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A bull chases runners at the famous fiesta in Pamplona, Spain. -
Hayfever misery
A mast cell stimulated by pollen to release histamine, the agent which irritates the respiratory tract, and causes hayfever. The image, by the University of Edinburgh, is part of the The 2005 Biomedical Image Awards exhibition at the Wellcome Trust in London. -
Agile and itchy
And if just the thought of a hay fever attack doesnÂ’t start to make you itch, what about this microscopic head louse acrobatically scaling three strands of hair, taken by Garry Hunter and Dave Randall at The University of Sussex. -
Small, but painful
Tiny kidney stones, so small they are nicknamed, “bladder sand”. The concentric ridges show successive layers of calcium oxalate crystallising to form the grains. The oldest bladder sand recorded was found in a 7000-year-old Egyptian mummy. Image taken by microscopist Spike Walker. -
Malaria menace
What looks like an old piece of knitted jumper is the gut of a mosquito with malaria parasites about to burst from the bulging sacs. When they do, they pass into the insectÂ’s saliva which it then injects into humans. Image by Hilary Hurd from Keele University. -
Fly's eyes
Scientists are trying to combat malaria through the study of the fruit fly. This one has been given the green fluorescent protein gene from jellyfish which makes it even more bug-eyed than normal. Image by Derric Nimmo and Paul Eggleston, from Keele University. -
i like these, they look so ben ben and cute cuteOriginally posted by BabyLover:
Rare ones
Four white tiger cubs make their first public appearance at the Jinan Wildlife World in eastern China's Shandong province on Sunday. Their mum, Rongrong, has given birth to 21 cubs since April 2003, with 19 of them surviving. -- AP
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terrible de, they really shd ban thisOriginally posted by poon cho tang:
A bull chases runners at the famous fiesta in Pamplona, Spain.
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now tt u mention... i tink so tooOriginally posted by TehJarVu:i like these, they look so ben ben and cute cute -
yah but farnie tose pple still purposely go n enjoy tisOriginally posted by TehJarVu:terrible de, they really shd ban this 
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Trail of destruction
The British Petroleum Thunder Horse Facility in the Gulf of Mexico leans to one side after being battered by Hurricane Dennis. The Atlantic's first and strongest hurricane this year also thrashed Florida, the Dominican Republic and southern Haiti. -- AP -
x2Originally posted by TehJarVu:i like these, they look so ben ben and cute cute -
Animals at Yongin zoo in South Korea are given special treats to stave off thirst during the summer heat. -
At the same zoo, this 10-year-old polar bear called Tonki clutches a block of ice containing watermelon and other fruits. -
A man walks with his bike and other belongings through a flooded road in Cosmesti, Romania. -
In India, tourists get caught in a monsoon downpour as they walk in front of the Taj Mahal. -
Japanese gardeners find oddly-shaped radishes a source of amusement. -
so big!Originally posted by poon cho tang:
Japanese gardeners find oddly-shaped radishes a source of amusement.
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so cuteOriginally posted by poon cho tang:
At the same zoo, this 10-year-old polar bear called Tonki clutches a block of ice containing watermelon and other fruits. -
Polar bear, Uslada, splashes around in the water in Leningrad zoo in St. Petersburg, July 13, 2005. The temperature in the city climbed to 30 degrees Celsius (78.8 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk -
A dragonfly sits on a weed near the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, July 14, 2005. NASA officials are trying to determine when they attempt a launch of the STS-114 mission. The launch was scrubbed on Wednesday after a fuel gauge said full when it should have said empty. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin) -
Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebration late Thursday, July 14, 2005. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) -
Six-year-old male orangutan 'Allan' kisses its trainer while being given a piece of watermelon during a pause in the animal show at the Everland Zoo in Yongin, about 50 km (31 miles) south of Seoul, July 14, 2005. Zookeepers give the animals special treats in the summer season to help them overcome hot temperatures in South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon -
South American runner Anibal Agudero receives a 14-centimetre (5.5-inch) puncture wound to his front thigh, inflicted by a bull from the Jandilla ranch during the fifth running of the bulls at Pamplona's San Fermin festival July 11, 2005. Four people were gored running with the bulls in Pamplona on Monday and eight others were injured in the stampede of fighting bulls through the city's streets, a Red Cross spokesman said. REUTERS/Vincent West -
A boy takes a cool shower during a very hot day at Landa beach near the resort of Ayia Napa village on the southeastern coast of Cyprus, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from the capital Nicosia, Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Cyprus meteorological Office at Larnaca International Airport forecast heavy thunderstorms as the heatwave eased, after temperatures had soared to 41 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)