小北极狐 Arctic Fox Pup, Canada

在夏天青郁的加拿大苔原上，一头小北极狐刚从小憩中醒来。大多数北极狐将在冬天变成白色，以适应周围的雪地环境。有些则换上青褐色的外衣，称为蓝狐。这些看似娇弱的动物们拥有适合生存的身体特征，如短耳，短鼻，厚毛等，这些可以帮助它们承受一些地球上最恶劣的生存条件。
Photograph by Norbert Rosing
An arctic fox pup awakens from a nap on the summer-greened Canadian tundra.
Most arctic foxes turn white in winter to blend with their snowy surroundings, though some, called blue foxes, wear a brownish-blue coat. These delicate-looking mammals have adapted a host of physical attributes-short ears; a short muzzle; thick fur-to help them bear up under some of Earth’s harshest living conditions.
圣女的动物 Bête de la Vierge, Albany, California

“瓢虫被认为是农民与害虫斗争的奖赏，以及儿童娇嫩美丽的回报，在中世纪时代就为英国人所知，他们将其命名为ladybirds,意为’圣母的生灵’。而法国人则称之为 bêtes de la Vierge,意为”圣女的动物”。”
Photograph by Robert F. Sisson
“Prized for farmers for their war on pests and by children for their delicate beauty, the beetles were known to Englishmen in the Middle Ages as ladybirds, creatures of Our Lady. The French called them bêtes de la Vierge, ‘animals of the Virgin.’