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Moments That Make Us Smile
Assignment Open From
Oct 19 - Jan 15, 2023
Playful animal interactions make us smile (African lions, right). Have you ever captured a photo of wildlife during a humorous moment? Behaviors of animals often surprise and delight. Share your favorite images with us.
Our editorial team will choose the best submissions based on appeal, composition, originality, and technical quality. A group of chosen shots for this assignment will be posted on this page and one will be featured.
We can consider a maximum of six submissions per contributor.
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Monarch butterfly.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Female Mallard, Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Massachusetts.
Album | Make a Splash |
Jellyfish.
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Coral reef.
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Coral reef.
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
White pelican.
Everglades National Park, Florida, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Green frog.
Rutgers University Botanical Garden, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Indian gharial.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Salvin's albatross.
Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Album | Make a Splash |
Northern giant petrel.
Kaikoura, New Zealand.
Album | Make a Splash |
African lion.
Botswana.
Album | Make a Splash |
Discovery Bay, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
King penguins.
South Georgia Island.
Album | Make a Splash |
Orca.
Peninsular Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina.
Album | Make a Splash |
Roosevelt elk.
Hood Canal, Washington, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Great blue heron.
Littleton, Colorado, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Sea star.
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Great blue heron.
Port Orchard, Washington, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Starfish.
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Oystercatcher.
Nickerson Beach Park, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Skimmer.
Nickerson Beach Park, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Hippopotamus.
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Album | Make a Splash |
California sea lion.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Forster's tern.
California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Bufflehead duck.
Oakland, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Yellow-head.
Ruby Valley, Nevada, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Chambered Nautilus
New York Aquarium, New York City, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Alligator.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Stingray.
West Orange, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Clark's grebe.
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Great blue heron.
California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Hippopotamus.
San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Sea lion.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Amur tiger.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Humpback whale.
New Jersey, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Amur tiger.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Polar bear.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Leafy sea dragon.
Los Angeles, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Jellyfish.
Los Angeles, California, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Jaguar.
Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Sea otter.
New York Aquarium, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Amur tiger.
Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Tundra wolf.
Lakota Wolf Preserve, New Jersey, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Humpback whale.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Atlantic Ocean, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Weedy scorpionfish.
New York Aquarium, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |
Blue ring angelfish.
New York Aquarium, New York, United States.
Album | Make a Splash |