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January 01, 2008Sandbar, St. Clair River, Canada, 2002 Photograph by Jay Dickman The Great Lakes hold a fifth of Earth's surface fresh water, and they've shrunk dramatically. For some, li .. 訪客只能看到部份內容,免費 加入會員 x0
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January 02, 2008 Jellyfish, Alaska, 1998 Photograph by Michael Melford Jellyfish drift in the frigid waters of Alaska's Inside Passage. These waters flow through Tongass National Forest—a rich, shadowy, complex place fecund with life. Among its riches: thick carpets of mosses and ferns, streams jet-black with salmon, more bald eagles and brown bears than anywhere else in North America, and trees that can live for 500 years and reach 225 feet (69 meters) into the sky. (Text from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Wilder Passage," May/June 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine) x0 |
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January 03, 2008 Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii Photograph by Walker Brooks Two carved wooden images, called ki'i , overlook Keone'ele Cove in Hawaii's Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. These statues and dozens of others stand sentry over the Hale o Keawe temple, a sacred place where the bones of 23 Hawaiian chiefs once rested. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Insider's Hawaii," November/December 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine) x0 |
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January 04, 2008 Baby Gorilla, Gabon, 2000 Photograph by Michael Nichols Lekedi, a baby western lowland gorilla, sits for a close-up at a gorilla orphanage in Gabon. Central Africa's lowland gorilla populations suffer from steady habitat loss, capture and killing by poachers, and the cross fire of civil wars within their range. Conservationists are working to avert the species' extinction by collecting gorilla orphans, nurturing and socializing them, and ultimately releasing them back into the wild. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Central Africa's Orphan Gorillas: Will They Survive in the Wild?" February 2000, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 05, 2008 Hedgerows near Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales Photograph by Sam Abell A wide hedgerow, growing thick with hawkweed, borders a field in south Wales, near Brecon Beacons National Park. Besides serving as a fence between properties and supporting dozens of species of flora and fauna in their densely planted rows, hedgerows knit together disparate fields into a picturesque quilt of undulating fields. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Britain's Hedgerows," September 1993, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 06, 2008 Volcanic Steam, Mount St. Helens, Washington, 2000 Photograph by Jim Richardson On Mount St. Helens, a volcanic formation seems to come to life as it exhales a cloud of steam. The volcano in southwestern Washington's Cascade Range is most famous for its May 1980 eruption, one of the largest ever recorded in North America. The catastrophic eruption killed 57 people and triggered an enormous debris avalanche that carved a mile-wide (1.5-kilometer-wide) crater on the mountain. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Mount St. Helens: Nature on Fast Forward," May 2000, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 07, 2008 Dog and Truck, Colorado, 2001 Photograph by David Alan Harvey A speckled dog catches a ride in Rico, Colorado, the center of a silver mining boom in the late 1800s. But the heyday is long since over, the mines are closed, and the town population is down to fewer than 200 year-round residents. And for many in this quirky mountain town, that's just fine. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "ZipUSA: Rico, Colorado," March 2001, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 08, 2008 Beipiaosaurus Fossil, China, 1999 Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, part of the Academia Sinica in Beijing, houses the fossilized teeth of the dinosaur Beipiaosaurus. The prehistoric reptile lived in the Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Feathers for T. Rex," November 1999, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 09, 2008 Cape Fur Seal and Bull Kelp, South Africa, 2002 Photograph by David Doubilet The sun silhouettes the sinuous form of a Cape fur seal plunging through a forest of bull kelp fronds off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa. Though clumsy on land, Arctocephalus pusillus, or Cape fur seals, epitomize grace underwater. They patrol the coastal waters of South Africa and southeast Australia, feeding on fish, squid, cuttlefish, and octopus. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oceans of Plenty: South Africa's Teeming Seas," August 2002, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 10, 2008 Boreal Forest, Arctic Circle, 2002 Morning fog blankets a tree-lined bog somewhere in the Arctic boreal forest. Boreal forests have more wetlands area than anywhere else in the world, with Russia and Canada each containing an estimated one million to two million lakes and ponds. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Boreal: The Great Northern Forest," June 2002, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 11, 2008 Butterfly, Polynesia, 2003 Photograph by Tim Laman Blue-and-white eyespots adorn the velvety black wings of a butterfly on a Polynesian island. The diffuse Pacific islands make up some 1,400 specks of land scattered across an expanse of ocean more than twice the size of the continental United States. Unique ecosystems here force animals to adapt into subspecies that are often endemic to a single island. