake blood and bones, a bloodied plastic chicken and a cardboard caricature of a blood-spattered Colonel Sanders.
The finished product of Chilean-born Danish artist Marco Evaristti's "Ice Cube Project" is seen in Ilullissat, Greenland, March 24. Evaristti used 780 gallons of dye used to highlight meat diluted with sea water, three fire hoses, two icebreakers and a 20-man crew to spray the chunk of ice for his artwork.
Devotees offer flowers to Tapawsiary Bapu, 37, an Indian Hindu holy man who has buried himself neck down in the ground for meditation for 10 days at Pathapur, 25 miles north of Ahmadabad, Friday, March 26. Bapu began his meditation on March 20 and will emerge from the hole on March 29.
Joe, a Pekin duck that went on the lam from his home in Racine, Wis. and ended up 20 miles from home in the country, was photographed, March 17, at home after his return. The city health department read a newspaper story about Joe's return, and said Joe must go, because "livestock" is not allowed in the city limits.
A 1964 IBM promotional photo of the IBM 360 computer, which celebrated its 40th birthday on April 7, 1964. Technology historians say that the 360 was one of the most influential computer rollouts ever. A special IBM selectric typewriter, being used by the man, would allow programmers to talk to the mainframe, left background.
Chris Goron, owner of Special Effects, a video and printing store in Wellington, Ohio, poses in the front display window of her shop, April 2. State mental health officials and others expressed outrage Friday over the printing shop's window display depicting a fake suicide. Goron called it a humorous attempt to sell professional printing services.
Brightly colored chicks feed in a pen at Triple D Farm and Hatchery in Palmer, Alaska, Thursday, April 8. The hatchery sells a few hundred of the colorful birds for two weeks prior to Easter each year. Owner Anthony Schmidt says a non-toxic dye is injected into the eggs of a variety of breeds of chickens before they are hatched, which causes their down to be colored. The birds natural coloring returns as they grow feathers.
An X-ray showing a 6.7 inch pair of surgical scissors in the abdomen of 69-year-old Pat Skinner in Sydney, Australia, April 20. Mrs. Skinner had an operation at St. George hospital in Sydney's south in May 2001, but continued to suffer intense pain and it was only when she insisted on an x-ray 18 months later that she discovered the scissors inside.
The Hodsons, back row from left; Clay, Danny and Justin, Justin Jr., from row left, and Chance are pictured at the home of Justin Hodson, March 27, in Springfield, S.C. The Hodsons, following a family tradition for 25 years, are preparing for the upcoming 38th Annual Springfield Governor's Frog Jump and International Egg Striking Contest in Springfield.
The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant ever built is demolished Tuesday, April 20, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The historic building will be replaced with a new KFC restaurant that will also have a museum.