- Village Hair Cut, ólimbos, Greece, 1982
- 2005-05-01作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：6 评论：0
- "To get ready for the [Easter] festivities, some men of [
"To get ready for the [Easter] festivities, some men of [ólimbos] village have their hair trimmed in a street outside the main coffeehouse."
—From "Eternal
- Monument Moment, Utah, 1997
- 2005-05-02作者：：Len Jenshel 点击：5 评论：0
- Spread over 1.6 million acres (647,520 hectares) in Utah, Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument is unique among the United States' protected lands, because it was created by the Bureau of Land Management, not by the National Parks Service, whic
- X-Rays At Black Hole
- 2005-05-03作者：：NASA/Jeffrey McClintock and Mi 点击：5 评论：0
- "Chandra [NASA's orbiting x-ray observatory] detects intense x-rays emitted by gases as they are accelerated, heated, and sucked into a black hole."
—From "Super X-ray Vision," December 2002, National Geographic magazine
- Coast Mountains, Alaska, 1983
- 2005-05-04作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：6 评论：0
- Carved by glaciers, the Coast Mountains line the southeastern shores of Alaska and western British Columbia.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Alaska's Southeast: A Place Apart," January 1984, National Geographic
- Lake Titicaca, Peru, 1971
- 2005-05-05作者：：Luis Marden 点击：4 评论：0
- "The wind-powered ferry shuttles people and automobiles across the choppy Strait of Tiquina, separating the lake's two main segments. Steamboats and hydrofoils also ply Titicaca—highest of all navigable lakes."
(Text from and photog
- Tanzania Elephant, Tanzania, Africa, 1997
- 2005-05-06作者：：Daniel R. Westergren 点击：3 评论：0
- African elephants are the largest of the world's land animals. Despite their large stature, they engage in a symbiotic relationship with the small cattle egret. The bird eats insects that are stirred up by the grazing of the elephant.
(Photograph s
- Sibelius Park Sculpture, Helsinki, Finland, 1980
- 2005-05-07作者：：Jodi Cobb 点击：4 评论：0
- This public sculpture, shown from below, pays homage to Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Helsinki," August 1981, National Geographic magazine)
- Lioness and Cub, Zambezi River, Africa, 1996
- 2005-05-08作者：：Chris Johns 点击：3 评论：0
- Nestled in grasses off of the Zambezi River, a lion and her cub relax as evening sets in. Lion mothers give birth to two to four cubs at a time, on average.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down the Zambezi," Octo
- Forest Elephant Pair, Gabon, 2003
- 2005-05-09作者：：Michael Nichols 点击：3 评论：0
- Forest elephants have straighter tusks and rounder ears than their larger, savanna-dwelling cousins. Both species—forest elephants and African elephants—are classified as endangered on the World Conservation Union's Red List.
(Photograph
- Marsh Deer, Florida, 1996
- 2005-05-10作者：：Raymond Gehman 点击：3 评论：0
- The Fakahatchee Strand encompasses 75,000 acres (30,352.5 hectares) of wilderness that includes a wide variety of flora and fauna including deer. Deer is the preferred food of the Florida panther, which can also be found in the area.
(Photograph sho
- Untouchable Bride, Gujarat, India, 2002
- 2005-05-11作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：4 评论：0
- "The garb worn by Nita Solanki, an Untouchable [a member of the lowest Hindu castes] bride in Gujarat, is perhaps the finest she will ever put on."
—From "Untouchable," June 2003, National Geographic magazine
- Mount Katolinat, Alaska, 1969
- 2005-05-12作者：：Winfield Parks 点击：5 评论：0
- —From the National Geographic book Alaska, 1969
- Freezeout Lake Snow Geese, Montana, 2000
- 2005-05-13作者：：Raymond Gehman 点击：7 评论：0
- "Like a late winter storm off the peaks, snow geese settle onto stubbled grain fields in early April. As many as 300,000 geese and 10,000 tundra swans follow the Rocky Mountain Front during their seasonal journeys north and south."
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- Stock Exchange, London, England, 1999
- 2005-05-14作者：：Jodi Cobb 点击：4 评论：0
- The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange is all hustle and bustle on a busy day. Founded in 1982, LIFFE contributes to London's status as one of the world's leading financial centers.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but no
- Old Havana Street, Havana, Cuba, 1989
- 2005-05-15作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：5 评论：0
- "Fresh flowers add passing beauty to a timeworn street in Old Havana, where 60,000 of the city's two million residents live."
—From "The Many Lives of Old Havana," August 1989, National Geographic magazine
- Swiss Guard Watch, Vatican City, 1988
- 2005-05-16作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：4 评论：0
- Swiss Guards—responsible for the safety of the pope—watch over as many as 9,000 visitors in the circa-1971 Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City.
