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Elephant Festival, India
Photograph by Marjorie Lang, My Shot
The Elephant Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Jaipur and takes place at the famous Chaugan Stadium in March. It begins with a beautiful procession of bedecked elephants, camels, horses, and folk dancers. The mahouts proudly embellish their elephants with vibrant colors, jhools (saddle cloth), and heavy jewelry.
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Horse
Photograph by Johann Karlsson, My Shot
Running after the horse to capture this photo
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Damselflies
Photograph by Yeo Weng Sang, My Shot
A pair of mating damselflies forming a heart shape when mating
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Lizard, Zion National Park
Photograph by Olaf Dziallas, My Shot
A lizard at Zion National Park seeking the warm morning sun
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Common Tern Chick
Photograph by Lisa Franceski, My Shot
Kiwi, the common tern chick, waits to be fed. His sister waits patiently in the background—and of course, she has a name, and it's "Peanut".
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Buffalo, Indonesia
Photograph by Andrew Ang, My Shot
This buffalo was cooling down in a puddle of muddy water. This image I captured was on one of the Komodo Islands in Indonesia. Only three islands in Komodo have the Komodo dragons. I gave this image the title “Buffalo's Last Moments” because this buffalo is unfortunately on the menu of the vicious Komodo dragon. I was using the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens. For this image I captured it at f/4 and focused on the eyes.
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Monkeys, Macritchie Reservoir
Photograph by Peng Hui Cheng, My Shot
This is a family of monkeys that I came across during my hike in Macritchie Reservoir, Singapore. The two adults were helping each other to extract ticks from their body, while a baby made its way up the branch to its mother arms.
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Alaska King Crab
Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic
Underneath the ice, spikes meet spikes as an Alaska king crab the size of a nickel crawls over a knobby sea star. After a dozen years, the crustacean will grow to the size of a tractor tire.
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Snail
Photograph by Madalina Cristina Lupascu, My Shot
This is a simple but meaningful picture. It's a symbol for the human will. Glory to those who dare!
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Scottish Highlands
Photograph by Troy Joiner, My Shot
Scottish Highlands
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