- Tutsi Men, Kisoro, Uganda, 1971
- 2006-06-01作者：：George F. Mobley 点击：9 评论：0
- "Fearless I stride," say courtly Tutsi, remembering their days of glory in a dance performance at Kisoro. The cattle-raising people, popularly known as Watustsi, ruled neighboring Rwanda until deposed by the Hutu majority.
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- Sea Wall, Lancashire, England, 1998
- 2006-06-02作者：：Tomasz Tomaszewski 点击：9 评论：0
- Waves from the Irish Sea crash against Blackpool's seawall. In the mid-1800s, Britain's coast became a hot spot for resorts. Unlike other resort towns that catered to a more tranquil holiday, Blackpool became a destination for workers.
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- Sonora Desert, Mexico, 1971
- 2006-06-03作者：：Walter Meayers Edwards 点击：9 评论：0
- "Moments before sunset, a dust cloud settles slowly around tall saguaros after a violent windstorm in Sonora, Mexico."
(Text and photograph from the National Geographic book American Deserts, 1973)
- Arequipa, Peru
- 2006-06-04作者：：Bates Littlehales 点击：10 评论：0
- Arequipa, the city at the foot of El Misti, is the commercial and agricultural hub of southern Peru. The city takes its gleam from volcanic building stone.
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- Laos Water Buffalo, Southeast Asia, 1968
- 2006-06-05作者：：Wilbur E. Garrett 点击：10 评论：0
- A herd of water buffalo charges down a dirt road in rural Laos. In Laos, one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, domesticated water buffalo are used for their meat, hides, and milk, and also for plowing and transportation.
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- Possession Bay, Falkland Islands, 1998
- 2006-06-06作者：：Maria Stenzel 点击：11 评论：0
- Elephant seals lounge on the beach of Possession Bay, South Georgia. The jagged and mountainous terrain of South Georgia was the only hope of survival for Ernest Shackleton and his crew who were trapped on ice floes for 9 months over 800 miles (1,287
- Battling Oxen, Indonesia, 1980
- 2006-06-07作者：：David Alan Harvey 点击：8 评论：0
- Two oxen battle for dominance on the island of Sumatra, where native Indonesians and the colonizing Dutch had a similar struggle during the 1945-49 War of Independence.
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- Lightning Strike, Texas and Mexico, 1993
- 2006-06-08作者：：Bruce Dale 点击：14 评论：0
- A bolt of lightning makes a dramatic display in the Chisos Mountains, tucked into the "big bend" of the Rio Grande. The 801,000-acre (3,242-square kilometer) Big Bend National Park is complemented by Mexico's Santa Elena Canyon Protected Ar
- Bermagui Cow, Australia, 1995
- 2006-06-09作者：：Sam Abell 点击：10 评论：0
- A lone cow peers through a burned-out tree on a grassy paddock in Bermagui. Known primarily as a fishing town, Bermagui was the host of author Zane Grey, who wrote An American Angler in Australia based on his experiences sport-fishing along the Sapph
- Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, Germany, 1971
- 2006-06-10作者：：George F. Mobley 点击：15 评论：0
- "Commanding a view of the bluish-green Alpsee and girdled by dark forests, King Ludwig's fairy-tale marble castle Neuschwanstein rises from a lofty rock west of Hohenschwangau."
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- Mother Snapper, Virginia, 1996
- 2006-06-11作者：：George Grall 点击：11 评论：0
- "Unmoved by traffic, a female snapping turtle chooses a nest site beside a roada?|Before this June day ends, she will have dug a hole with her hind legs and deposited golf-sized eggs. The average clutch is 30 to 50 eggs, although a few clutches
- Cape Romain Shores, South Carolina, 1983
- 2006-06-12作者：：James P. Blair 点击：9 评论：0
- Uprooted trees lie on the shores of Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. All along this uninhabited shoreline, sea islands, salt marshes, and sandy beaches provide a perfect resting place for Tundra swans, coots, gallinules, and other water birds.
- Capital City, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2006-06-13作者：：W. Robert Moore 点击：11 评论：0
- A photograph from the 1930s highlights the dramatic angles and steep streets of Portugal's capital city. Perched between seven hills, Lisbon was built by seafarers where the Tagus River empties into the Atlantic Ocean and was once Europe's wealthiest
- Flag Day, Washington, D.C., 1916
- 2006-06-14作者：：Gilbert H. Grosvenor 点击：11 评论：0
- One hundred and fifty National Geographic Society employees march in the Preparedness Parade on Flag Day, June 14, in 1916. With WWI underway in Europe and increasing tensions along the Mexican border, President Woodrow Wilson marched alongside 60,00
- Cape Cod Blimp, Massachusetts, 1961
- 2006-06-15作者：：Dean Conger 点击：13 评论：0
- A blimp passes over the pristine sands of Nauset Beach on Massachusetts's Cape Cod. A popular vacation spot jutting 35 miles (56 kilometers) into the North Atlantic, Cape Cod is "only an accident of land in the domain of the sea."
