diff --git a/skimage/measure/find_contours.py b/skimage/measure/find_contours.py
index 3a546ccf..4a7a6bbf 100755
--- a/skimage/measure/find_contours.py
+++ b/skimage/measure/find_contours.py
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ def find_contours(array, level,
            Resolution 3D Surface Construction Algorithm. Computer Graphics
            (SIGGRAPH 87 Proceedings) 21(4) July 1987, p. 163-170).
 
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> a = np.zeros((3, 3))
+    >>> a[0, 0] = 1
+    >>> a
+    array([[ 1.,  0.,  0.],
+           [ 0.,  0.,  0.],
+           [ 0.,  0.,  0.]])
+    >>> measure.find_contours(a, 0.5)
+    [array([[ 0. ,  0.5],
+           [ 0.5,  0. ]])]
     """
     array = np.asarray(array, dtype=np.double)
     if array.ndim != 2: