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National Geographic Φωτογραφίες του National Geographic





1. Ελέφαντες. Kruger National Park, Νότια Αφρική.

2. Αλεξίπτωτο πλαγιάς στην Καλιφόρνια.



3.H φωτογραφία τραβήχτηκε στο τρένο, όταν σταμάτησε στη γέφυρα Galta, η οποία χωρίζει τη δυτικη, πιο φιλελεύθερη και την αυστηρά μουσουλμανική ανατολική πλευρά της Κωνσταντινούπολης.



4. Ταξί σε μια βροχερή μέρα στους δρόμους του Τόκιο.



5. Ανατολή του ηλίου πάνω από την Καραϊβική Θάλασσα.



6. Έλκηθρο με σκύλους στο Σβάλμπαρντ, Νορβηγία.



7.  Cape Alava, Ουάσιγκτον. Το πιο δυτικό σημείο απο της σαράντα οκτώ πολιτείες των ΗΠΑ.



8.  Ο πωλητής παγωτού στη Ρόδο, Ελλάδα.



  9.   Dawn Hvacheon, Κορέα.



10.  Kiloe - haylandskaya φυλή βοοειδών  Τα Kiloe ειναι πολύ ισχυρα ζωα, έχουν προσαρμοστεί για να τρώνε τα φυτά που τα άλλα ζώα αποφύγουν.  Το παχύ μακρύ παλτό τους τους προστατεύει από τις χαμηλές θερμοκρασίες του χειμώνα.   Η φωτογραφία τραβήχτηκε στα Highlands της Σκωτίας.  



  11.  Εμπορας καμήλων, στο Nagaur , Ινδία, κάθεται στην φωτια τα ξημερώματα, και προσπαθεί να κρατήθει ζεστός.  



  12.  Ένα δέντρο. . Εθνικό Πάρκο, "Arch".



13.  δύτης στα ύδατα του Αγίου Θωμά.



14.    Η επικείμενη αμμοθύελλα δεν φοβίζουν αυτούς τους νέους shepherdesses στο Lac Abe Dzhibouti, στην Αφρική.  



15.  ομιχλωδες βράδυ, με τα φώτα και σιλουέτες των περαστικών. Spokane, Washington



16. Χερσόνησος Γιουκατάν, Μεξικό. Ένα από τα καλύτερα μέρη στον κόσμο για να συμμετάσχουν σε καταδύσεις σπηλιάς. , Λέει ο φωτογράφος Christian Vizi: "Δεν εχω μπει σε  σπηλιά από το 1997, αλλά παντα παρασύρομαι απο την ομορφιά της χερσονήσου Γιουκατάν.  .  Οι σπηλιές είναι εκπληκτικά όμορφες, με σταλακτίτες και σταλαγμίτες, κρυστάλλινα νερά, καταπληκτική βλάστηση. "



  17.    Λίμνη Karakol. Στις ακτές της οι σκηνές  είναι μια μικροσκοπική κοινότητα της Κιργιζίας.  



18.  Βλέποντας τους πολυσύχναστους δρόμους της Αβάνας.  



19. Dawn, Bagan, το Μιανμάρ.    Αυτό το μέρος είναι γνωστό, πάνω απ 'όλα, για το γεγονός ότι σε μια έκταση 26 τετραγωνικών χιλιομέτρων  βρίσκονται εδώ 4.000 ναοι και ιερά.    Αρχικά η πόλη πήρε το όνομά της, ως Arimaddana (Πόλη, βάζει τους εχθρούς), επίσης γνωστή ως ή καμένης γη  



  20. Φθινόπωρο δάσος, Hameln, Γερμανία.  Είναι σε αυτά τα μέρη, φημολογείται ότι έζησε ο Gamelnsky Pied Piper - ο θρυλικός Piper, που απαλλαξε  την πόλη από την εισβολή των αρουραίων.  



21.  Μπαλόνια στην Bagan, Μιανμάρ, την ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων του 2010.  



  22 . Τα παιδιά παρακολουθούν το τρένο για Εδιμβούργο.  



  23.   Οι ορεινές περιοχές της Σρι Λάνκα το πρωί.  



