Decorate your desktop with cute meerkats and an inspiring memorial to national courage. Week 1 Caught Nibbling The last bit of a tasty meal dangles from a meerkat’s lips. Photograph by Mattias Klum Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 2 Down for the Count At four weeks old, meerkat pups have a lot of time on their hands: playtime, mealtime, naptime... Photograph by Mattias Klum Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 3 Up Close and Curious Pulled in by curiousity, a wide-eyed meerkat gets right up to the lens for a closer look. Photograph by Mattias Klum Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 4 Beacons of Light Twin beams illuminate Manhattan’s night sky to commemorates its darkest and bravest hour. Photograph by Ira Block Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger For Windows 95 or Higher 1. Determine which size is appropriate for your monitor. 2. Click the size you wish to download. 3. After the image appears in your browser, click the right-hand button on your mouse. 4. On the menu that pops up, select SET AS WALLPAPER. For Macintosh 1. Determine which image size is appropriate for your monitor. 2. Click the size you wish to download. 3. After it appears in your browser, drag the image onto your desktop. 4. From the Apple Menu (at the top left of your screen) select CONTROL PANELS, then DESKTOP PICTURES or APPEARANCE. (If the new window reads APPEARANCE, select the tab that reads DESKTOP.) 5. If necessary, click REMOVE PICTURE to clear the current desktop picture. 6. Click SELECT PICTURE or PLACE PICTURE, then locate and click the image file. 7. Click OK or CHOOSE. 8. Finally, click SET DESKTOP.

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