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  • A cottontail, lower right, noshes near “Perre’s Ventaglio III,” a 1967 stainless steel and enamel sculpture by Beverly Pepper at Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Artful bunny
  • An Eastern cottontail at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture goes out on the town for a meal. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Eastern cottontail
  • A crow sits in a polished stainless steel tree, a sculpture by Roxy Paine entitled Split which rises 50 feet above the Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park, in Seattle. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Crow's perch
  • Three Julia heliconians are on Pacific ninebark flowers, Physocarpus capitatus. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)<br />
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 spreads its wings atop Butterfly exhibit reopens at Woodland Park Zoo<br />
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    Butterflies three
  • A Julia heliconian spreads its wings atop a Bidens flower in the butterfly exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo. More than 200 North American butterflies representing over a dozen species can be found in the garden. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    Butterfly
  • Sheep roam around pastures in the Stillaguamish Valley. (Daniel Kim / The Seattle Times)
    Flocking to the pasture
  • A hummingbird tries to beat the heat at the end of the day by sticking it's tongue deep into a gurgling bird feeder fountain in North Seattle as temperatures soar across the region. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
    Cooling sip
  • A five-year-old skateboarding Bulldog rides his board at Strawberry Hill Skatepark. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Skateboarding bulldog
  • Ducklings stand on water with the help of a lilly pad or two as they learn how to forage in a pond at Magnuson Park in Seattle. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
    Magnuson Park Ducklings
  • Nugget, a purebred Siberian Husky, visited Seattle and held an Alaskan flag to join in the celebration of Alaska's becoming the 49th state. (Paul Thomas / The Seattle Times, 1959)
    Alaskan Nugget
  • A squirrel focuses on a snack at Volunteer Park in Seattle. Rain is predicted until a lull mid-week and then picking back up again for the foreseeable future. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    A marvelous morsel at Volunteer Park
  • Goldfish pond. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)
    Golden opportunity
  • Two-year-old gelding Myuddermamasapaint has been called “a ham” and “a goofball.” (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Horsing around
  • A golden doodle, tries to get a ball from her person as they played fetch before sunset at Sunset Hill Park in Seattle. (Colin Diltz / The Seattle Times)
    Jump for joy
  • A green-eyed beauty in a holding area. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    Green-eyed beauty
  • Gulls are big and boisterous and will grab your pizza slice, French fry, or fish and chips if given the chance. This local at the Seattle waterfront... (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    Seattle seagulls
  • Seagulls are big, graceful flyers. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    Sea gulls in Seattle
  • With the Space Needle in the background, a double-crested cormorant prepares to take flight after drying its wings in West Seattle. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Dry to fly
  • Woodland Park Zoo’s baby giraffe Hasani’s special shoes didn’t prevent him from breaking into brief gallops. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Baby giraffe
  • There is plenty of sun and plenty of tosses for Oly to play fetch with her owner at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Fetch at Juanita Beach Park
  • During a break in the rain, Canada geese get a snack in West Seattle as the Seattle skyline peaks above them in the background. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Geese break
  • Bandar, a 5-year-old Sumatran tiger, made his media debut and was presented to the public in a special appearance at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    New cat in Tacoma
  • Goats were sedated and blindfolded Thursday in Olympic National Park before being put into harnesses as part of the goat relocation project.(Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)
    Mountain Goat relocation
  • Three members of a raccoon family make a break for it across the Green Lake Trail towards the water bringing all human traffic to a halt. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times, 2012)
    Green Lake break
  • Getting the lay of the land, even though they’re not competing for two more days, Emma, front, and Mackie are glued to the field as sheep are moved by another border collie in the distance. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)
    ‘Spooky smart’ border collies
  • Will, John Fontaine’s border collie, is still learning but Fontaine says “they remember quickly.” They’re from Chiloquin, Oregon. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)
    ‘Spooky smart’ border collies
  • Moving the sheep in a tight formation and moving them to a place they don’t want to go is key, and border collies do it best. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)
    ‘Spooky smart’ border collies