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Islands of the Pacific," March 2003, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 12, 2008 Tribal Elder with Camels, Oman, 1992 Photograph by James Stanfield A Bedouin tribal elder tends camels at nightfall in Sahamah, Oman. Arabian camels, also called dromedaries, have been domesticated for some 3,500 years. Valued as pack animals, they can carry large loads for up to 25 miles (40 kilometers) a day. They also have a number of special physical adaptations that help them thrive in desert conditions. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oman," May 1995, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 13, 2008 Brass Band, Romania, 1983 Photograph by James Stanfield A sousaphone player and his bandmates add a folksy note to a wedding celebration in Putna, Romania. Located on migration routes on the Balkan Peninsula, Romania has been shaped by waves of passing peoples including Taters, Bulgarians, Ottomans, and Habsburgs, each of which left traces of their cultural traditions in the predominantly Eastern Orthodox country. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Byzantine Empire: Rome of the East," December 1983, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 14, 2008 Forest Chaser Dragonfly, Taiwan, 2006 Photograph by Jozsef Szentpeteri A male forest chaser dragonfly displays its gossamer wings in Taiwan. Dragonflies look enough like wasps or stinging flies to instill trepidation among humans. They've been dubbed devil's darning needles, horse stingers, and finger cutters. In fact, these aerial acrobats are harmless, neither nuisance nor danger—unless you're a mosquito. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Dragonflies: Strange Love," April 2006, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 15, 2008 Bike Ride, Napa Valley, California, 2003 Photograph by Catherine Karnow There are more ways to sample Napa Valley than with a glass in your hand. Here, mountain bikers pedal the Oat Hill Mine Trail through a wildflower-lined field in California's storied wine region. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Other Napa," November/December 2003, National Geographic Traveler magazine) x0 |
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January 16, 2008 View o***oon, Bora-Bora, French Polynesia, 1996 Photograph by Jodi Cobb This blue-on-blue scene in a Bora-Bora lagoon is interrupted only by a pair of boats, a lone white seabird, and a line of frothy breakers in the distance. Found in French Polynesia 165 miles (265 kilometers) west of Tahiti, the island of Bora-Bora is what remains of an ancient sunken volcano. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "French Polynesia: Charting a New Course," June 1997, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 17, 2008 Costumed Celebrants, China, 2002 Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita Celebrants clad mostly in red, the color of luck and longevity, await transport to a Chinese New Year festival in a Chinese town. The color red is believed to ward off evil spirits, and its use is prevalent throughout Chinese culture. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chasing the Great Wall," January 2003, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 18, 2008 Children, Sudan, 2003 Photograph by Randy Olson Their future marred by conflicts over religion, ethnicity, and resources such as water, land, and oil, these two girls present an island of hope in the desolate landscape of Sudan. Since independence from Britain in 1956, Sudan's northern leaders have fought to extend their power throughout the rebellious south, waging a civil war for all but 11 of the past 48 years. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Shattered Sudan: Drilling for Oil, Hoping for Peace," February 2003, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 19, 2008 Attwater's Prairie Chick Hatchling, Texas, 2002 Photograph by Joel Sartore Newly hatched at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas, this Attwater's prairie-chicken is part of a captive breeding program aimed at increasing the birds' numbers in the wild. These charismatic birds once numbered about a million along the Texas coastline, but overhunting and habitat loss have cut their wild population to just 50 or so. Captive breeding programs like this one are trying to reverse the trend. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down to a Handful," March 2002, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 20, 2008 Nun on Jersey Shore Boardwalk, New Jersey, 2004 Photograph by Amy Toensing A nun enjoys an ice cream cone on a crowded stretch of boardwalk on the New Jersey shore. The Jersey shore has some 28 boardwalks and promenades in the 127 miles (204 kilometers) from Sandy Hook to Cape May. Wrote one observer: "A shore town without a boardwalk is like an ice cream cone without sprinkles." (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Greetings From the Jersey Shore," August 2004, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 21, 2008 Colorado River at Granite Rapids, Arizona, 2005 Photograph by Michael Nichols A time-lapse image blurs the silty, mocha-colored waters of the Colorado River as it flows through sheer