24.   Κοράκια πάνω από τα αγάλματα του Βούδα, στη Σρι Λάνκα.  



  25.   η νεαρη λεοπάρδαλη στον κορμό ενός πεσμένου δέντρου στη Νότια Αφρική.    Ο πληθυσμός  της λεοπαρδάλης συνεχώς μειώνεται λόγω της λαθροθηρίας, έτσι ώστε τώρα η ευκαιρία να τις συναντήσεις μειώθηκε απότομα.  



26. Χτισμένος το δέκατο έβδομο αιώνα, ο στρογγυλός πύργο στην κεντρική περιοχή της Κοπεγχάγης, στη Δανία.   ?????????? ??? ?????????????? ??? ??????????????? ????????????. Αρχικά είχε χρησιμοποιηθεί ως αστρονομικό παρατηρητήριο.  



  27.    Ιπποδρομίες Palio, Ιταλία.  Ντυμένοι με πολύχρωμα κοστούμια οι αναβάτες πρέπει να κανουν τον γύρο από τρεις φορές της Ptstsya del Campo bareback για υπαρξει ένας νικητής σε αυτό το διαγωνισμό που είναι πολύ δημοφιλής στην Ιταλία.



  28.   Το κέντρο της Αβάνας στα αργά το βράδυ.  



  29.   Tiger, Ταϊλάνδη. , Λέει ο φωτογράφος Patrice Carlton: «Είμαι πολύ περήφανος για αυτή τη φωτογραφία. Με την αίσθηση ότι αυτό το όμορφο  ζώο μπορεί να είναι κατοικίδιο! "  



30. Βουδιστές μοναχοί στο Μπουτάν.

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Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011

"Splashing", Grand Prize Winner and winner of the Nature category. This photo was taken when I was taking photos of other insects, as I normally did during macro photo hunting. I wasn't actually aware of this dragonfly since I was occupied with other objects. When I was about to take a picture of it, it suddenly rained, but the lighting was just superb. I decided to take the shot regardless of the rain. The result caused me to be overjoyed, and I hope it pleases viewers. Location: Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. (© Shikhei Goh)

"Splashing", Grand Prize Winner and winner of the Nature category. This photo was taken when I was taking photos of other insects, as I normally did during macro photo hunting. I wasn't actually aware of this dragonfly since I was occupied with other objects. When I was about to take a picture of it, it suddenly rained, but the lighting was just superb. I decided to take the shot regardless of the rain. The result caused me to be overjoyed, and I hope it pleases viewers. Location: Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. (© Shikhei Goh)

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"The Fjellman Family", winner of the People Category. One shot and the reindeer is dead. The Sámi family Fjellman, which lives in Arjeplog, northern Sweden, now have food on their table. In the early autumn they slaughter a couple of their reindeer for food during the cold winter months. Location: Arjeplog, Lapland, Sweden. (© Izabelle Nordfjell) #

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"Sulfuric Fire Festival", honorable mention in Places category. Once a year, Formosa fishermen's unique sulfuric fire fishing ritual is handed down from generation to generation. Location: Taipei (© Hung-Hsiu Shih) #

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"Blue Pond & First Snow", honorable mention in Nature category. The blue pond of the famous tourist resort. This is a place where many tourists gather in spring, summer, and autumn. However, since this pond freezes in winter, nobody is there during that period. This photograph is the moment of the first snow of the season falling on that blue pond. We can see the first snow of the season beginning at the end of October. Why is the pond blue? Because the underground hot spring ingredient is gushing. This blue pond changes color every day. I think that mystical blue and pure white snow are beautiful. All are nature's tints. Location: Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. (© Kent Shiraishi) #

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"Zombies, Brisbane", honorable mention in People category. A young family dressed as zombies in Brisbane, Queensland. Each year around Halloween time a gathering of people dressed as zombies walks through the city in an effort to raise money for the Brain Foundation of Australia. Location: Brisbane, Australia. (© Lisa Clarke) #

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"Cyber Monsoon", honorable mention in Places category. A torrential monsoon rain in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (© Anuar Patjane) #

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"Panic in the Pan", honorable mention in Nature category. I was leading a photographic safari in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. It was midday and we came across a dazzle of zebras approaching a waterhole to quench their thirst. Every few minutes the zebras will enter the water to drink, just to panic and scatter out of the water again. Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (© Marius Coetzee) #

