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#21 20090121
January 21, 2009
Desert of Death, Afghanistan
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
Like drifting clouds, hilltops mirrored in a mirage appear to float behind a Land Rover. The illusion is created by heat waves shimmering in the 120-degree (49-degree-Celsius) temperatures of the Dasht-i-Margo—Afghanistan's so-called "Desert of Death."
(Photo shot on assignment for "Afghanistan—Crossroad of Conquerors," September 1968, National Geographic magazine)
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#22 20090122
January 22, 2009
Downtown Suva, Viti Levu Island, Republic of Fiji
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
The largest city between Honolulu and Auckland, Suva—the capital of the Republic of Fiji—dazzles with cosmopolitan offices, shops, and entertainment. With 180,000 residents in its metropolitan area, the city wraps around a superb deepwater harbor on the island of Viti Levu. By sea and air, Fiji serves as a hub linking Pacific nations.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Two Worlds of Fiji,” October 1995, National Geographic magazine)
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January 23, 2009
Cliff Divers, Mazatlan, Mexico
Photograph by W.E. Garrett
A daring diver times his plunge with an incoming wave as he plummets from a cliff in Mazatlan, Mexico. When the surf surges in, 12 feet (3.7 meters) of water lies below; outgoing seas leave half that depth.
(Photo shot on assignment for "South to Mexico City," August 1968, National Geographic magazine)
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Panda Yawning, Kunming, China
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) yawns in its enclosure at the Yuantong Zoo in Kunming, China. Wild pandas live only in remote, mountainous regions in central China. These high forests of bamboo (their primary food) are cool and wet—just as pandas like it.
(Photo shot on assignment for the National Geographic book Journey into China, 1982)
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January 25, 2009
Diver in Coral Garden, Dominica Island, Caribbean Sea
Photograph by Bruce Dale
Off Scotts Head, Dominica Island, a sunken garden of sponges and coral rewards a visitor, part of a growing stream of divers discovering Dominica’s marine life. With one of the most vibrant underwater ecosystems in the Caribbean, Dominica offers scuba divers aquarium-clear water with visibility that can reach 100 feet (30 meters).
(Photo shot on assignment for "Dominica,” June 1990, National Geographic magazine)
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#26 20090126
January 26, 2009
Northern Lights, Trapper Creek, Alaska
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
Spectacular sky shows brighten the long winter nights for Alaska's year-round residents. This display of northern lights sets the horizon aglow at Trapper Creek. Stars of the Big Dipper, upper left, wheeling through the December sky, show as streaks in this ten-minute exposure. Residents of the region witness dozens of auroras yearly; those in the Point Barrow area farther north see as many as a hundred.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Nomad in Alaska's Outback," April 1969, National Geographic magazine)
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#27 20090127
January 27, 2009
Petrohué Falls, Chile
Photograph by George F. Mobley
The gentle falls of the Petrohué River frame the graceful slopes of Osorno Volcano, part of the Andes Mountain. The scene is but one memorable view within Chile's Vicente Perez Rosales National Park.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chile, Republic on a Shoestring," October 1973, National Geographic magazine)
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January 28, 2009
Velvet Worms, Hamburg, Germany
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
These intertwined velvet worms, or onychophorans, are living fossils, holdovers of the Cambrian explosion of life-forms that occurred about 530 million years ago. Velvet worms became land dwellers some 250 million years ago but survive today only in dark, moist habitats such as the leaf litter in Costa Rican forests. These worms were photographed at the University of Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Explosion of Life: The Cambrian Period,” October 1993, National Geographic magazine)
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#29 20090129
January 29, 2009
Pool in Marble Canyon, Arizona
Photograph by Walter Meayers Edwards
Beyond the roar of the Colorado River, a pool of silence. Discovering this hushed limestone sanctuary at Shinumo Wash in Arizona's Marble Canyon, members of a National Geographic expedition christened it Silver Grotto.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Retracing John Wesley Powell's Historic Voyage Down the Grand Canyon," May 1969, National Geographic magazine)
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#30 20090130
January 30, 2009
Alligator Adjusting Its Eggs, Everglades, Florida
Photograph by Chris Johns
Despite 70-odd teeth and a notoriously nasty bite, a female alligator in Florida’s Everglades National Park demonstrates a delicate touch when the time comes for her eggs to hatch. Gently grasping an egg in her mouth, she rolls it on her tongue, feeling for signs of life. If she senses something stirring, she cracks the egg open, then tilts her head forward to let the baby emerge.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Everglades: Dying for Help,” April 1994, National Geographic magazine)
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January 31, 2009
View Atop City Hall, Dresden, Germany
Photograph by Gordon W. Gahan
Statues look down on the rebuilt inner city of Dresden from atop City Hall. The medieval city lost tens of thousands of citizens and nearly every building to heavy Anglo-American bombing near the end of World War II. The restored Church of the Cross stands at left of center.
