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Spots and Stripes
![Spots and Stripes](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1-Julie-Larsen-0095-Snow-leopard-BZ-09-24-04-813x650.jpg)
Assignment Open From
Jun 12 - Sep 15, 2024
“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature.” – Antoni Gaudi, Architect
Nature is filled with patterns, spots and stripes among them.
Whether to blend in with habitat, attract mates, or as a warning sign, zebras, tigers, giraffes, snow leopards, skunks, chipmunks, clownfish, peafowl, poison frogs, raccoons, loons, butterflies, and bullfrogs are just some of the species that have distinctive spots and stripes.
For this assignment, find and photograph spots and/or stripes in nature (right, snow leopard) and share your shots 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.
ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
For this assignment, we are offering an incentive. The author of the featured photo chosen by our editorial team will receive a Patagonia Pack 25L , perfect for transporting your gear to the office, the trail, or a weekend at the beach. See the official Contest Rules for more information.
Enter Now71 Days Left!
Selected Entries
![Elena Hairston-Cowie](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/elena_hairstoncowie_sea_lion_baby_2017_07_097090031.jpg)
California Sea Lion Pup, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Elena Hairston-Cowie](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/elena_hairstoncowie_penguin_megellanic_2021_09_129120163_5.jpg)
Magellanic Penguin, Sea Bird Aviary, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
![Elena Hairston-Cowie](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/elena_hairstoncowie_lioness__cub_2010_05_22_5223677.jpg)
Lioness and cub, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Elena Hairston-Cowie](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/elena_hairstoncowie_inca_terns_2022_07_15.jpg)
Inca Terns, Sea Bird Aviary, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Kathleen Donovan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/sea_lion.jpg)
California Sea Lion, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Kathleen Donovan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/lemur_1.jpg)
Lemur, Madagascar! exhibit, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Kathleen Donovan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/grizzly_bear.jpg)
Brown Bear and Cardinal, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Kathleen Donovan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/gharial.jpg)
Gharial, Jungle World, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Michelle A Leppert](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/leppert_snow_leopards_58_10_06_2018.jpg)
Snow Leopards, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Michelle A Leppert](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/leppert_humbolt_penguin_2_07_25_2020.jpg)
Humboldt Penguin, Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Michelle A Leppert](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/leppert_amur_tiger_78_03_21_2021.jpg)
Amur Tiger, Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![John Ruggeri](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/dsc_4065edit2.jpg)
Brown Bears, Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Chihiro Tsubosaka Navok](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/4f104a50811c4b25966691683068566b.jpeg.jpg)
Blue Monitor, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Michelle Bohdanowycz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/f21e4693c9854a1fa62a28300313383c.jpeg.jpg)
Unknown Frog, Van Scott Nature Preserve, Beach Lake, Pennsylvania
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Adriana Morales](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/markhor_monorail.jpg)
Markhor, Wild Asia Monorail, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Adriana Morales](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/adriana_morales_owl_on_the_rocks_912022.jpg)
Burrowing Owl, Birds of Prey, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Aquilino Scanga](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/3dc5807edd4f4bbbb56416027e6bb8da.jpeg.jpg)
Black-crowned Night Heron, Osaka Garden, Chicago, Illinois
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Kari Wishingrad](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_4206.jpg)
Squirrel and Herring Gull, Pacific Grove, California
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Rosemary Goussios](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/20210606_081949_000_20210607t01_17_24.834_2.jpeg.jpg)
American Painted Lady Butterfly, Hollis, New Hampshire
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Byron Towles](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/goldenmantled_ground_squirrel.jpg)
Goldenmantled Ground Squirrel,Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Dani Stites](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/dani_stites__rock_n_roll_lake_mink.jpg)
Lake Mink, Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area, Palo, IA
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Brynn Mcdonnell](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/220207_brynn_mcdonnell_harbor_seals.jpeg.jpg)
Harbor Seals, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Julia Gallop](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_7494.jpg)
Mallard Duckling
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Diane Marshman](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/whitetail_deer_on_stone_wall_.jpg)
Whitetail Deer
New Milford, Pennsylvania, United States
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Leslie Scopes Anderson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/puffns4.l3773.jpg)
Atlantic Puffins
Isle aux Peroquettes, Canada
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Tarun Kataria](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/leopard_on_rock_2.jpeg.jpg)
Leopard on a rock.
Grumeti Reserve, Serengeti National Park, TZ
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![John N Mastroberardino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/John_N_Mastroberardino_5166_Inca_Tern_meal_ABH_BZ_07_06_22.jpg)
Inca Tern, Aquatic Bird House, Bronx Zoo, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![John N Mastroberardino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/John_N_Mastroberardino_5161_Little_Penguin_ABH_BZ_07_07_22.jpg)
Little Penguin, Aquatic Bird House, Bronx Zoo, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![John N Mastroberardino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/John_N_Mastroberardino_5303_Cochin_Black_Turtle_WOR_BZ_07_07_22.jpg)
Cochin Black Turtle, Reptile House, Bronx Zoo, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![John N Mastroberardino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/John_N_Mastroberardino_5348_Variable_Poison_Frog_and_Brazillian_Poison_Frog_WOR_BZ_07_19_22.jpg)
Variable Poison Frog And Brazilian Poison Frog, Reptile house, Bronx Zoo, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![John N Mastroberardino](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/John_N_Mastroberardino_8503_Herring_Gull_on_a_Rock_Rye_NY_04_12_22.jpg)
Herring Gull On A Rock, Rye, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |
![Julie Larsen Maher](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/Julie_Larsen_Maher_7292_Double-crested_Cormorant_in_the_rocks_NY_harbor_08_11_10.jpeg)
Double-crested cormorant on rocks, New York Harbor, New York
Album | Rock 'n Roll |