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"Flying Kites", honorable mention in Places category. Kite battle at Santa Marta ghetto, Rio de Janeiro. For many years, the kites were used to alert the drug dealers when their enemies were coming. The place was a "war zone" controlled by traffickers that were in constant conflicts against each other to control the drug market. A few years ago, Santa Marta was occupied by the Pacifier Police Division, which released the population from the traffic domination. Location: Santa Marta, Rio de Janeiro (© Felipe Carvalho) #

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"Sunrising Jellyfish", honorable mention in Nature category. Jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata) drifting just beneath the surface, looking to capture the first sunrays to trigger their symbiotic algae to produce energy for it. Location: Mar Menor coastal lagoon, Murcia province, Spain (© Angel Fitor) #

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"Auburn Pride", honorable mention in People category. Young men driving into a patch of reflected light along Auburn Road. Part of a larger personal project documenting the western Sydney suburb of Auburn. The series provides a glimpse into the life of the next generation of Australians living in Auburn, peering behind the veil of this little-known side of society. Auburn is a small suburb in Sydney's west, a landing point for many migrants and refugees when they first arrive in Australia. Location: Sydney, Australia (© George Voulgaropoulos) #

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"The Hunt", honorable mention in Nature category. I personally believe that, beyond the formal representation of reality, mediated by the technical instruments necessary to fix an image in time, photography is made of insights. The shot is the last act of image capturing and in many ways the easiest part of the whole process. This panning effect, even in its imperfection, with the chromatic harmony of the background, with all the needless information eliminated and the luck of having the big cat's lifted tail in symmetry with the impala horns, brings the observer inside the hunting without distractions. Location: Kenya, Masai Mara National Reserve (© Stefano Pesarelli) #

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"Waterway to Orbit", honorable mention in Places category. Space shuttle Endeavour STS-130 launches into orbit toward the east, as the stars and waning crescent moon trail toward the west, leaving a beautiful reflection on the Intracoastal Waterway in Ponte Vedra, Florida. This 132-second time exposure of the final night launch of a space shuttle, from launch through SRB separation, was taken 115 miles north of Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Location: Ponte Vedra, Florida (© James Vernacotola) #

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Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. Viewers' Choice winner in the Nature category. (© Dafna Ben Nun) #

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"From Up Here", honorable mention in People category. Stephen "ST 2 Lettaz" Harris, and David "Yung Clova" Williams make up the Huntsville rap duo G-Side. I took this photo of them on tour, conducting a cell phone interview with a journalist on a fire escape in Manhattan. The photo speaks to the "D.I.Y." nature of the current independent music scene. Digital technology has played a big role in G-Side's business strategy, enabling them to use the Internet and viral word of mouth to build a diverse international fan base. G-Side released a track in 2011 called "Nat Geo." Location: Manhattan, NY, USA (© Helen Pearson) #

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"Into the Green Zone", winner in the Places category. A beautiful rainbow after the rain, into the green zone of the Palawan Islands. Location: Onuk island, Balabac Palawan, Philippines (© George Tapan) #

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Οι μαγικές εικόνες του National Geographic


Τουλάχιστον μαγικές είναι οι νικήτριες φωτογραφίες που επιλέχθηκαν από το National Geographic για το 2011 και έρχονται από κάθε πλευρά του κόσμου.

Στην κατηγορία «Τοπία» νικητής αναδείχθηκε ο Τζορτζ Ταπαν με μια μαγευτική φωτογραφία από το νησί Ονούκ στις Φιλιππίνες, με μια παραλία που μοιάζει εξωπραγματική(ΦΩΤΟ 1).

Μεγάλος νικητής στην κατηγορία «Φύση» είναι η φωτογραφία του Σικέι Γκοχ η οποία απεικονίζει μια λιβελούλα να έχει γαντζωθεί από ένα κλαρί στα νησιά Ριάου της Ινδονησίας (ΦΩΤΟ 2).

