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Tuareg Celebration - Their hands stained by the indigo dye in their new clothes, Tuareg women celebrate a birth. Photograph by Brent Stirton,
Viburnum Leaf Adirondack forest Photograph by Michael Melford,
Steller Sea Lions, British Columbia Photograph by Thomas P. Peschak
Leaping Langur, India Photograph by Stefano Unterthiner,
Cleopatra Relief, Egypt (George Steinmetz, National Geographic) - That's Cleopatra on the left side of a wall at a temple at Dendera—one of the few images that bear her name. She is shown fulfilling her role as pharaoh by making offerings to the gods. The appearance here of her son by Julius Caesar is propaganda aimed at strengthening his position as her heir.
Kermode Bear in Tree, British Columbia Photograph by Paul Nicklen
Char Dwellers, Bangladesh Photograph by Jonas Bendiksen - When the river floods, the children of Jabed Ali know what to do: Climb the bamboo macha in the front yard and hold on tight. Char dwellers, who inhabit the constantly changing islands, or chars, on the floodplains of Bangladesh's three major rivers, are used to such calamities, which are on the increase.
Brooklyn Bedroom (Abelardo Morell) a hypersharp image of the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan
(Stephanie Sinclair) Nujood Ali from YEMEN was ten when she fled her abusive, much older husband and took a taxi to the courthouse in Sanaa, Yemen. The girl's courageous act - and the landmark legal battle that ensued—turned her into an international heroine for women's rights. Now divorced, she is back home with her family and attending school again.
Blue-Tongued Lizard, Australia Photograph by Kathy Parker,
Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal Photograph by Peter Essick,
Famine Memorial, Dublin Photograph by Jim Richardson,
Baboons, Prospect Park Zoo New York Photograph by Richard Conde,
Buddha in Coal Yard, China Photograph by Greg Girard,
Sea Stars, British Columbia Photograph by Thomas P. Peschak
Al Kazimiyah Shrine, Baghdad - (by Lynsey Addario), Pilgrims visit Al Kazimiyah Shrine, a Shiite holy site relatively unharmed by the years of violence.
Grizzly Bear and Cub - Yellowstone! park Photograph by Trish Carne
Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galápagos Islands Photograph by Erika Phillips
Swimmer, Peneda-Gerês Park Portugal Photograph by Peter Essick,
Tree, Arches National Park Photograph by Bill Keaton
Parrotfish, Great Barrier Reef - The clownish grin of a bridled parrotfish reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock( David Doubilet,)
Eastern Gray Kangaroos, Australia Photograph by Emilien Anglada,
Blacktip Reef Shark, Maldives Photograph by Paul Wilkinson
Caiman and Turtles, Guatemala Photograph by Anthony Davis,
Polar Bear With Whale Bone Photograph by Florian Schulz