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09 Feb ' 03:16
Anhinga, Everglades National Park
February 9, 2012
February 9, 2012
Anhinga, Everglades National Park
Photograph by Karim Jaffrey,
This photo was taken on the Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, in July 2010. The anhinga bird had just surfaced from the stream, having skewered the fish. Taken with a Nikon D50.
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08 Feb ' 00:23
Crabeater Seal, Antarctica
February 8, 2012
February 8, 2012
Crabeater Seal, Antarctica
Photograph by Mary Beth Young, Your Shot
A cute crabeater seal peeked out at us from behind a piece of snow but wasn't bothered by our presence. I think he was just as curious as we were. He didn't move except to look at us and stretch. Sun was shimmering on his fur and the ice and snow he was laying on. It was the trip of a lifetime with the family, December 2011. Took this while Zodiac cruising in Cierva Cove, Antarctica, with Lindblad Expeditions on the National Geographic Explorer.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
- Crabeater Seal, Antarctica
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07 Feb ' 15:08
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07 Feb ' 10:23
from Michael "Nick" Nichols's Project: Serengeti Lions, part of an ongoing
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07 Feb ' 03:36
Elephants, Serengeti
February 7, 2012
February 7, 2012
Elephants, Serengeti
Elephants roam the Serengeti under a stormy sky in this photo by Michael “Nick” Nichols, who sent dispatches from the field as he shot a story for National Geographic magazine.
from Michael "Nick" Nichols's Project: Serengeti Lions, part of an ongoing series documenting the work of photographers in the field.
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06 Feb ' 11:03
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06 Feb ' 04:08
Tigers, India
February 6, 2012
February 6, 2012
Tigers, India
Meet Smasher—the male in the background. That's the name Steve Winter gave this youngster, cooling off in a watering hole in Bandhavgarh National Park, after he slapped the automated camera trap until it stopped clicking. Both tigers are thought to have killed people, and Smasher is now in captivity.
from the December 2011 feature “A Cry for the Tiger.”
- Tigers, India
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05 Feb ' 01:48
Crayfish, Australia
February 5, 2012
February 5, 2012
Crayfish, Australia
Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic
A foot-long crayfish dodges a hiker fording a stream in Australia's Claustral Canyon. The color of these crayfish, called yabbies by canyoneers, remains a puzzle. In some streams they're orange. In others they're blue. The difference is due partly to water purity—the blue ones are found in the clearest water.
See more pictures from the October 2011 feature story “Deep Down Under.”
- Crayfish, Australia
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04 Feb ' 01:26
Springboks, South Africa
February 4, 2012
February 4, 2012
Springboks, South Africa
Photograph by Morkel Erasmus,
The golden light at dusk and dawn in the Kalahari is amazing and can enhance the mood of a scene greatly. On this particular morning in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the rising sun was filtered by an ancient forest of camel thorn acacia trees, with a herd of springbok gazelles in attendance to complete the scene.
- Springboks, South Africa
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03 Feb ' 16:06
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