Στην Κατηγορία «Άνθρωποι» νικητής αναδείχθηκε η Ιζαμπέλα Νόρτφγιελ με τη φωτογραφία της από έναν κυνηγό του λαού Σάμι της Σουηδίας, λίγο πριν σκοτώσει ένα ελάφι (ΦΩΤΟ 3). Στην κατηγορία αυτή τιμητική διάκριση πήρε και ο Γιώργος Βουλγαρόπουλος για την ασπρόμαυρη φωτογραφία μιας ομάδας νεαρών μέσα σε ένα αυτοκίνητο στο Σίδνεϊ (ΦΩΤΟ 4).

Δείτε εδώ όλες τις φωτογραφίες.

 
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/2011/entries/gallery/places-winners/

[giannis]

the art of burning match 

[thailandgr]

Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

BEHIND THE BLUE  Lilongwe, Malawi, May 2011 (Paolo Patruno/Bologna, Italy)

25 TOES  West Bengal, India, November 2009 (Nimai Ghosh/Kolkata, India)

TEALA ABOVE AND BELOW WATER  Redding, California, July 2010 (Bridget Bailey/Redding, California)  

A HOMELESS BOY SLEEPING INSIDE THE TRAIN  Jakarta, Indonesia, August 2009 (Budi Prakasa/Jakarta, Indonesia)

DISGUISED FUN  Kolkata, India, April 2009 (Somnath Mukherjee/Kolkata, India)  

THE FLOWER GIRL  Boston, Massachusetts, June 2011 (Joseph Richard/Altomonte Springs, Florida)  

A WATERFOWL HUNTER AND HIS DOG CALL IT A DAY  Monte Vista, Colorado, March 2010 (Mallory Olenius/Denver, Colorado)  

WANTING TO SEE HER BIG BROTHER DURING HIS BASEBALL GAME  Mobile, Alabama, March 2011 (Stephanie Fox/Mobile, Alabama)  

99 CENT DREAMS  New York City, New York, December 2010 (Nancy Breslin/Newark, Delaware)

RANCH DOG TAKING A BREAK FROM WORK  Ellsworth, Nebraska, April 2010 (Jamie Illian/Dallas, Texas)

SAMANTHA ON HER FARM  Connorsville, Wisconsin, May 2011 (Bernadette Pollard/St. Paul, Minnesota)

OLD MINE ON RED MOUNTAIN PASS  Ouray, Colorado, October 2009 (Robert Castellino/Lafayette, Colorado)  

BROOKLYN BRIDGE  New York City, New York, February 2011 (Wayne Bennett/Bronx, New York)  

BLUE ICE CAVE  Antarctica, December 2011 (Jamie Scarrow/Bruce, Canberra, Australia)  

STEAM FROM MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS  Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, October 2009 (Steve Ross/Nixa, Missouri)  

AN ANHINGA EMERGES TO SWALLOW HIS DINNER  Jacksonville, Florida, June 2011 (Savannah Whitwam/Jacksonville, Florida)  

KING PENGUINS  South Georgia, November 2010 (Jamie Scarrow/Bruce, Canberra, Australia)  

A PRAYING MANTIS AS THE SUN RISES OVER THE EVERGLADES  Everglades National Park, Florida (Paul Marcellini/Miami, Florida)  

MOONRISE OVER NORTHERN LIGHTS  Northern Alaska, March 2011 (Ben Hattenbach/Los Angeles, California)  

CLAMMING AT THE OREGON COAST  Garibaldi, Oregon, June 2010 (Lucy Chien/Alexandria, Virginia)

WOMEN MAKING TRADITIONAL ART  Rajasthan, India, November 2010 (Chetan Soni/MadhyaPradesh, India)

SUNSET CLAMMING  Xiapu, Fujian, China, January 2009 (Jia Han Dong/Parsippany, New Jersey)

THREE FISHERMAN ON INLE LAKE  Inle Lake, Myanmar, January 2011 (David Lazar/Brisbane, Australia)

HOUSE COLLAGE  Sikkim, West Bengal, October 2010 (Shyamal Das/Kolkata, India)  

PACKED IN THE CABIN OF A TRAIN TO JODPHUR  Jaipur, India, January 2011 (Ho Lee/Hong Kong, China)

[thailandgr]

