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  April 19 - 26
From a crazy-haired sheepdog to an artistic elephant, find images of animals great and small.
  April 12 - 19
From an leaping lemur to a skateboarding pooch, find images of animals great and small.
  April 5 - 12
From two kissing giraffes to a forlorn fox cub, find images of animals great and small.
  March 30 - April 5
From a grumpy tiger to a shy giraffe, find images of animals great and small.
  March 23 - 30
From a drenched brown bear to a gentle giraffe, find images of animals great and small.
  March, 16 - 23
From a nosy raccoon to two sleepy sea lions, find images of animals great and small.
  March 9 - 16
From a curious polar bear cub to a flabbergasted Afghan hound, find images of animals great and small.
  March 2 - 9
From a teary-eyed baby seal to a self-involved python, find images of animals great and small.
  Iditarod 2008
Take a visual tour of the world's most famous sled-dog race.

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Pug Rocky looks curiously into camera during 130th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York
  Doggy doings
Check out some of the best moments, cutest dogs from Westminster Dog Show.
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  A Mermaid’s Playground
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  California's 'Galapagos'
View photographs of the protected wildlife on the Farallon Islands off San Francisco.
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  Bountiful birds ... again
Critical habitat for wildlife has been covered by silt and water from locks and dams constructed along the Mississippi River. Researchers are working to reverse the damage.
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  Lending science a paw
Tour a program at Washington State University  where scientists are hand-rearing grizzly cubs in hopes of creating research subjects that are safe around humans.
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Celebrity dogs
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  Threatened species

Did you know that the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species," which is put together by the IUCN, lists 7,725 animal species as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered? Each week, and with the IUCN's help, MSNBC.com will profile a threatened species. Check back each week, clicking here for the latest poster child for conservation.

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  Most wanted
View photographs of some of the species threatened by humans, as identified by the World Wildlife Fund in 2004.
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Image: A young boy plays in Lake Malawi
  The Week in Pictures
Natural disasters devastate parts of Myanmar and China, while natural – and human – wonders in Chile and Switzerland strike awe.

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LeBron James, Kevin Garnett
  Week in Sports Pictures
Leaping LeBron, riled-up refs, jumbled jockeys and more in this week’s edition.

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