(Photo shot on assignment for "East Germany—The Struggle to Succeed," September 1974, National Geographic magazine)
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February 01, 2009
Boy Wearing Face Paint, Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Photograph by Pinaki Ranjan Majumdar
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This little boy has put on makeup for a folk dance.
—Caption by Pinaki Ranjan Majumdar
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February 02, 2009
Potala at Dawn, Tibet
Photograph by Randy Krieger
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This is my favorite picture from Tibet. I had scouted this shot out the previous evening, but when I returned before dawn there were fires burning up on the stupa I had planned to shoot from. Not understanding what was happening, I climbed up anyway and learned the local people come out every Wednesday to pray for the Dalai Lama's return. They burn grasses and spices they buy down on the street. While the sun never came out properly to light the palace, this shot has far more.
—Caption by Randy Krieger
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February 03, 2009
Pig and Piglet, Africa
Photograph by Amanda Kopp
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The piglet is one day old and crippled. The mother had more babies than nipples to feed them. The farmer talked about putting this one out of its misery but decided to let some Swazi orphan children take care of it and feed it with a bottle instead. Now the little pig has grown big and strong!
—Caption by Amanda Kopp
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February 04, 2009
Waterfall, Selangor, Malaysia
Photograph by Dashuki Mohd
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These three kids were enjoying a cool dip at a manmade waterfall in Kemensah village, Selangor, Malaysia.
—Caption by Dashuki Mohd
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February 05, 2009
Seal, Adventure Aquarium
Photograph by John Baum
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A serene moment from the New Jersey Adventure Aquarium.
—Caption by John Baum
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February 06, 2009
Birds in Flight, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Photograph by Abbie Jebson
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This shot of a gathering of herring, lesser, and greater black-backed gulls was taken on the beautiful island of Skokholm off the coast of Pembrokeshire.
—Caption by Abbie Jebson
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February 07, 2009
Zebra, Tanzania
Photograph by Giedo van der Zwan
We were taking shots in the southwest of Serengeti, Tanzania. This location is known as Hidden Valley and was full of animals from the great migration.
This pregnant zebra came out of the dust for a second to take a look at me. She was the perfect poser! Head straight, ears up, legs in line, tail accentuating her curving body while the herd in the background created the perfect stage of dust!
—Caption by Giedo van der Zwan
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February 08, 2009
Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India
Photograph by Greg Vore
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This photo was taken during the 2007 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. This was during the sadhus' procession to the Sangam to bathe on Mauni Amavasya, the new moon for the saints. It was very early in the morning, and there was a thick fog that added an even greater sense of magic and mystery to this ritual.
—Caption by Greg Vore
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February 09, 2009
Birds Fighting, Rondeau Provincial Park, Canada
Photograph by Martin Lukasiewicz
Taken at Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, this image shows a fight between a redheaded woodpecker and a yellow-shafted northern flicker over a nest hole. The redheaded woodpeckers tried to chase away the intruding flickers but after this encounter, the fight was over. The flicker managed to grab the redheaded by its tongue and force it all the way down to the ground. Both birds spiraled while falling to the ground. It must have been painful as the redheaded gave up after this clash.
—Caption by Martin Lukasiewicz
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