Dhofar Region, Oman. Much of Oman is desert, but the Arabian Sea coast in the Dhofar region represents a startling difference in climate. This coastal region catches the monsoon rains, or khareef, during the summer months. Drenching rains fall primarily on the mountainous ridge that separates the lush, fertile areas along the coast from the arid interior, recharging streams, waterfalls and springs that provide plentiful water supplies in the fertile lowlands for the remainder of the year. Image taken by Landsat 5 on April 2, 2005. (Photo by USGS/NASA)

“The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth and a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche as a woodpecker. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unusual method of finding food; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its narrow middle finger to pull the grubs out. The only other animal species known to find food in this way is the striped possum. From an ecological point of view the aye-aye fills the niche of a woodpecker as it is capable of penetrating wood to extract the invertebrates within”. – Wikipedia

Photo: In this handout image from Bristol Zoo is seen the first captive bred aye-aye in the UK named “Kintana” (meaning star in Malagasy) April 15, 2005 at Bristol Zoo Gardens, England. The zoo announced today only the second baby aye-aye to be hand-reared in the world (the first was in Jersey Zoo) and has now made his first public appearance since his birth on 11 February 2005. (Photo by Rob Cousins/Bristol Zoo via Getty Images)

A Chinese girl touches the gun of a relievo featuring Chinese soldiers fighting with Japanese troops during World War II at an exhibition at the Anti-Japan War Museum to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japan on August 18, 2005 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)

A model displays the collection of Italian luxury brand Diesel at its China's first flagship shop unveiling ceremony, at Henglong Plaza on November 26, 2005 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Female indigenous players vie for the ball during the final match of Peladao, the amateur football tournament, in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on November 24, 2013. Peladao is known as the biggest amateur football tournament in the world, with more than 1000 teams competing in various categories since 1973. The indigenous category was created in 2005 and eight teams participated this year. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Kangba women carry barrels to fetch water at a village on April 10, 2005 in Zuogong County of Tibet, China. Kangba people began to fetch water with the traditional barrels hundreds of years ago. Kangba people are one of the Tibetan tribes living in Kangba Region, a juncture area of Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Kangba people are famous for their beauty, toughness and straightforwardness. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Masaaki Nagumo controls the Land Walker robot at Sakakibara Kikai Co., Ltd Headquarters on May 12, 2005 in Maebashi, Japan. The two legged robot stands at 3.4 metres high and weighs 1000kg. The Land Walker is available to buy for 36,000,000 yen (approximately US $340,000). Masaaki Nagumo developed Land Walker on the basis of the dream he has had in his childhood that enables a person to go on. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

Tibetan students play at a class break at the Xiangnong primary school on April 15, 2005 in Kangding County of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, southwest China. There is only one teahcer in the Tagong Village, 12 Tibetan students get free education from him in Xiangnong primary school. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)