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20071117

Fur Seal, Falkland Islands, 1987
Photograph by Steven Raymer

A Falkland Islands fur seal perches on a rock outcrop off New Island, where seafood-rich waters nourish a wildlife population diverse in nature and often astonishing in number. Fur seal populations here have rebounded to merely modest levels after a hunting bloodbath in the early 19th century brought the subspecies to the brink of extinction.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Falkland Islands: Life After the War," March 1988, National Geographic magazine)

软毛海豹，富兰克林岛，1987年。
在富兰克林群岛，一只软毛海豹栖息在一块露出地面的岩石上，其远处是新岛，那儿海上的食品很丰富，能滋养许多的野生动植物，它们的种群近来已经反弹至接近原来的水平，而在19世纪早期由于滥杀使得海豹的数量减少，已经达到频临灭绝的危险。

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20071118

Baby in a Bicycle Basket, Cambodia, 2000
Photograph by Steve McCurry

A baby in a makeshift bike basket stares into the camera in Angkor, Cambodia. It's common in some Buddhist cultures to shave children's heads, often leaving a small unshaved tuft above the forehead.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Temples of Angkor: Still Under Attack," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)

小孩坐在自行车的篮子里，柬埔寨，2002年。
在吴哥有一位小男孩子将就地放在自行车的篮子里，凝视照相机。柬埔寨――这是信仰佛教文化的国家，小男孩的头顶区的头发被剃去，通常是保留前额一小部分的头发不剃。

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20071119

Swans, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999
Photograph by Jim Richardson

Brooding skies cast a lavender glow on a flock of mute swans gliding across a crag-ringed loch in Edinburgh, Scotland. As their name suggests, mute swans are usually silent, limited by a straight trachea. However, they occasionally snort, hiss, or bark. The graceful Cygnus olor communicates mostly through visual displays and postures.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Once and Future City," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

天鹅群，爱丁堡，苏格兰，1999年。
在苏格兰的首府爱丁堡湖，天空的云层是那么的沉闷带有淡紫色的微光，湖面上有一群无声的天鹅群游过轮状的峭壁。天鹅通常是无声的，因为它有一条狭窄的直的气管。可是它们有时有喷鼻声、嘶嘶声和吠声。这些优美的天鹅之间的沟通主要通过视觉的展示和美丽的形体姿态。

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20071120

Desert Landscape, Jordan, 1999
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

Wind-combed dunes meet parched mud flats in Wadi Rum, a stark desertscape in southwestern Jordan. Revered for its dramatic sandstone and granite rock faces cut into a breathtaking span of sunbaked desert, Wadi Rum was made famous by Lawrence of Arabia, who based his operations there during the Arab Revolt.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Lawrence of Arabia: A Hero's Journey," January 1999, National Geographic magazine)

风景如画的沙漠，约旦，1999年。
位于约旦西南部有一处十足的荒漠景观，峡谷的风吹造成的沙丘和炎热平坦的泥浆合并成古怪的干涸河道。由沙岩和花岗石戏剧性的演变成今天令人震惊的被太阳晒干的沙漠.

那古怪的干涸河道之所以出名是由于阿拉伯半岛一位叫做――劳伦斯的男子，他在阿拉伯人的革命时代创立了自己的事业

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20071121

African Wild Dog Pups, Botswana, 1999
Photograph by Chris Johns

A trio of young African wild dog pups plays near a den in Botswana's Okavango Delta. Thought to be domesticated dogs gone feral, wild dogs have borne the brunt of extensive extermination programs. Today there are fewer than 5,000 wild dogs alive, which make them Africa's most endangered large carnivore.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Africa's Wild Dogs," May 1999, National Geographic magazine)

非洲小野狗，博茨瓦纳，1999年。
在博茨瓦纳的Okavango三角州，三只非洲小野狗靠近洞穴口玩耍。

考虑到如何驯养野狗群脱离野生的环境，今天野生非洲狗已经面临根绝的问题，目前在这里生活的野狗不到五千只，它们是非洲最濒临灭绝危险的大型食肉动物。

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20071122

Trampoline Jumper, Tennessee, 2001
Photograph by Vincent J. Musi

A jumper vaults out of frame on a backyard trampoline in Dayton, Tennessee. Now a quiet community of about 6,500, this Bible Belt town was the site of the famous 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, in which Dayton teacher John Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee law against teaching evolution in public schools.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "ZipUSA: Dayton, Tennessee," September 2001, National Geographic magazine)

