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雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:13:29

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November 1, 2011

Merced River, Yosemite

Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

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Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California

114.5 miles protected since 1987; 8 additional miles since 1992

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:13:44

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October 31, 2011

Jack-O’-Lanterns, Massachusetts

Photograph by Richard Nowitz, National Geographic

This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From New National Geographic Books
Grinning jack-o’-lanterns spill across a tree and a porch as a festive welcome to Halloween. The custom of pumpkin carving originated in the British Isles, but people used large turnips or other vegetables instead of pumpkins.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:14:09

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October 30, 2011

Manatee, Florida

Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic

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A manatee swims in a freshwater spring in Crystal River, Florida. Manatees struggle for survival as the result of a gantlet of threats, from watercraft strikes to toxins in the water. The most serious threat, however, is the loss of warm water due to habitat loss.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:14:50

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October 29, 2011

Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Alaska

Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

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The sun sets on northwest Alaska’s Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, through which humans passed during the last ice age, 10,000 years ago, according to artifacts found here.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:15:03

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October 28, 2011

Seahorse, Honduras

Photograph by Marc Mistersaro, My Shot

This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From New National Geographic Books
Snorkeling under a nightclub in Roatán, Honduras, the photographer caught this ethereal image of a seahorse. Great snorkeling and scuba diving while surrounded by rich coral reefs attracts visitors here to the largest of Honduras’s Bay Islands.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:15:20

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October 27, 2011

Teklanika River, Alaska

Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic

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Teklanika River snakes through the raw wilds of Denali National Park. Alaska’s many parks and refuges are some of the last holdouts of pristine nature left in the United States.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:15:39

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Nuclear Explosion Simulation, New Mexico

Photograph by Lynn Johnson, National Geographic

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Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory study nuclear explosions by using 3-D simulations. They follow a long tradition of nuclear research that led to the creation of the atomic and hydrogen bombs.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:16:06

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October 25, 2011

Lemon Shark, Bahamas

Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic

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A lemon shark pup swims among mangrove roots in the Bahamas. Throughout the more than 700 islands there are mangrove nurseries, coral reefs, and deep oceanic trenches, all perfect habitats for a wide variety of shark species.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-11-11 17:16:25

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October 24, 2011

Horse, California

Photograph by Roxi Mueller, My Shot

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In the blink of this horse’s eye, the blue sky becomes a counterpoint to its stare. Early horses arose in North America some five million years ago, only to die out and be introduced, in domesticated form, by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1519.

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