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Great White Shark, Gansbaai, South Africa
Photograph by David Doubilet
On the prowl in Gansbaai, South Africa, a great white shark flashes rows of teeth sharper than daggers. With its numbers declining around the world, scientists warn that this species, the most feared of all sharks, may be in danger.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Great White: Deep Trouble," April 2000, National Geographic magazine)
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Trekking the Namib Desert, Namibia, 1998
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
Alone in a vast expanse of sand, a man treks across giant dunes in Namibia's Namib Desert. One of the driest places on Earth, the Namib necessitates resourceful adaptations. Snakes, spiders, beetles, and lizards can survive here only because fog delivers a wisp of vital moisture as it rolls in from the ocean most nights.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Life Grows Up," April 1998, National Geographic magazine)
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Crocodile, Cape York Peninsula, Australia, 1995
Photograph by Sam Abell
Seventeen feet (five meters) of brute reptilian force, a saltwater crocodile snaps at the camera in Shelburne Bay, Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Earth's largest living crocodilians, "salties," as they're affectionately known in Australia, are among the area's most dangerous predators. Without warning, they explode from the water with a thrash of their powerful tails and drag their victim—water buffalo, monkey, shark—under water.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Uneasy Magic of Australia's Cape York Peninsula," June 1996, National Geographic magazine)
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Smiling Couple, Blackpool, England, 1998
Photo: English hipster couple
Pressed and polished, a suited commuter seems to shield his eyes from an embracing couple below. Government jobs, nightclubs, golf courses, and beaches draw an eccentric mix of pierced hipsters and buttoned-up conservatives to the seaside town of Blackpool in England's Lancashire county. Blackpool emerged as a major tourist destination in the 20th century, though it still retains its retro charm.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Jolly Good Time in Blackpool, England," January 1998, National Geographic magazine)
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Royal Ascot Racecourse, England, 2007
Photograph by Peter Essick
In high spirits, a well-dressed crowd at Ascot Racecourse near London celebrates a day of horse races with singing and patriotic flag-waving. Scientists study the behavior of animal swarms, such as schools of fish, to predict the way humans might behave in such densely packed groups.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for "Swarm Theory," July 2007, National Geographic magazine)
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Midges in Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico, 2001
Photograph by Stephen Alvarez
Millions of iridescent-winged midges like these throng the inky depths of Cueva de Villa Luz cave in southern Mexico. Hydrogen sulfide, which is poisonous to humans, permeates the cave's walls, streams, and air, sustaining a rich variety of bizarre organisms. Midges, bats, spiders, mites, amblypygids, and small, hemoglobin-rich fish thrive in the sulfur-saturated environment.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deadly Haven," May 2001, National Geographic magazine)
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Surf on Beach, Canary Islands, 2006
Photograph by Justin Guariglia
Surf spreads a foamy swath over a black beach in Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands. Gomera's tortuous geography—desert lowlands twist upwards into a soaring cloud forest—initiated the evolution of silbo, an indigenous six-note whistling language that allows the island's residents to efficiently communicate over hill and vale.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Quietest Place on Earth," September 2006, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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Pair of Huskie Pups, Herbert Island, Greenland, 2006
Photograph by David McLain
These young pups on Herbert Island, Greenland, will grow up to be powerful, thick-furred sled dogs conditioned to survive long periods of exertion in subzero temperatures. A hardy breed descended from canines that accompanied immigrants who traveled from Siberia to Greenland some 5,000 years ago, Greenland dogs pull sleds that weigh upwards of a thousand pounds (450 kilograms) in temperatures near minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 57 degrees Celsius).