Winners: National Geographic Traveler 2012 Photo Contest

This image was shot in the Kyrgyz lands of the Wakhan Corridor. The intimacy of this everyday life moment, shot inside of a family yurt, is in total contrast with the harsh environment these nomadic tribes live in. On the right we notice a television and a sound console. These tribes live weeks away from any village by foot. In spite of being located at an altitude of 4,300 meters in one of the most remote areas of Afghanistan they are equipped with solar panels, satellite dishes and cellphones. Ancestral ways of living - with touches of modernity. (Photo and caption by Cedric Houin/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

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H'Mong minority children were playing with their balloons on the foggy day in Moc Chau - Ha Giang province Viet Nam Shooting time Jan 2012. (Photo and caption by Vo Anh Kiet/National Geographic Traveler Contest)  #

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During the Easter holy celebration called ”Misterii” (mistery) in Trapani, the devotees carry the scenes of Christís passion on their shoulders all night long. When the day comes they take a break. (Photo and caption by Andrea Guarneri/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)  #

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Near the city of Morondava, on the West coast of Madagascar lies an ancient forest of Baobab trees.  Unique to Madagascar, the endemic species is sacred to the Malagasy people, and rightly so.  Walking amongst these giants is like nothing else on this planet.  Some of the trees here are over a thousand years old.  It is a spiritual place, almost magical. (Photo and caption by Ken Thorne/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)  #

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The Last Supper Of Da Vinci? No, they are just some old men of Chefchaouen with djellaba, sitting and talking with each other.  (Photo and caption by SauKhiang Chau/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)  #

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My sister in the south of Chile. We are sitting at home next to the fireplace in our southern lake house when it suddenly began to pour uncontrollably. Had to rush into the lake to take this snapshot! (Photo and caption by Camila Massu/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)  #

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The village of G·sadalur and the island of Mykines in the background. Until a tunnel was built in 2004, the 16 residents living in G·sadalur had to take a strenuous hike or horseback over the steep 400-meter mountain in order to make it to the other villages. It was a rare sunny day in the Faroe Islands and I had to wait until the clouds rolled in to provide some softer light. I decided to go with a long exposure (1 minute 10 seconds) to illustrate the force of the wind and a serene sea among the isolated islands. (Photo and caption by Ken Bower/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)  #

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This is the great Japanese maple tree in the Portland Japanese Gardens.  I tried to bring a different perspective of this frequently photographed tree. (Photo and caption by Fred An/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)  #

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More than 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas fill the plains of Bagan. Once the capital of the Pagan Empire, farmers now raise their livestock within the centuries old complex. The best way to see Bagan, apart from a ride on a hot air balloon, is by bicycle. It's easy to get off the beaten path and live out your wildest Indiana Jones fantasy. (Photo and caption by Peter DeMarco/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) #

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Taken at Cloud Break at an outer reef in Fiji, a surfer duck dives his board to clear the rolling waves of the raw ocean. (Photo and caption by Lucia Griggi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) #

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A lonely cabin is illuminated under the Northern Lights in Finmmark, Norway. (Photo and caption by Michelle Schantz/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) #

[thailandgr]

Εκπληκτικά μέρη για να δεις στον κόσμο!

Σε μια φωτογραφική διαδρομή στα βήματα που μας οδηγεί το ένστικτο του φυσιολάτρη ταξιδιώτη αλλά και του extreme φωτογράφου όλα μοιάζουν βγαλμένα από κινηματογραφική φαντασία: Δάση, κορυφές, λίμνες, ποτάμια, πόλεις και χωριά γίνονται όχι μόνο αντικείμενο ονείρου αλλά και μια καρτ ποστάλ για κάθε γούστο! Γιατί σε αυτό το θαυμαστό tour στη φύση η γη, ο ουρανός και η θάλασσα κερδίζουν όλα τα βλέμματα και με διαφορά. Το μόνο που έχετε να κάνετε είναι να διαλέξετε το αγαπημένο σας και να το ονειρευτείτε!

