Thursday / July 26, 2007

Foto 10 de 48 | 26/07/2007 | Crédito : AP / Edición: C. Edwards

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People fill water containers in the Nile Delta in Bilqasz, 300km north of Cairo. A historical potable water shortage in this area has sparked protests by thousands of angry citizens dubbed "the revolt of the thirsty" by the Egyptian media.

A bay camel peeps visitors at the "Africa Mia" zoo in the Guanacaste province, some 200km north of San José, Costa Rica. About 150 exotic animals live together in an environment similar to the African savanna, where tourists participate in "photographic safaris".

Elmo, a 4 day old baby orangutan who was abandoned by his mother is held by his keeper at an animal nursery at the Indonesian Safari Park in Cisaura, west Java, Indonesia. Indonesia´s tropical rain forests are disappearing 30% faster than previously estimated as illegal loggers raid large national parks, threatening the long term survival of orangutans, according to a UN report.

Many Japanese eat vitamin-rich eel in summer to bolster their stamina after days of heat-enervated appetites, especially so on "Eel Day", formally known as "Doyo no Ushi no Hi", on July 30, a date determined by the ancient solar calendar and believed to be the hottest of the year. Eel aficionados, who devour broiled eels in a bid to beat the heat, are opting for pricey domestic eels over cheap Chinese imports amid food safety fears.

People fill water containers in the Nile Delta in Bilqasz, 300km north of Cairo. A historical potable water shortage in this area has sparked protests by thousands of angry citizens dubbed "the revolt of the thirsty" by the Egyptian media. Ver más.

A bay camel peeps visitors at the "Africa Mia" zoo in the Guanacaste province, some 200km north of San José, Costa Rica. About 150 exotic animals live together in an environment similar to the African savanna, where tourists participate in "photographic safaris". Ver más.