Friday, September 29, 2006

When Pigs Dive?




A pig dives while other pigs watch during a performance at a zoo in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

OUCH!




Track and field line judge Lia Mara Lourenco is helped after a javelin hit her in her foot during 'Brazil Trophy,' a national track and field competition, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Spineless




Bulgarian Simona Peycheva performs with a ball at the 22nd European Rythmic Gymnastics Championship in Moscow.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Eye-Popping Excellence




In this combination picture of before and after, Claudio Paulo Pinto pops his eyeballs out of their sockets, in Belo Horizonte, 210 miles north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Claudio Paulo Pinto is looking for work. Pinto can pop his eyeballs at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches) out of their sockets, a national record for eye-popping according to RankBrasil, an organization modelled after the Guinness Book of World Records that lists Brazilian records. Pinto says he's been doing this since he was nine years old and 'it doesn't hurt a bit.'

Friday, September 15, 2006

Got Pepto?




A python sits on a road after swallowing a pregnant ewe in the village of Kampung Jabor, about 124 miles east of Kuala Lumpur. The six-metre reptile weighing 198.5 lbs was too laden to move, making it easy for firemen to capture it, said a local daily newspaper.


Special thanks to SJ Field Correspondent Meagan Martin.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Chillin'




Asiatic black bear takes a rest at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.

Saturday, September 02, 2006

First Movement




This photo released by the Capla Kesting Gallery(CKG) shows a sculpture purportedly cast from 19-week old Suri Cruise's first bowel movement. The work by controversial artist Daniel Edwards, is to be auctioned off for charity on eBay.