  • This is Buddy. He's part Airedale and part Labrador Retriever. (Jerry Gay / The Seattle Times, 1973)
    Alki Retriever
  • Under cloudy skies, a few pigeons look for a place to land on some wires along S. Graham St. near Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. in Seattle. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Up on the high wire
  • During a break in the rainfall, a squirrel enjoys a snack at  Seattle's Volunteer Park.  (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Taking a break
  • Cormorants dry their wings on pilings along the West Seattle waterfront -- the top of the space needle peeks through the fog at center. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    West Seattle cormorants
  • Water-collecting bees will make multiple flights for the good of the hive. Each bee can carry only about 50 micrograms of water in a flight. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
    Water-collecting bees
  • A two-day-old gosling strolls under it's mother's watch in the Australasia unit of Woodland Park Zoo. (Betty Udesen / The Seattle Times, 1992)
    Mama Cereopsis
  • A koi fish swims past a fallen leaf. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times)
    Fall colors in and out of the water
  • A Gray Wolf at the Woodland Park Zoo shakes the rain off with brisk efficiency. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Shaking off the showers
  • A bird sits  on a street-light pole as the sun tries to peer through the morning fog. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Early bird
  • This salmon is about to complete it's lifecycle as it returns to Issaquah Creek a little battered after a likely four-year journey from the hatchery to Alaskan waters and back, led mainly by its nose and the imprinted smell of the waters it came from. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    Heading home
  • Koi fish swim in the pond at the Ksitigarbha Temple in Lynnwood during the Kuan Yin Bodhisattva Ceremony. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
    Koi fish
  • A canoe with an excellent dog's-eye-view paddles toward the Arboretum in Seattle, oppressively hot dog days of summer eventually gave way to seasonably perfect temperatures. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Doggy row the boat ashore
  • A Woodland Park Zoo Peacock flares it's feathers as it struts around the Savannah area. (Thomas James Hurst / The Seattle Times)
    Male peacock display
  • Elephants performed for the crowd at the Jordan World Circus in Puyallup. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
    Elephant's eye
  • Comb jellyfish in their tank behind the scenes at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. They inhabit Puget Sound; these were netted at the ferry dock in Tacoma.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Comb Jellyfish
  • Japanese Sea Nettles swim about in their exhibit at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Japanese Sea Nettles
  • Under UV light, crystal jellyfish have a ring that glows.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Crystal Jellyfish
  • Egg yolk jellies have a clear or milky bell with a yellow center and feed on smaller jellyfish. At Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Egg Yolk Jellyfish
  • Crystal jellyfish have transparent bells and under UV light the rims glow with color. At the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Crystal Jellyfish and UV Light
  • Angus the border collie hangs out in the vineyard. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    No whining here!
  • Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium offers close-up views of Sumatran tigers Indah, left, and Kirana. Dari, not pictured, completes this sister act. The triplets were born in late 2014. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Sister act
  • Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium offers close-up underwater views of Sandtiger Sharks. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium s..mmer
  • A red maple leaf floats in the pond with the Koi as foliage color peaks at the Seattle Japanese Garden in October. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
    Koi and red leaf
  • Seen from behind protective glass, rare, three-week-old, clouded leopard cubs have just been awakened for a feeding at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, in Tacoma. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
    Hungry cubs
  • On the wing, a Canada goose does a fly-by along Harbor Avenue Southwest across from the Seattle skyline. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    Canada goose on the wing
  • A dog rides on a stand up paddle board in Lake Washington. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Paddling dog
  • An American coot, also known as a mud hen, picks up traction on the waters of Union Bay as it takes off from the Union Bay Natural Area. The popular bird-watching spot is near the Center for Urban Horticulture in Seattle. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)
    Kooky coot running start
  • Why did the salmon cross the road? A male chum salmon tries to get across the Skokomish Valley Road to reenter the Skokomish River and continue its journey to the salmon hatchery up stream. This fish and the others along the side of the road seemed to wait for the wake from passing vehicles to make their dash across the road. (Harley Soltes / The Seattle Times)
    Why did the salmon cross the road?