—From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991
- Pryor Mountain Horses, Montana, 2001
- 2005-05-17作者：：Chris Johns 点击：5 评论：0
- On the Montana/Wyoming border, the Pryor Mountains are home to a small herd of wild horses. Believed to be of Spanish ancestry, the herd includes a unique breed of American mustang.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Sea
- Faial Windmills, Faial Island, Azores
- 2005-05-18作者：：Robert F. Sisson 点击：7 评论：0
- Built by Flemish colonists hundreds of years ago, these windmills strike a distinctly European pose on Faial. The island is located in the middle of the Atlantic at around the same latitudes as Portugal and Morocco.
- Cash Crop, Shaw, Mississippi, 1997
- 2005-05-19作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：6 评论：0
- As the states largest cash crop, cotton is still king in Mississippi's agrarian economy. Here, a farmer picks raw cotton by hand.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Traveling the Blues Highway," April 1999, National
- Cattleya Orchid, Caracas, Venezuela, 1971
- 2005-05-20作者：：Luis Marden 点击：4 评论：0
- [Pictured to the right is a Cattleya orchid.] "Members of earth's largest, most complex plant family, orchids grow on every continent except Antarctica. Some are already threatened with extinction—victims of a century of collectors' depred
- Periwigs, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1997
- 2005-05-21作者：：Darlyne A. Murawski 点击：3 评论：0
- The height of fashion in the 17th century, the wig provided the wearer not only with style and panache, but served as a way to ward off head lice, a common ailment of the time.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Body Bea
- Niagara Falls Rainbow, New York
- 2005-05-22作者：：Walter Meayers Edwards 点击：5 评论：0
- A shared landmark between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls comprises three waterfalls: American, Bridal Veil, and Horseshoe. In 1969 the United States Army Corps of Engineers diverted water from American Falls for several months. Their aim
- Rock Expanse, Utah, 1993
- 2005-05-23作者：：James P. Blair 点击：3 评论：0
- "The rough-hewn expanse of rocks [in Canyonlands National Park's Island in the Sky area], dusty red as though fired in a kiln, dates mostly from the Mesozoic Era, the time of the dinosaurs, when deserts and tidal plains took turns spreading over
- Forest Elephant, Gabon, 2003
- 2005-05-24作者：：Michael Nichols 点击：4 评论：0
- A different species from the savanna-dwelling African elephant, the forest elephant lives in the dense jungle of central and western Africa.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Gabon's Loango National Park," August 2
- Glacier Bay, Alaska, 1977
- 2005-05-25作者：：Steve Raymer 点击：5 评论：0
- The retreating glaciers of Glacier Bay make it an ideal natural laboratory. Pioneer species are watched and studied as they recolonize the newly revealed land beneath the ice sheets.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ri
- Lone Elephant, Gabon, Africa, 2001
- 2005-05-26作者：：Michael K. Nichols 点击：5 评论：0
- A single African elephant casts a distinctive silhouette against the Gabon sky. Since the mid-20th century, the African elephant population has declined greatly. Current members are estimated at 600,000.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not p
- Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii, 2000
- 2005-05-27作者：：Jodi Cobb 点击：6 评论：0
- A half-hour drive from the capital city of Honolulu, Waimanalo feels like another planet. Set along these white-sand beaches, the village of Waimanalo is a three-mile (4.83-kilometer) stretch of houses, shops, and parks that serves a small population
- San Diego Bay, California, 1997
- 2005-05-28作者：：Phil Schermeister 点击：7 评论：0
- An important port of entry for shipping and receiving, San Diego Bay is home to many endangered and threatened wildlife.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "San Diego Serenade," Jan/Feb 1998, National Geographic Trav
- Wall Fresco, Romania, 1982
- 2005-05-29作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：7 评论：0
- "Day of wrath for Eastern Christendom, depicted on a Romanian fresco, came on May 29, 1453, when Constantinople fell after a seven-week siege by Mehmed II and 100,000 Ottoman troops. Manned by 8,000 defenders, the walls proved invincible to the
- Northern Lights, Canada, 2000
- 2005-05-30作者：：Raymond Gehman 点击：14 评论：0
- "With infinite wilderness overhead, a traveler's tent lit from within turns into a starship navigating the northern lights. Contrary to widely held belief, the aurora borealis is not strictly a phenomenon of winter lights in the Arctic. It paint
- Needles District, Utah, 1991
- 2005-05-31作者：：Bruce Dale 点击：8 评论：0
- "Carved layers of sandstone form a labyrinthine landscape in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Anasazi Indians, the Ancient Ones, once lived and hunted here."
(Text from the National Geographic book America's Majesti
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