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雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:25:41

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March 15, 2011

Pagoda Forest, China

Photograph by Fritz Hoffmann, National Geographic

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"Gained merit in battle" reads the epitaph of two of the 231 eminent Shaolin monks honored with shrines in the Pagoda Forest. The number of layers in a shrine reflects a monk's virtue; his bones, and often those of disciples, are buried below.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:25:56

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Dinka Cattle Camp, Sudan

Photograph by George Steinmetz, National Geographic

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The connection between a Dinka man and his cow is profound; it is part of his personal identity.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:26:17

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March 13, 2011

Sunken Ship, Key Largo

Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic

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Upholstered with luminous sponges and corals, the bridge of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Duane attracts schools of smallmouth grunts—and divers. The ship was intentionally sunk in 1987 off Key Largo to create an artificial reef 120 feet (36 meters) deep.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:27:03

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Kung Fu Students, China

Photograph by Fritz Hoffmann, National Geographic

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Boys at the Tagou school limber up before practicing a kung fu form called Chang Hu Xin Yi Men. After learning the basics, students choose to specialize in a martial arts style based on their interests and physical ability.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:29:31

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March 11, 2011

Ornate Day Gecko, Mauritius

Photograph by Mark W. Moffett, National Geographic

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An ornate day gecko laps nectar from tree blossoms on Mauritius. Rare pollinators, bug-eating lizards may substitute on islands where neither pollinators nor predators are plentiful—filling a niche held by others on the mainland. Phelsuma ornata on Gastonia mauritiana, Mauritius

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:37:49

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Bristol Bay, Alaska

Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

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"We love our fish!" says Ina Bouker, a Yupik native and teacher from Dillingham who opposes the mine. "The salmon always run. But if their habitat is destroyed, they will not come back."

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:49:30

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Bristol Bay, Alaska

Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
"We love our fish!" says Ina Bouker, a Yupik native and teacher from Dillingham who opposes the mine. "The salmon always run. But if their habitat is destroyed, they will not come back."

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:49:51

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March 9, 2011

Whooper Swans, Hokkaido

Photograph by Stefano Unterthiner, National Geographic

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Pale as moonlight, whoopers settle down for the night on a frozen stretch of Hokkaido's Notsuke Bay. "These birds aren't shy," says the photographer. Fed by humans, in some places they're a tourist draw. "Good for tourism, not the swans," a Japanese biologist says.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:51:16

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March 8, 2011

Hang En Cave, Vietnam

Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic

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Going underground, expedition members enter Hang En, a cave tunneled out by the Rao Thuong River. Dwindling to a series of ponds during the dry months, the river can rise almost 300 feet (91 meters) during the flood season, covering the rocks where cavers stand.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 12:51:31

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March 7, 2011

Spadefish, Bonin Islands

Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic

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Hunting for morsels of plankton, a school of spadefish hovers near the surface off Japan's subtropical Bonin Islands. The turquoise color permeates the water late in the afternoon, as the red rays of the setting sun spread out and grow weak.

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