蹦床跳跃者，田纳西州，2001年。
在俄亥俄州的代顿市，有一位跳跃者在后院蹦床在做出拱顶样的动作，目前这里一个6500人的休闲团体，1925年这里是“圣经地带”镇遗址曾是著名的“猴子”案件的发生地，一位叫约翰的教师在代顿市被告判处违反田纳西州的法律：反对宗教教义在公共的学校的发展。

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20071123

West Indian Manatee, Florida, 1998
Photograph by Wes Skiles
A West Indian manatee drifts through crystal-clear water in a North Florida spring. Hundreds of these gentle giants migrate from coastal habitats to the springs each winter to bask in their constant and comparatively balmy 72-degree Fahrenheit (22-degree Celsius) waters.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Unlocking the Labyrinth of North Florida Spring," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
西印度海牛，佛罗里达，1998年。
在北佛罗里达的春天有一只西印度海牛漂过水晶般透明的水域。
每年冬天，有数百只温和、巨大的海牛种群从北部严寒地域向沿海的栖息地的春暖环境迁徙，这里可以晒太阳，它们适宜的温度是摄氏22度的水中。

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20071124

Sky Disk at Twilight, Germany, 2004
Photograph by Kenneth Garrett

Found buried in a hill in the town of Nebra in 1600 B.C., this 3,600-year-old sky disk reflects cloud-strewn skies in central Germany. The disk, which tracks the sun's movements along the horizon, contains the oldest known depiction of the night sky and may have served as an agricultural and spiritual calendar.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Star Search," January 2004, National Geographic magazine)

图中这块天盘大约在公元前1600年被埋到德国小镇内布拉的一座小山中，迄今已有3,600年的历史，上面描绘了德国中部地区布满云朵的天空。

圆盘上记载了太阳沿着地平线运动的轨迹，是已知最古老的天象图，可能是用于农业和宗教上的历法。

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20071125

Swakopmund Dune Fields, Namibia, 2000
Photograph by Cary Wolinsky

Wind-sculpted dunes sprawl across the Sesriem and Sossusvlei dune area in Namibia's Namib Desert. The Namib is a cool, coastal desert that roughly translates to "an area where there is nothing" in the Nama language. It is known for its dramatic dunes, including the crescent-shaped barchan dunes shown here, some of which can reach 100 feet (30 meters) high and 1,200 feet (370 meters) wide.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "New Eyes on the Oceans," October 2000, National Geographic magazine)

纳米比亚,2000

在纳米比亚的纳米布(Namib)沙漠中，狂风吹出的沙丘散布在塞斯瑞姆(Sesriem)和索苏维来(Sossusvlei)沙丘地区之间。纳米布是一片凉爽的海岸荒漠，在那马语里的大概意思为“不毛之地”。这里因有着壮观的沙丘而知名，比如图中的这些半月状的弧形沙丘，有些沙丘甚至可高达100英尺(30米)，宽达1,200英尺(370米)。

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20071126

Butterfly on Leaf, Borneo, Malaysia, 2001
Photograph by Timothy Laman

Under the cover of darkness, a butterfly with folded wings rests gracefully on a leaf in the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, Borneo. The 170-square-mile (438-square-kilometer) conservation area is the largest undisturbed lowland rain forest in Malaysia, home to one of the world's most complex ecosystems.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Night Shift in the Rain Forest," October 2001, National Geographic magazine)

在婆罗洲的沙巴的丹浓谷保护区中，一只蝴蝶正在夜幕的掩护下,优雅的在一片叶子上合翅休息。这片170平方英里(438平方公里)的保护区是马来西亚最大的原始低地雨林，有着世界上最复杂的生态体系之一。

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20071127

Aerial View, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, 2002
Photograph by Frans Lanting

The jagged University Range in Alaska's snow-draped St. Elias Mountains blushes red in the Arctic twilight. Many peaks in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park remain unnamed—and unclimbed—more than 20 years after the park was established.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Alaska's Giant of Ice and Stone," March 2003, National Geographic magazine)

