April 4, 1912: The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, on her ill-fated first voyage. Southampton City Council /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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The bilby is an endangered Australian marsupial that has been run out of its habitat by humans and rabbits. Courtesy of Australia's Queensland State Government. hide caption
Monday (June 20, 2011): A cloud of ash billows from the Puyehue volcano in Chile. Martin Bernetti /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A wild camel in Australia's Simpson Desert (October 2007 file photo). Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
Jan. 10, 2011: flood waters swamp a the city of Toowoomba, Australia. Nicole Alayne Hammermeister /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Rising floodwaters spread through the low-lying suburb of Depot Hill in Rockhampton, in eastern Queensland. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After the wooden boat broke apart, 41 survivors were plucked from the sea and one person made it to shore on the remote Australian territory of Christmas Island. AP hide caption