Volunteers perform a necropsy on a baleen whale that washed up on the beach in Matagorda, Texas.

Lexi Morris, 12, of Mission Valley, tries to blow the biggest bubble while her friends Breanna Butler, 12, of Victoria, left, Chelsie Voigt, 12, of Victoria, right, and Delynn Pesek, 12, of Shiner, far right, watch during Sure B.E.T.'s annual Youth Leadership conference's visit to the Invista Wetlands in Victoria, Texas. The students were learning about the scientific method through experiments with bubbles using as various straws, shapes and surfaces to create them and measure the different results.

A rescue team looks at a map to figure out how to reach trapped miners during the mock mine disaster drill at Hutchinson Community College South Campus in Hutchinson, Kansas. Teams of rescue personnel spent the day working in teams to find, diagnose and rescue trapped and injured miners. Volunteers were placed throughout the mine simulation with various injuries and obstructions to challenge the teams in different hypothetical situations

Caitlin Jacob, 15, prepares to perform at the St. Joseph football game at Patti Welder Stadium on Friday evening. Caitlin is a sophomore at St. Joseph High School and is the first lieutenant of the Starlighters, St. Joseph's dance and drill team. Caitlin's mother, Melissa Jacob, said Caitlin "has been dancing pretty much since she could walk, dancing is her life."

Clay Cohorn leaps from his horse to tie down his cattle in the slack competition at Pretty Prairie Rodeo in Kansas.

A police officer handcuffs Norman Benivamonde at Crestwood Apartments in Victoria, Texas. Benivamonde, 18, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after what neighbors describe as an ongoing feud, ended in gunfire at the apartment complex Monday.

alvador Ramirez unharnesses his mules as trail riders stop for lunch at H-E-B on Rio Grande Street in Victoria on Los Vaqueros Rio Grande Trail Ride. Ramirez and his wife, JoAnn Ramirez, have ridden on the trail ride for eight years. The Los Vaqueros Rio Grande Trail Ride is a 21-day ride from Hidalgo to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a 386-mile trek.

Officers arrest those involved in a bailout along the 7100 block of U.S. Highway 59 in Victoria, Texas. A man and a woman, both Texas residents, were arrested on suspicion of human smuggling. Andrew Carrizales, of the Victoria Police Department, stopped a Ford F-150 in the 7100 block of U.S. 59 for having an obstructed windshield. During the stop, Carrizales said, a man in the bed of the pickup tried to raise the cover, and one of four passengers in the front of the truck fled.

Jane Lehman, 10, looks at the butterflies at the Hospice of South Texas on Sunday. The Hospice of South Texas celebrated its 25th anniversary with a butterfly release. Lehman wore blue butterfly wings for the occasion.

Maung Maung Lay, 12, eats after prayer during the ceremony to become a Monk June 24, 2012 at the Santisukha Vihara Buddhist Monastery in Utica.

Army Sgt Shane Parsons holds Lucas Suria, 4, before he gets onto the bus to leave for Warrior's Weekend. Lucas and his family were at the airport to greet the soldiers when they arrived in Houston. Their family was just a few of hundreds of locals who showed up to welcome the soldiers, in addition to honor guards from local law enforcement. Over 700 soldiers arrived with their families from all over the country to attend the Warrior's Weekend events in Victoria and Port O'Connor, Texas.

New York Mills senior Matt Welch shows his disbelief after getting called for travelling after tripping over Sackets Harbor's Zach Allen in the closing seconds of Sunday's Section III Class D Championship game at the Carrier Dome. Sackets Harbor won 62-61.

A monkey pops bubbles as her helper blows them in the play room at Helping Hands Monkey Helpers in Boston. When monkeys are not training, they enjoy downtime in the playroom with their trainer and other monkeys. Capuchin monkeys naturally enjoy manipulating objects and love playing with things like baby toys and bubbles.

Chelsea Merritt, top, of Gateway Regional collides with Hopkins Academy goalie Virginia Keough seconds before she scores the only goal of the Western Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament in Hadley.

Firefighters at the scene of a structure fire on Jewett Place early Thursday, October 20, 2011, in Utica, NY.

Two horses inspect a Ford truck that crashed into their barbed wire fence along U.S. Highway 77 Sunday evening. Edmundo Lopez, 57, and Margarita Lopez, 59 of Pasadena, were traveling south on U.S. Highway 77. The front left tire of the PT Crusier they were towing blew out, causing both cars to roll over and crash into barb wire fence on the side of the highway.

The sun sets over the rodeo as cowboys get ready for the next event in Riverside Park, Victoria, Texas.

William Morris washes elephants Janice and Cindy before their show at the George Carden International Circus in Victoria, Texas. The George Carden International Circus has been coming to Victoria for more than 30 years.

Clowns Paige Borak and Quinlan Mozisek balance plates on sticks during Circus Camp at Gymagic in Victoria, Texas.

Sam Reilly (17) kicks the ball down the field during the Class D Hamilton v. Cherry Valley-Springfield match as snow falls on the field Friday November 11, 2011 in Morrisville.

Santiago "Jim" de León, 98, the oldest of the De León family, laughs as family members gather around him for their photo at the De León reunion in Victoria, Texas.

Jennifer Hurst, 32, has a moment with Brooke Jasek, 6, during the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Deployment Ceremony in Utica, New York.

Rev. Dr. David P. Moten holds hands as he prays with Jessica Vasquez and her husband Raul Vasquez III during the service at The Joy of the Lord Worship Center Sunday morning.

Emma Ganem, 9, sits in the '31 Ford Sedan that she helped her father restore at their home in Edna.