January 08 2012

Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, United Kingdom

Female green ringtail possum with a joey in her pouch,Queensland,Australia

(© Dave Watts/Visuals Unlimited, Inc.)

New Zealand

 Forbidden City Sunrise,Beijing,China

(© Travelasia/Asia Images/Getty Images)

United States

Zytglogge Astronomical Clock in Bern,Switzerland
(© Blaine Harrington/age fotostock) ©

 China

Green Leaf Mantis

(© Norbert Wu/Corbis)