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Coconut Island Fish, Hawaii
Photo of the Day, April 3, 2009
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Environment
This photo was taken in the lagoon at Coconut Island ...
Tube Anemone, Bali
Photo of the Day, April 2, 2009
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature and Environment
This large tube anemone, photographed in Tulamben, Bali, stood high ...
Lightning at Huntington Beach, Ohio
Photo of the Day, April 1, 2009
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While at Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio, I saw ...
Atlantic Walrus, Norway
Photo of the Day, March 31, 2009
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
An Atlantic walrus plods toward shore after gorging on ...
Sufi Dancer, Naama Bay, Egypt
Photo of the Day, March 30, 2009
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Whirling atop a café overlooking Naama Bay's pedestrian ...
Moose Cow and Calf, Mayfield Lake
Photo of the Day, March 29, 2009
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Morning draws a moose cow and calf into the ...
Photo Shoot, Nuorilang Falls, China
Photo of the Day, March 28, 2009
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Nuorilang means "grand" in Tibetan. Jiuzhaigou's Nuorilang Falls ...
Chicago City Lights
Photo of the Day, March 27, 2009
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Chicago at night burns bright under blankets of clouds ...
Laborers on the Tansa River
Photo of the Day, March 26, 2009
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Laborers haul sand and gravel dredged from the Tansa ...
Fort McMurray Islamic School, Canada
Photo of the Day, March 25, 2009
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Laughter echoes across the yard as students jump rope ...
Dawn Prayer, Mount Sinai
Photo of the Day, March 24, 2009
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At dawn on Mount Sinai, camels rest and Said ...
Elephant Seal Near Shore
Photo of the Day, March 23, 2009
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Outside looking in, a lone male elephant seal lurks ...
South American Gray Fox at Dusk
Photo of the Day, March 22, 2009
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A South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus) yawns as ...
Haw Creek Falls, Arkansas, at Night
Photo of the Day, March 21, 2009
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Bathed in moonlight and swollen with floodwater, the rush ...
Guagüeyvo Village Girl
Photo of the Day, March 20, 2009
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In the village of Guagüeyvo, Mexico, ten-year-old Leticia ...
Tuckerman Ravine Rest, New England
Photo of the Day, March 19, 2009
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The mountain's moods aren't all bad. Spring ...
Right Whales Swimming
Photo of the Day, March 18, 2009
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A century ago only a few hundred right whales ...
Toad River Valley, Canada
Photo of the Day, March 17, 2009
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Like curtains drawn across the landscape, the walls of ...
Kalimantan Miners
Photo of the Day, March 16, 2009
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Kalimantan miners Sukardi and Suwarni (foreground) spend hours in ...
Brown Bears in Mist, Russia
Photo of the Day, March 15, 2009
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In early morning mist that rolls in from the ...
Orangutan Orphan, Borneo
Photo of the Day, March 14, 2009
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Clinging to the hand of a human protector, six-year-old ...
Woman Swimming, Berlin
Photo of the Day, March 13, 2009
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Neurobiologist Constance Scharff finds inspiration swimming near her Berlin ...
Stallions Fighting, South Dakota
Photo of the Day, March 12, 2009
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Two stallions fight at a wild horse conservation center ...
Newborn Weigh-In, India
Photo of the Day, March 11, 2009
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Founded in 1970, the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (also ...
Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia Island
Photo of the Day, March 10, 2009
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Fattened and then abandoned by mothers who leave to ...
Cave of Crystals, Mexico
Photo of the Day, March 9, 2009
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Massive beams of selenite dwarf human explorers in Mexico ...
Bee-Eater Feeding Chicks, Hungary
Photo of the Day, March 8, 2009
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In Hungary, adults fly to and from the nest ...
Sawarda Village Workers, India
Photo of the Day, March 7, 2009
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Workers from drought-stricken Sawarda village in India say the ...
Owachomo Bridge at Night, Utah
Photo of the Day, March 6, 2009
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A starry night gleams above Owachomo Bridge in Utah ...
Wrangler, Canadian Rockies
Photo of the Day, March 5, 2009
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At a remote camp in the Canadian Rockies, wrangler ...
Mexican Gray Wolf
Photo of the Day, March 4, 2009
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Still on shaky ground, the Mexican gray wolf, an ...
Health Worker Holding a Child, India
Photo of the Day, March 3, 2009
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Her fingers gnarled by leprosy suffered as a teenager ...
Illegal Miners, Ghana
Photo of the Day, March 2, 2009
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Fevered by hopes of striking it rich, illegal miners ...
Ocelot, San Diego Zoo, California
Photo of the Day, March 1, 2009
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Wild ocelots are gone from all U.S. states ...
Leopard in Tree, Kenya
Photo of the Day, February 28, 2009
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
I took at least 50 shots and spent well over an ...
Pre-Game Ritual
Photo of the Day, February 27, 2009
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A high school football player bows his head while linking arms ...
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