在阿拉斯加州的冰雪覆盖的圣埃利亚斯山区中，连绵起伏的University山脉在极地曙光的照映下现出了微微的红光。

兰格尔-圣埃利亚斯国家公园已成立20多之久，这里仍有许多山峰未曾命名，也未经攀登。

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20071128

Orchid, 2004
Photograph by Robert Clark

For legendary 19th-century scientist Charles Darwin, orchids, like the dew-beaded beauty shown here, epitomized the theory of natural selection, the belief that plants and animals evolve with traits favoring survival and reproductive success. By this measure orchids are a sensational success, with 24,000 species and 60,000 registered hybrids, far more than any other flowering plant on Earth.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Was Darwin Wrong?" November 2004, National Geographic magazine)

兰花,2004

对于19世纪的传奇科学家查尔斯达尔文来说，兰花--如图中的凝露美人--是自然选择理论的典型范例，这个理论认为动植物都将朝着最适生存和最具繁殖成效的特性进化。根据这种标准来看，兰花无疑大获成功，其所拥有的24,000个亚种以及60,000个已知杂交品种，远远的超过了地球上的其它任何开花植物。

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20071129

Dinosaur Fossils, Niger, 1997
Photograph by George Steinmetz

In Niger's Ténéré desert, a ridge of protruding bones suggests a dramatically different past. Millions of years ago, the parched plains of the Ténéré were spread with thick forests and broad rivers home to crocodiles, turtles, fish, and dinosaurs, including Suchomimus tenerensis, a recently discovered crocodile-like creature.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Journey to the Heart of the Sahara," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)

尼日尔,1997

在尼日尔的泰内雷沙漠中，一条突出的动物脊骨暗示出这里曾有着大相径庭的往日。数百万年以前，炎热的泰内雷平原曾为着茂密的森林所覆盖，宽广的河流中栖息着鳄鱼，乌龟，鱼类和恐龙，其中包括似鳄龙(Suchomimus tenerensis)在内，其为一种最近发现的类似鳄鱼的动物

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20071130

Monkeys at Watering Hole, India, 1997
Photograph by Michael Nichols

A troop of Hanuman langur monkeys drinks from a watering hole used by tigers in India's Bandhavgarh National Park. Named after the Hindu monkey god Hanuman, these lanky, long-tailed monkeys are found in the humid forests, swamps, and even urban areas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar (Burma).

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Making Room for Wild Tigers," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)

印度,1997


在印度的斑德哈瓦加国家公园，一群哈奴曼叶猴趁着老虎不在，到水潭旁饮水。这些体瘦尾长的猴子的名字源于印度教中的猴神哈奴曼，分布在潮湿的森林和沼泽中，甚至在印度，巴基斯坦，孟加拉，斯里兰卡和缅甸等国的城市地区也能发现。

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20071201

Honeybees, Maine, 2007
Photograph by Peter Essick

Swarming honeybees, like these on Maine's Appledore Island, frequently differ about where to establish a new nest. But the group usually chooses the best site. Bees reach this decision by gathering information, conducting independent evaluations, and holding a kind of vote. Scientists are studying such swarm intelligence—note the yellow and blue identifier dots on the bees in this photo—for clues about how humans might manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for "Swarm Theory," July 2007, National Geographic magazine)

蜜蜂群，缅因州（美国东北角），2007年。
由蜜蜂组成的群体，如图中缅因州阿普尔多尔岛上的这群，经常会对建巢的地点产生分歧。但它们一般都能选出最佳位置。蜜蜂们通过收集信息，开展独立评估以及进行某种表决来得出最后的决定。科学家们正在研究这种群体智能--如图中带有黄色和蓝色标识的蜜蜂，寻找某些相关线索，并以此推断人类应如何对复杂的系统进行操作，无论是运输路线还是军事机器人。

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20071202

Monaco Cathedral, Monaco, 1996
Photograph by Jodi Cobb

Built in 1875 from white stone from La Turbie, a French alpine village, the neo-Romanesque Monaco Cathedral houses the tombs of former princes and Princess Grace. Monaco occupies a rocky strip of land on France's Mediterranean coast, but its size belies its reputation as one of the world's most upscale resort destinations known for glitz, glamour, and the good life.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Monaco," May 1996, National Geographic magazine)