1. Kayangan Lake, Φιλιππίνες

2. Golden Eye Hotel, Τζαμάικα

3. Plitvice Lakes, Κροατία

4. Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, Κίνα

5. Devetashkata Cave, Βουλγαρία

6. Paterswoldse Meer, Ολλανδία

7. YingXi, Κίνα

8. The Gardens at Marqueyssac, Γαλλία

9. Capilano Suspensio, Bridge, Βανκούβερ

10. Multnomah Falls, Όρεγκον

11. Petra, Ιορδανία

12. Madeira, Πορτογαλία

13. Alesund Birdseye of City, Νορβηγία

14. Benteng Chittorgarh, Ινδία

15. Keukenhof Gardens, Ολλανδία

16.Lucca, Τοσκάνη, Ιταλία

17. Ancient Jeinju, Κίνα

18. Moraine Lake, Alberta, Καναδάς

19. Colorful Mountains, Ισλανδία

20. Four Seasons Hotel, Μπόρα Μπόρα

[labiko]

φιλε σημερα που θα πιασουμε το τζοκερ... σου υποσχομαι οτι θα σε συντροφευσω στο ταξιδι που θα κανεις για να τα δουμε ολα.

[thailandgr]

Best nature pictures of 2012

A lenticular cloud formed as high winds blew over the rugged Crazy Mountains in Montana. Lenticular clouds are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes. (James Woodcock, Billings Gazette via Associated Press)

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A Japanese snow monkey relaxed in a hot spring in the Jigokudani valley in northern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)#

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Storm clouds gathered over Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland.  (Lech Musynski/EPA) #

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Birds sat on the partly frozen river Elbe in Dresden, Germany. (Matthias Rietschel/dapd via Associated Press) #

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A bumble bee collected pollen from a blooming crocus in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on the first day of spring. ( Martin Meissner/Associated Press) #

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Snow covered trees in Rubi, Spain. ( Manu Fernandez/Associated Press)  #

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Seagulls were silhouetted against the sun on a mild afternoon in Boston. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) #

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Walker the polar bear (right) met with new male companion Arktos at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland.  It is hoped that 4-year-old Arktos, and the year younger, slightly smaller Walker will establish a relationship of friendly competitiveness. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) #

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A coral on a reef in the Kenting National Park spawned in Taiwan. Coral spawning usually takes place by the 23d day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which fell on April 13 this year. (Tsai Yung-chun/Reuters)#

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A Spiren shrub bloomed in the Central Park Conservatory Garden in New York. ( Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)  #

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Birds perched on a branch during a spring snowstorm in Pembroke, N.Y. (David Duprey/Associated Press)#

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Fitzroy dolphins jumped in the waters off Puerto Madryn, Argentina.( Maxi Jonas/Reuters) #

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A giant panda sat in a tree at a breeding center in Dujiangyan, China. The giant panda is among six young giant pandas which were bred in captivity and were released as a group of "pioneers" into an enclosed forest in Sichuan province. ( China Daily/Reuters)#

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A mole emerged from the dirt in Godewaersvelde, France. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/GettyImages)  #

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An egret waited for its prey at the reclaimed area in Manila Bay known as Freedom Island in Paranaque, Philippines. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)#

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Seasonal winter storms lashed boats at anchor off Cape Town's Sea Point promenade. The Cape Peninsula has long been known as the "Cape of Storms" among sailors whose wrecked vessels have been scattered along the coastline at the southern tip of Africa for 400 years. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters) #

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Cherry trees bloomed in an orchard in Ockstadt-Friedberg, Germany. (EMILY WABITSCH/AFP/Getty Images)  #

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An apiaceae was covered with snow in front of a clear sky near Elbingerode, Germany. (Matthias Bein/AFP/Getty Images)#

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A goose rested on the snow at Skopje Zoo in Macedonia. ( Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)  #

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Horsetail Falls glowed just before sunset at Yosemite National Park in California. (Phil Hawkins/Reuters) #

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Colored leaves hung on a tree at the garden of Pillnitz Castle near Dresden, Germany. (Arno BurgiI/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A dragonfly rested on a turtle in a lake in the outskirts of Cali, Colombia. Colombia has the second largest biodiversity in the world. (Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Image#

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A squirrel defended its food against a pigeon after snowfall in central park in Minsk, Belarus. ( Sergei Grits/Associated Press)#

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Monkeys enjoyed a cold bath in a pond during a hot day in a rural neighborhood north of Bangkok. The Thai capital is seeing its hottest average temperatures in 30 years. (Sukree Sukplang/Reuters) #

