diff --git a/docs/examples/carousel/blank.gif b/docs/examples/carousel/blank.gif
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diff --git a/docs/examples/carousel/index.html b/docs/examples/carousel/index.html
index c288de991c..a0ff8d7468 100644
--- a/docs/examples/carousel/index.html
+++ b/docs/examples/carousel/index.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       </ol>
       <div class="carousel-inner" role="listbox">
         <div class="item active">
-          <img class="first-slide" src="blank.gif" alt="First slide">
+          <img class="first-slide" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="First slide">
           <div class="container">
             <div class="carousel-caption">
               <h1>Example headline.</h1>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="item">
-          <img class="second-slide" src="blank.gif" alt="Second slide">
+          <img class="second-slide" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="Second slide">
           <div class="container">
             <div class="carousel-caption">
               <h1>Another example headline.</h1>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="item">
-          <img class="third-slide" src="blank.gif" alt="Third slide">
+          <img class="third-slide" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAHd3dwAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" alt="Third slide">
           <div class="container">
             <div class="carousel-caption">
               <h1>One more for good measure.</h1>