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Picture of a Mennonite girl on a train in Canada

Train Ride, Canada

Photo of the Day, February 1, 2013

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A young Mennonite girl looks out the window of the Heritage ...

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Picture of a person feeding pigeons in Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India

Port Blair, Andaman Islands

Photo of the Day, January 31, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

This was taken in Port Blair, where every morning people come ...

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Picture of a meerkat

Meerkat Portrait

Photo of the Day, January 30, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

A meerkat in perfect harmony with itself

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Picture of a bear in a forest in Finland

Bear, Finland

Photo of the Day, January 29, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

This was the only bear that turned up that night. I ...

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Picture of a family of alligators in Texas

Alligators, Texas

Photo of the Day, January 28, 2013

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This is a photograph of two baby alligators on the mother ...

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Picture of a pair of juvenile gorillas in Rwanda

Gorillas, Rwanda

Photo of the Day, January 27, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

I took this photograph on the final day of a four-day ...

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Picture of a snowy owl in the dunes on Long Island

Snowy Owl, Long Island

Photo of the Day, January 26, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

Not too far from the daily "rush hour" campaign one can ...

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Picture of a mother kangaroo and her joey on a beach in Australia

Kangaroos, Australia

Photo of the Day, January 25, 2013

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Mother kangaroo and her joey on the beach at Cape Le ...

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Picture of Cape fur seals in the waters off South Africa

Cape Fur Seals, South Africa

Photo of the Day, January 24, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

Cape fur seals are a favorite photographic subject of mine. They ...

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Picture of person walking a dog at dusk in California

Dog Walk, California

Photo of the Day, January 23, 2013

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Dog walk at dusk, Point Isabel, Richmond, California

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Picture of a cheetah mother and her cubs in the Serengeti

Cheetah Mother and Cubs, Tanzania

Photo of the Day, January 22, 2013

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A young cheetah mother named Etta by researchers scans the Serengeti ...

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Picture of cobalt-winged parakeets in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Parakeets, Ecuador

Photo of the Day, January 21, 2013

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In Ecuador's Yasuní National Park, cobalt-winged parakeets flock to a ...

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Picture of horses on a farm in Iceland

Horses, Iceland

Photo of the Day, January 20, 2013

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Icelandic horses gathered on top of this hill within their paddock ...

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Picture of a zebra and foal in Botswana

Zebra and Foal, Botswana

Photo of the Day, January 19, 2013

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A young zebra foal closely following an adult. Taken on a ...

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Picture of a ladybug on a daylily

Ladybug and Daylily

Photo of the Day, January 18, 2013

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A ladybug peeks out from a daylily.

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Picture of a lion sleeping in the grass in South Africa

Sleeping Lion, South Africa

Photo of the Day, January 17, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

This male lion rests in the soft grass on a gloomy ...

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Picture of a mother otter and her cubs in the Shetland Islands

Eurasian Otters, Shetland Islands

Photo of the Day, January 16, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

In the Shetland Islands a mother and two male cubs listen ...

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Picture of stingrays swimming in the waters of Grand Cayman

Stingrays, Grand Cayman

Photo of the Day, January 15, 2013

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Stingrays gracefully flying, forming a perfect straight line. Sand bar, Grand ...

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Picture of male geladas in Ethiopia

Geladas, Ethiopia

Photo of the Day, January 14, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

A group of juvenile male gelada baboons gives chase to a ...

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Picture of a cow licking a shepherd’s hand in India

Cow and Shepherd, India

Photo of the Day, January 13, 2013

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A young bovine finds safety and solace with her shepherd father ...

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Picture of a flock of birds congregated on Hula Lake, Israel

Birds, Israel

Photo of the Day, January 12, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

Hula Lake, Israel

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Picture of a cheetah and a leopard facing off in Botswana

Cheetah and Leopard, Botswana

Photo of the Day, January 11, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

A very rare, adrenaline-packed showdown between two spotted predators: a male ...

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Picture of a diving bird chasing baitfish on the Santa Maria reef, Mexico

Diving Bird, Mexico

Photo of the Day, January 10, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

While taking photos of Santa Maria reef near Cabo San Lucas ...

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Picture of a grasshopper in a Wisconsin forest

Grasshopper and Milkweed Pod

Photo of the Day, January 9, 2013

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Walking through the Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest in Wisconsin on ...

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Picture of a pair of penguin chicks in Antarctica

Gentoo Penguin Chicks, Antarctica

Photo of the Day, January 8, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

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Picture of a herd of elephants in Kenya

Elephant Herd, Kenya

Photo of the Day, January 7, 2013

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Elephants move across Kenya’s Amboseli National Park in a thunderstorm ...

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Picture of a baby loggerhead sea turtle in the waters off Florida

Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Florida

Photo of the Day, January 6, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

A loggerhead sea turtle that never made it to sea with ...

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Picture of a rooster in Brazil

Rooster, Brazil

Photo of the Day, January 5, 2013

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Rooster, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Picture of rhinos, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

Rhinos, Kenya

Photo of the Day, January 4, 2013

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Family of rhinos, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

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Picture of a boy in a river with water buffaloes, India

Water Buffaloes, India

Photo of the Day, January 3, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

A boy bathes with his three buffaloes in the river.

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Picture of tadpoles swimming in a swamp in British Columbia

Tadpoles, Canada

Photo of the Day, January 2, 2013

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Tadpoles swim through a jungle of lily stalks in Cedar Lake ...

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Picture of a fox sitting in the snow, Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands

Fox, Aleutian Islands

Photo of the Day, January 1, 2013

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

A fox sits on a snowy hill near Dutch Harbor in ...

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Picture of people in a snowstorm in Finland

Snowstorm, Finland

Photo of the Day, December 31, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs

A sudden snowstorm buffets May Day revelers during a ...

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Picture of a Kuvale herdsman in Angola

Kuvale Herdsman, Angola

Photo of the Day, December 30, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs

Veiled in haze, twin peaks of Angola’s Chela ...

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Picture of a Basque farming couple

Farmers, Basque Country

Photo of the Day, December 29, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs

This tableau featuring a Basque farmer and his wife ...

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Picture of twin siblings swimming in Italy

Lake Garda, Italy

Photo of the Day, December 28, 2012

This Month in Photo of the Day: Vintage National Geographic Photographs

Twin siblings playing in Italy’s Lake Garda drift ...

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