摩纳哥,1996

图中这座新罗马式的摩纳哥大教堂建于1875年，由来自法国的阿尔卑斯山村杜尔比的白色石料建成，是以前的王子们和格蕾丝公主的墓地所在之处。摩纳哥在法国的地中海海岸上占据着一块崎岖狭长的土地，不过其声誉却与其国土面积刚好相反。这里是世界上消费最高的旅游胜地之一，以其浮华炫目的高品质生活而闻名于世。

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20071203

Courtyard, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2003
Photograph by Brooks Walker

Switzerland's capital of dirndls and schnitzel, Lucerne is known for the Alpine charm of its snowcapped mountains, green vistas, and slice-of-life vignettes like this cobblestone courtyard.

The city of 60,000 sits in the center of Switzerland at the northwest end of Lake Lucerne. Encircled by a photogenic range of mountains and bisected by the River Reuss, Lucerne is beloved for its storybook charm.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Living Lucerne," January/February 2003, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

瑞士,2003

卢塞恩是瑞士的德式连衣裙和炸肉排之都，这里有着阿尔卑斯山独特的魅力：大雪覆盖的群山，绿叶青葱的景色，还有如图中铺有鹅卵石的小院这样的反应生活场景的装饰画。　　
　　这座六万人口的小镇位于瑞士的中心，卢塞恩湖的西北端。卢塞恩四周环绕着风景优美的群山，坐落在罗伊斯河的两岸，因其充满童话色彩的魅力而深受游人喜爱。

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20071204

Coiled Jararaca Snake, Brazil, 2001
Photograph by George Grall

A young jararaca snake lies coiled on a mossy piece of ground in the Brazilian rain forest. These venomous pit vipers, members of the lancehead, or fer-de-lance, family, are common throughout their range and are responsible for a large number of snakebites in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Fragile World of Frogs," May 2001, National Geographic magazine)

在巴西的雨林中，一条年轻的垭拉拉卡蝰蛇正盘踞在长满苔藓的地上。这种剧毒的蝰蛇是矛头蛇的一种，在其分布地区十分常见，并在巴西，巴拉圭和阿根廷等地造成了大量的毒蛇咬伤事故。

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20071205
Car in Motion, Big Sur, California, 2000
Photograph by Frans Lanting

A car speeds past a rock formation on the roadside in Big Sur, California. Each year more than three million visitors navigate the treacherous turns of Highway 1 near Big Sur, drawn by the plunging gorges, fog-strewn coves, exploding surf, and tortuous geography—5,000-foot (1,524-meter) summits plummet abruptly to the ocean—of California's dramatic 90-mile (145-kilometer) coast.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Big Sur: California's Elemental Coast," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)

加州,2000

在加州大索尔海岸，一辆汽车在路旁的岩层前疾驰而过。这里有着急转直下的峡谷，薄雾笼罩的海湾，汹涌澎湃的海浪，以及鬼斧神工的地形(直立在海面上5000英尺(1524米)高的峭壁)，吸引着每年超过三百万的游客被驱车驶过大索尔海岸附近的1号高速公路上的危机四伏的弯道，来到加州这片令人难忘的90英里(145公里)长的海岸线上。

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20071206

Humpback Whale, South Africa, 2002
Photograph by David Doubilet

Forty tons of gleaming muscle, a humpback whale blasts out of the water near South Africa. Found in coastal waters worldwide, humpbacks are known for their magical songs, haunting sequences of moans, howls, cries, and other noises that often continue for hours on end. Scientists believe they communicate and attract mates through song.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oceans of Plenty," August 2002, National Geographic magazine)

南非,2002

在南非附近，一头有着四十吨力气的驼背鲸冲出了水面。驼背鲸常见于世界各地的沿岸水域，因其神奇的歌声而闻名，它们发出的一系列的呜咽声，嚎哭声，啜泣声以及其它各种声音常可持续的萦绕数小时。科学家们认为它们是在通过歌声进行交流和吸引配偶。

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