cliffs in Grand Canyon National Park. The now tame Colorado carved these steep walls over the last six million years, exposing rock strata that detail nearly two billion years of North America's geologic history. Wrote one canyon trekker: "[T]hat I could reach down and touch a part of the Earth that existed when life itself was a mere billion-plus years old made this big cliff land seem very holy indeed." (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Unexpected Canyon," January 2006, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 22, 2008 Grazing Sheep, Denmark, 1998 Photograph by Bob Krist Puffy clouds and grazing sheep make a postcard-perfect scene in Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. A craggy projection of northern Europe, the Jutland Peninsula is an 11,496-square-mile (29,775-square-kilometer) spread of land that makes up continental Denmark. The generally low-lying, flood-prone peninsula was named after a Germanic tribe, the Jutes. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Danish Light," July/August 1998, National Geographic Traveler magazine) x0 |
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January 23, 2008 Girl Jumping into Water, Puerto Rico, 2003 Photograph by Amy Toensing A girl free-falls into a river in Puerto Rico's Caribbean National Forest. The area, also called El Yunque, is just an hour's drive from the capital, San Juan, and is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. Forest Service system. It was first set aside as a reserve by the king of Spain in 1876. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "True Colors: Divided Loyalties in Puerto Rico," March 2003, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 24, 2008 Sand Dunes, The Dalles, Oregon, 2001 Photograph by Jim Richardson In a curious juncture, a wrinkled span of desert dunes pours into the Columbia River Gorge in The Dalles, Oregon. Eons of erosion by the mighty Columbia River carved this dramatic 80-mile-long (130-kilometer-long) gorge into the Cascade Range. Declared the nation's first National Scenic Area in 1986, the area is known for its 4,000-foot (1,220-meter) canyon walls, lush rain forest, and dozens of waterfalls. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A River Dammed," April 2001, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 25, 2008 The Aquadettes Synchronized Swim Team, California, 1996 Photograph by Karen Kasmauski Members of the Aquadettes, a synchronized swimming team at Leisure World Retirement Community in Laguna Hills, California, practice their formations. Activities like line dancing, lawn bowling, and computer classes make such retirement communities increasingly popular among people with decades of free time to fill. "Anyone who's bored here is a stick in the mud," says Aquadette Barbara Hack. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Aging—New Answers to Old Questions," November 1997, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 26, 2008 Newborn Calf, Ontario, Canada, 1977 Photograph by Sam Abell A cow cares for her newborn calf on a Mennonite farm in Elora, Ontario, Canada. Settled by Scottish immigrants in the early 1800s, Elora became an important agricultural town. The tiny village on the banks of the Grand River is now a haven for artists and a destination for tourists seeking the town's tranquility and spectacular vistas. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ontario: Canada's Keystone," December 1978, National Geographic magazine) x0 |
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January 27, 2008 On Board the Observer, Alaska, 1998 Photograph by Michael Melford Observer, a wooden-hulled, World War II-era minesweeper that has been converted to a 12-passenger cruising yacht, glides through glassy water in Alaska's Inside Passage. This meticulously restored boat takes tourists through the heart of Tongass National Forest, 500 miles (800 kilometers) of sky-blue glaciers, grizzly bear tracks, wild beaches, bald eagles, spruce trees, and deep, mountain-ringed fjords. (Text from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Wilder Passage," May/June 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine) x0 |
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January 28, 2008 Historic Alfama District, Lisbon, Portugal, 2002 Photograph by Tino Soriano Lisbon's Alfama District rises dramatically to the base of the imposing Saint George's Castle. The castle began as a Visigoth fortification in the sixth century and was taken over in turns by the Romans and the Moors. It was eventually captured by Portugal's first king and became the royal palace. Tourists flock to the castle's towers and ramparts, which offer unsurpassed views of the city below. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Soul of Lisbon," January/February 2002, National Geographic Traveler magazine) x0 |
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January 29, 2008 Ostrich Farm, Utah, 1999 Photograph by Len Jenshel A flock of ostriches greets a photographer at a farm near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Ostriches have been raised as livestock in the United States for over a century, particularly in the West, where the climate mimics that of their native African savanna. But these quirky birds require some special accommodations, like extra-tall fences—they can leap more than six feet (two meters) in the air. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Celebrating Canyon Country," July 1999, National Geographic magazine) x0 |