Images Dated 2nd February 2005

Red / Lesser PANDA / Red cat-bear - Peering round tree branches

TOM-804 Red / Lesser PANDA / Red cat-bear - Peering round tree branches Ailurus fulgens Found in Himalayas and mountain regions of Myanmar and China Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

© Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea

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Leopard flounder

Leopard flounder (Bothus pantherinus) camouflaged on the seabed. When the leopard flounder is born it has an eye on each side of its body and swims upright. However, as it matures, its right eye migrates to the left side and the flounder begins to swim sideways. The flounder, which grows to about 35 centimetres in length, is able to change its colour to some extent to match its surroundings. This fish is found on the sandy bottoms of coastal coral reefs and lagoons in the Indo-Pacific. It often buries itself in the sand, leaving only its eyes exposed. From this position the fish will jump out on its prey, crustaceans and small fish. Photographed in Bunaken, Sulawesi, Indonesia

© GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Engraving of Charles Babbage, 1792-1871

Engraving of Charles Babbage, an English mathematician, born December 1792, died October 1871. In 1823 Babbage began work on the Difference Engine no.1, an early adding machine. A portion was built in 1833, but the project was abandoned as Babbage became involved in designing a more complicated machine, the Analytical Engine

© DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY.