Muskox with newborn in the central Arctic coastal plain of Alaska
© Steven Kazlowski/Danita Delimon
The cycle begins anew
Today marks the start of festivities celebrating the Lunar New Year (aka Chinese New Year), which continues through February 26. Because the holiday goes by the lunar calendar, the date of the Lunar New Year on our solar/Gregorian calendar changes each year. The Lunar New Year also comes with a turn of the zodiac, which is divided into 12 parts, with each part represented by a different animal. The zodiac system assigns a single animal and its attributes to represent each year, and 2021 is the Year of the Ox. The others are Rat, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig.
Female lions in the forest surrounding Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Arctic wolf family in Canada
Canada lynx in Montana
Mountain goat kid in western Montana
Sleeping Arctic fox
African savanna elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
Polar bears in Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Red fox in the Netherlands