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- Zion National Park, Utah, 1972
- 2006-06-16作者：：Sam Abell 点击：10 评论：0
- A rainstorm batters the sculptured cliffs and canyons of Zion National Park. Often called "Red Yosemite" for its richly-hued 2,000-foot (609-meter) cliff walls that surround a lush river, the intricate sandstone towers and canyons were actu
- Rain Forest, Queensland, Australia, 1995
- 2006-06-17作者：：Sam Abell 点击：13 评论：0
- As the morning mist rises, the Australian rain forest appears never-ending. On Cape York Peninsula, there are 379 rare or endangered plant species and 85 rare or endangered vertebrates.
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- Gray Wolves, Wichita, Kansas, 1997
- 2006-06-18作者：：Joel Sartore 点击：8 评论：0
- Two Mexican gray wolves nuzzle each other in the Sedgwick County Zoo. With a family structure that more closely resembles ours than many primate societies, most wolf packs are led by a breeding pair—an alpha male and female, both of which care
- Adrar Madet Massif, Niger, 1997
- 2006-06-19作者：：George Steinmetz 点击：19 评论：0
- "Stark circle of rock measuring about 60 feet [18 meters] in diameter lies in the Ténéré desert below the massif of Adrar Madet in Niger. Roughly a mile away in each of the four cardinal directions, similarly crafted arrows
- Racoon Lunch, United States, 1996
- 2006-06-20作者：：George Grall 点击：9 评论：0
- "Scrambled turtle eggs make a meal for a nosy raccoon, drawn by the smell left by the nesting female. If eggs survive coons, skunks, and moles, hatchlings must still run a gantlet of crows, bullfrogs, and snakes. Adult snappers are hunted by hum
- Route 66 Wildflowers, Truxton, Arizona, 1996
- 2006-06-21作者：：Vincent J. Musi 点击：14 评论：0
- A pesky sprig of wildflowers grows through the asphalt on the side of the old Route 66. The legendary road that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles became a relic in 1984 when the last stretch of Interstate 40, the high-speed east-west highway, was
- Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, 1986
- 2006-06-22作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：9 评论：0
- Built in the 1550s, the Süleymaniye Mosque was designed by court architect Sinan in honor of the sultan of sultans, Süleyman I who raised the Ottoman Empire to the height of its glory in the 16th century.
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- Manatee Mermaid, Florida, 1998
- 2006-06-23作者：：Wes Skiles 点击：6 评论：0
- The fresh, 72°F (22°C) water of the north Florida springs is a balmy retreat for the West Indian manatees who migrate there each winter. Gentle and slow moving, manatees are said to be the mythical mermaids of sailors' imaginations.
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- Bornholm Bonfire, Denmark, 1997
- 2006-06-24作者：：Sisse Brimberg 点击：12 评论：0
- With the sky still aglow at 11 p.m. on Midsummer Eve, Danes build bonfires along the shore to burn effigies of witches, banishing evil spirits from the land. Singing songs and daring leaps across the dying embers completes the Midsummer Eve celebrati
- Autochrome Rowboats, Southern France
- 2006-06-25作者：：Maynard Owen Williams 点击：12 评论：0
- Rowboats beached along a shore are captured in an early color photographic process called Autochrome. Despite the long exposures and complex processing, this technique made National Geographic magazine one of the first periodicals to bloom with color
- Kilimanjaro Peak, Tanzania, 1997
- 2006-06-26作者：：Daniel R. Westergren 点击：10 评论：0
- Hikers begin the long, grueling trek up Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. Though many are excited by the challenge and adventure, their guides call out "polepole" (PO-lay-PO-lay), the Swahili word for "slowly." At elevations ove
- Trust Territory, Micronesia
- 2006-06-27作者：：David S. Boyer 点击：11 评论：0
- A mushroom shaped island rises from the crystal clear waters of Micronesia. Formerly called the Trust Territory, Micronesia possesses only two-thirds the land area of Rhode Island, yet lies scattered over an expanse of ocean comparable to the contigu
- Alligator Belly, Florida, 1998
- 2006-06-28作者：：Wes Skiles 点击：11 评论：0
- Through the cellophane waters of Florida's freshwaters springs, the underbelly of an American alligator looks decidedly vulnerable. Not only a haven for aquatic wildlife, the nourishing springs attract families year after year for tubing, swimming, a
- River Thames, Oxfordshire, England, 1980
- 2006-06-29作者：：Gordon Gahan 点击：11 评论：0
- Cows graze along the fertile banks of the Thames between Newbridge, where the river begins winding between townless water meadows, to Oxford, which has been the home of Britain's oldest university since the 12th century.
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- Irish Soccer, Dublin, Ireland, 1993
- 2006-06-30作者：：Sam Abell 点击：6 评论：0
- Children root for their local football (soccer) team in Dublin. With almost half the population under the age of 25, Ireland is one of Europe's youngest countries.
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