  • A video crew member asks Keiko a question in the Newport, Oregon aquarium before the orca before boarding a cargo plane for Iceland.   Keiko responded only with a stare. (The Seattle Times, 1998)
    Keiko in the Newport, Oregon aquarium
  • A fake partridge in a pear tree. Plenty of live birds keep the pretender company. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)
    Partridge in a pear tree
  • Mt. Rainier is out in all its glory as the crowd cheers the end of the 5th race at Emerald Downs, the opening day of racing for the 2015 season. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
    Opening day at Emerald Downs
  • A 250-pound male born at the New York Aquarium, Chewbacca was brought to Seattle to provide companionship for tank mate Commander. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
    Chewbacca at the Seattle Aquarium
  • Birds on a wire from a photo taken in the 1970s. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
    Birds on a wire
  • Woodland Park Zoo’s orangutan, Towan, celebrates his 30th birthday in 1998 by munching on a fake durian fruit filled with peanut butter and honey. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
    Towan, the Woodland Park Zoo's orangutan
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A male peacock looks out of a window in a garage in Seattle. The captured bird had been roaming the Brighton neighborhood since springtime in south Seattle. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
    Peacock's strutting clipped
  • Flamingo parents check out the runt of the chicks that were born at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Most of the flamingos at the zoo are more than 36 years old — they can live for around 70 years. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
    Watching over the runt of the litter
  • Nadiri, a 19-year-old Woodland Park Zoo gorilla, is going to give birth in November. The zoo plans to start a 24-hour birth watch soon. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times, 2015)
    Woodland Park Zoo pregnant gorilla
  • Keema, all 835-pounds of grizzly bear, rolls on a pile of snow from Crystal Mountain brought in for him and his twin brother Denali for their 20th birthday at Woodland Park Zoo.  The bears were originally at WSU and have lived their lives in captivity.  It's believed about 10 grizzly bears live in the North Cascades in Washington State compared to 25,000 to 30,000 black bears.   <br />
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Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Happy Birthday Keema!
  • Maxine, who earned a first place ribbon for "Most Well Behaved," has been dressed in costumes since her first Halloween. The grey tabby won "Miss Personality" in the Average Joe Cat Show competition.<br />
Betty Udesen / The Seattle Times
    Cat in Glasses
  • A rat terrier, dressed as a punk rocker has the look plus the attitude at the annual Dog-O-Ween gathering at the Genesee Park off-leash area.  Spike was a member of a band called Bark Flag, a take off on the real band Black Flag.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Punk Rock Dog
  • Sheep perform weed control in a 145-acre block of Riesling grapes that are certified Biodynamic, at The Benches Vineyard.<br />
Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times
    Weed Eaters
  • Woodland Park Zoo grizzly "Keema" tears apart a pumpkin in his grotto. Keema and his twin brother "Denali" were brought to the zoo in 1994 as baby cubs.  They are now 16 and weigh between 600 to 800 pounds. <br />
Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times
    Keema Tears Apart a Pumpkin in his G..otto
  • Meerkats explore inside and outside of a pumpkin left in their cage.<br />
Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times
    Meerkats Explore a Pumpkin
  • Blizzard, one of four polar bears at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, demonstrates his pumpkin dribbling ability during Zoo Boo. Blizzard is able to excellently bounce the pumpkin with any of his four paws off the bottom of his pool before chomping down. <br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Blizzard Dribbles a Pumpkin
  • Dogs dressed up as "Our Little Devils" wait for the judging to begin during Dog-O-Ween at Seattle's Genessee Park. The event, sponsored by Citizens for Off-Leash Areas (COLA), featured a costume contest.<br />
John Lok / The Seattle Times
    Little Doggie Devils
  • Amy the pig is not beyond begging and food, including banana chips and string cheese, is used in obedience class as a reward.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    This Little Piggy
  • On the obstacle course, Amy the pig negotiates the weave through a set of poles, a task few pigs are taught to do.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Obstacle Course
  • This little piggy goes to class at the Family Dog Training Center in Kent twice a week.<br />
Alan Berner / The Seattle Times
    Amy the Pig
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