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Last Days of the Ice Hunters," January 2006, National Geographic magazine)
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Gull Island, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 1998
Photograph by Michael Melford
Gull Island, off of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, is a refuge for hundreds of seagulls. One of Alaska's most heavily trafficked areas, the Kenai Peninsula abounds with postcard views—snowcapped mountains, rivers that roil with spawning salmon, an abundant supply of moose, bears, eagles, and puffins, four active volcanoes, and a gigantic, otherworldly icescape, Harding Icefield.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Taking on the Kenai," May/June 1998, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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Devil's Marbles, Australia, 2000
Photograph by Cary Wolinsky
Colossal orbs of rosy granite serve as props for visitors' snapshots in Australia's Northern Territory. Known as the Devils Marbles, these naturally rounded boulders formed over a billion years ago when cooling magma in the Earth's crust forced up mounds of sandstone-covered granite. Wind, water, chemical, and mechanical erosion shaped the granite into their distinctive shapes, revered by Aborigines as the eggs of the Rainbow Serpent.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Australia: A Harsh Awakening," July 2000, National Geographic magazine)
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Grazing Giraffe, South Africa, 1977
Photograph by James Blair
A giraffe samples foliage in South Africa's Mala Mala Game Reserve. Biologist and explorer Mike Fay calls Mala Mala the "Ferrari of game reserves" for its posh, safari-retro accommodations, lush grounds, top-notch management, and abundant wildlife, including lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, wildebeests, impalas, and giraffes.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "South Africa's Lonely Ordeal," June 1977, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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Spider Guarding Eggs, Maui, Hawaii, 2001
Photograph by Darlyne Murawski
Found only on the islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii, the happy face spider, such as this one guarding its eggs on a leaf in Maui, is known for the unique patterns that decorate its pale abdomen. Scientists believe Theridion grallatormay have developed its distinctive markings to discourage birds from eating it.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deadly Silk: Spiderwebs," August 2001, National Geographic magazine)
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Aerial View, Lisbon, Portugal, 2002
Photograph by Tino Soriano
The church of Santo Estêvão, at right, watches over clusters of red-roofed homes along the Lisbon shore. Built by seafarers where the Tagus River empties into the Atlantic, Lisbon was once Europe's wealthiest capital and a center of world exploration. In 1775, a horrific earthquake in the Portuguese capital led to centuries of decline.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Soul of Lisbon," January/February 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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Attwater's Prairie Chick, Texas, 2002
Photograph by Joel Sartore
A weeks-old Attwater's prairie-chicken perches in a delicate nest in Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas. A century ago, as many as a million Attwater's prairie-chickens roamed coastal grasslands here. Today fewer than 50 of these chickens are left in the wild, due to overhunting and habitat loss.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down to a Handful," March 2002, National Geographic magazine)
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Horse on Waterfront, Thessaloníki, Greece, 2004
Photograph by Massimo Bassano
A carriage horse pauses by the waterfront in Thessaloníki, Greece. This northern port city plays second fiddle to glorious Athens, but some say it offers a more authentic Greek experience: milder temperatures, picturesque views of mountains and sea, hidden gardens, ancient ruins, and by some accounts, the country's most flavorful cuisine.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Going Greek," July/August 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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Monster Truck Jump, Pennsylvania, 2004
Photograph by Sarah Leen
A monster truck displays its brute power at a stunt rally in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. America's love affair with automobiles spans far and wide, from monster truck rallies and race car shows to supersize SUVs. That love affair translates to big consumption: The U.S. slurps up to a quarter of the world's oil—about three gallons (11 liters) a person every day—even though it has just 5 percent of the world's population.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The End of Cheap Oil," June 2004, National Geographic magazine)
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Fur Seal, Falkland Islands, 1987
Photograph by Steven Raymer
A Falkland Islands fur seal perches on a rock outcrop off New Island, where seafood-rich waters nourish a wildlife population diverse in nature and often astonishing in number. Fur seal populations here have rebounded to merely modest levels after a hunting bloodbath in the early 19th century brought the subspecies to the brink of extinction.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Falkland Islands: Life After the War," March 1988, National Geographic magazine)
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Baby in a Bicycle Basket, Cambodia, 2000
Photograph by Steve McCurry
A baby in a makeshift bike basket stares into the camera in Angkor, Cambodia. It's common in some Buddhist cultures to shave children's heads, often leaving a small unshaved tuft above the forehead.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Temples of Angkor: Still Under Attack," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)
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Swans, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Brooding skies cast a lavender glow on a flock of mute swans gliding across a crag-ringed loch in Edinburgh, Scotland. As their name suggests, mute swans are usually silent, limited by a straight trachea. However, they occasionally snort, hiss, or bark. The graceful Cygnus olor communicates mostly through visual displays and postures.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Once and Future City," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
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Desert Landscape, Jordan, 1999
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt
Wind-combed dunes meet parched mud flats in Wadi Rum, a stark desertscape in southwestern Jordan. Revered for its dramatic sandstone and granite rock faces cut into a breathtaking span of sunbaked desert, Wadi Rum was made famous by Lawrence of Arabia, who based his operations there during the Arab Revolt.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Lawrence of Arabia: A Hero's Journey," January 1999, National Geographic magazine)
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