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Elephants gathered during the night to drink at a watering hole in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (Ben Curtis/Associated Press) #

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Incandescent materials, ash and smoke were spewed from the Popocatepetl Volcano as seen from the Santiago Xalitxintla, in the Mexican central state of Puebla. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)#

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Fall colors and the sunlit web of a labyrinthine orb weaver spider created an interesting mosaic in Fredericksburg, Va. (Dave Ellis/The Free Lance-Star via Associated Press) #

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A mountain gorilla bared its teeth in a clearing in Virunga national park near Bunagana in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (James Akena/Reuters) #

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A morpho peleides butterfly laid its eggs while two ants surround one egg in Butterfly Garden in La Guacima, Costa Rica. (Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters) #

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A red fox sat in the grass as a magpie dived toward it in a field east of Walla Walla, Wash. (Jeff Horner/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via Associated Press)#

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A male wild leopard climbed a net after it fell into a water reservoir tank at a tea estate in Haskhowa, West Bengal, India. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/GettyImages ) #

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A gosling looked for food during a rain shower at Fancher-Davidge Park in Middletown, N.Y. (Tom Bushey/Times Herald-Record via Associated Press)#

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A lizard suns itself on a rock on the Galapagos Pinzon Island, Ecuador.  (Dolores Ochoa/Associated Press)#

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Barn owl chicks sat in a box in Israel's Beit Shean Valley near the border with Jordan. ( Baz Ratner/Reuters)#

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A penguin swam off Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro. Penguins arrive from the Antarctic Circle on ice floes that melt in the vicinity of Brazil's shore, and the birds wash up on Rio beaches every winter. (Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)#

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Dewdrops ran down a blade of grass near Trauchgau, southern Germany. ( Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP/GettyImages )#

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An egret stood on a ship mooring rope in Rio de Janeiro. (Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)#

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Long-tailed mayflies mated on the surface of the Tisza river near Tiszainoka, Hungary. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)#

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A lion cub walked in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.(Noor Khamis/Reuters)#

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A thunderstorm moved over trees and a silo on a farm near Wichita, Kan. (Orlin Wagner/Associated Press) #

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Swirls of green and red appeared in an aurora over Whitehorse, Yukon. The aurora was due to the interaction of a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun with Earth's magnetosphere.  (David Cartier, Sr./NASA via Reuters )  #

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An Indian Myna held a grasshopper for its chicks in a nest built inside the wall of an underpass in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi. (Parivartan Sharma/Reuters)#

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A tasselled wobbegong shark was seen lying on the substratum with the head of a brown-banded bamboo shark in its mouth during an underwater visual census of fishes on the fringing reef of Great Keppel Island on the Great Barrier Reef. ( Reuters)#

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Morning fog rose from vineyards near Escherndorf, Germany.  (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP/GettyImages)  #

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Garden birds fought for a spot at a feeder in a Johannesburg garden. (Denis Farrell/Associated Press)#

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A young gray seal appeared in partly frozen water at a breeding station in Friedrichskoog, Germany. (Carsten Rehder/AFP/Getty Images)#

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Morning dew hung in a spider's web in Seeburg, Germany. (Julian Stratenschulte/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Surface melt water rushed along the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet through a supra-glacial stream channel, southwest of Ilulissat. Polar ice sheets are now melting three times faster than in the 1990s, and that's added less than half an inch to already rising global sea levels, a new giant scientific study says. The acceleration of the melting, especially in Greenland, has ice scientists worried. (Ian Joughin/Associated Press)#

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A whale shark swam beside a diver in the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos National Park, Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the University of California - Davis, made satellite tagging of whale sharks in order to understand this species locally, regionally and globally in the migration process patterns. (Jonathan Green/Galapagos National Park via Reuters)#

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Lightning struck the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images )  #

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A mother bear and two cubs, spooked by noise from TV helicopters, peered from a tree in Altadena, Calif. (Nick Ut/Associated Press) #

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Honey bees at a farm on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. (Mohamed al-Sayaghi /Reuters) #

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A loggerhead turtle hatchling made its way to the surf at Myrtle Beach State Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C.. (Randall Hill/Reuters)#