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Performing Swimmers
Photograph by J. Baylor Roberts, National Geographic
Green may be the most common color found in nature—it's everywhere from leaves, grass, and moss to snakes, butterflies, and even the northern lights. Green represents life, vitality, nature, and, of course, environmentalism.
In Wakulla Springs, Florida, performing swimmers apply lipstick underwater. The photo was originally published in the January 1944 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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Cedar Trees
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita, National Geographic
Vibrant green leaves top cedar trees in a grove in Japan.
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Cougar
Photograph by Frans Lanting
A cougar’s striking green eyes stand out in this close-up photo taken in Belize. Also called mountain lions and pumas, cougars roam the Americas in habitats from swampland to forests.
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Japanese Garden
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita, National Geographic
Autumn leaves lay scattered on a patch of moss in a temple garden in Japan. Mainland Japan enjoys all four seasons.
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Doorways
Photograph by George Steinmetz, National Geographic
Sand fills a building in an old diamond-mining town in Namibia, known for harsh landscapes that include coastal desert and semiarid mountains.
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Pantanal Lagoons
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic
Verdant lagoons dot patches of elevated forest during the wet season in the Pantanal, one of Earth’s largest wetlands. Mammals such as jaguars and monkeys retreat to the forests until waters recede, feasting on fish and other aquatic life trapped in shrinking pools.
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Bodybuilder
Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic
A bodybuilder at Muscle Beach in Venice, California, performs pull-ups. A bohemian enclave near Los Angeles, Venice Beach—and the eclectic activity on its boardwalk—attracts locals and tourists alike.
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Airplane Seats
Photograph by Jason Edwards
Rows of empty passenger seats fill an airplane cabin in Sydney, Australia.
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Riverbank Butterflies
Photograph by Joel Sartore
Leaf-green pierid alight on the sandy shores of the Tuichi River in Bolivia's Madidi National Park. The vast Madidi wilderness encompasses a staggering range of ecosystems—from snowcapped Andean peaks to tropical Amazonian lowlands.
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Vietnamese Cyclists
Photograph by Justin Guariglia
Two boys share a nighttime bicycle ride down the darkened streets of Hoi An, Vietnam. The city's old town is a World Heritage site filled with historic buildings from the 15th to 19th centuries.
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Green Tree Frogs
Photograph by John Eastcott and Yva Momatiuk
In a nocturnal rendezvous, two green tree frogs meet face-to-face atop a leaf in Louisiana's Atchafalaya River Delta.
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Windy Grassland
Photograph by Raymond Gehman
Lush, green grasses wave to and fro in the wind. Various types of grasslands once covered about half of the continental United States, but today they are found in only a fraction of that area.
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White Alligator
Photograph by Joel Sartore
A rare white alligator swims at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. Albino gators are ill suited for life in the wild because their pale skin offers little protection from the sun.
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Picking Tea Leaves
Photograph by George Mobley
A Japanese tea farmer picks leaves in a verdant field in central Japan's mountainous Nara Prefecture. Tea has a long history in Japan but was first brought to the islands from China.
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Northern Lights
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, produce a brilliant display in the skies near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The phenomenon is produced by the action of solar wind on the atmosphere at Earth's Poles.
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