 - Sicily, Italy, Sheep Farm, 1995
- 2002-12-01作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：11 评论：0
- "Haunted by its reputation as poor, rural, and beholden to the Mafia, Sicily insists that change has arrived. True, one Sicilian in five is out of work. And true, the island remains Italy's most agricultural region, where pastori still graze the
 - Toledo, Spain, Spain Skyline, 1981
- 2002-12-02作者：：James P. Blair 点击：9 评论：0
- "Suspended between heaven and earth, Toledo—Spain's spiritual heart—has changed little from the day the Greek painter El Greco arrived in the 1570s."
—From "Toledo—El Greco's Spain Lives On," June 1982, N
 - Botswana, Wild Dogs, 1997
- 2002-12-03作者：：Chris Johns 点击：10 评论：0
- "At last light a pack of dogs living on a dry sand ridge in Botswana's Okavango Delta heads off for the evening hunt. Packs hunt in the cool of late and early day, sleeping through sizzling daytime heat. A subordinate pack member usually leads t
 - Algeria, Stripped Vines, 1972
- 2002-12-04作者：：Thomas J. Abercrombie 点击：5 评论：0
- "In a nation of abstaining Moslems, lush vineyards flourish—a legacy of French rule. ... Stripped of fruit, vines near El Bordj serve as fodder for sheep."
—From "Algeria: Learning to Live With Independence," August
 - India, Snarling Tiger, 1995
- 2002-12-05作者：：Michael K. Nichols 点击：5 评论：0
- "No one knows how many wild tigers exist today. The commonly cited estimate of 5,000 to 7,000 is a guess, since census methods can be faulty, some governments inflate numbers, and cat experts may understate numbers for fear of losing protected s
 - Mississippi, Field, 1997
- 2002-12-06作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：9 评论：0
- "A spring shower soaks a field along Highway 61 near Clarksdale, Mississippi, a fertile place for cotton—and the blues. The land produced a who's who of musical greats. Many joined the migration of blacks from the South to northern cities
 - Giza, Egypt, Pyramids of Giza, 1990
- 2002-12-07作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：8 评论：0
- "Memorials to Egyptian kings, the pyramids of Giza still rise above the desert after 4,000 years. Builders may have used water-filled ditches as a check on levels. Stone—not sun-dried mud brick—promised permanence for these monuments
 - Wareham, England, Frome River Geese, 1996
- 2002-12-08作者：：Annie Griffiths Belt 点击：9 评论：0
- Three geese sit peacefully among docked boats on the Frome River. Not far from here T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) bought a little cottage in the Dorset countryside. He lived there after his mandatory retirement from the Royal Air Force at 46
 - Alaska, Alaskan Brown Bear, 1978
- 2002-12-09作者：：George F. Mobley 点击：8 评论：0
- "Coastal [brown bears] emerge from their dens in March, April, or May, often with snow still on the ground. . . . By August the bears are eating as much as 90 pounds [41 kilograms] of food a day to prepare for their winter sleep. Cubs, usually t
 - Montana, Piegan Indian, 1900s
- 2002-12-10作者：：Edward S. Curtis 点击：6 评论：0
- A Piegan Indian poses in full warrior dress.
In summer, the plains of northern Montana are lush and green, the grass blown flat by winds fragrant with sage and sweetgrass. Gentle hills roll east and north, and to the west are the sudden crags of the
 - French Polynesia, Bannerfish, 1996
- 2002-12-11作者：：David Doubilet 点击：9 评论：0
- A group of bannerfish swim with two raccoon butterfly fish in coral reefs of French Polynesia.
(Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
 - Havana, Cuba, Living Car Show, 1998
- 2002-12-12作者：：David Alan Harvey 点击：5 评论：0
- "The streets of Cuba are at times a living classic car show, lined with pre-Castro relics of the 1940s and 50s. Some have their original engines, others make do with Russian-made replacements. Virtually all are lovingly maintained, perhaps with
 - British Columbia, Llewellyn Glacier, 1997
- 2002-12-13作者：：Jay Dickman 点击：6 评论：0
- Rick Janowicz, Michael Parfit, and Jay Dickman searched the Llewellyn Glacier in British Columbia for the source of the Yukon River. They were the first to identify the river's starting point, an unnamed stream that burst from underneath the ice.
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 - New York, Snake Medicine, 1998
- 2002-12-14作者：：Erik Freeland 点击：7 评论：0
- "Veterinarian Evelyn Ivey squirts medicine down a boa constrictor's throat. Most snake problems come from improper care. For instance, people often don't provide them with enough warmth."
—From "Saving Lives in the Animal ER,&q
 - Alaska, Icy Bay Moonlight, 1993
- 2002-12-15作者：：George F. Mobley 点击：5 评论：0
- "Nearly midnight on Icy Bay, and late June twilight still mixes with moonglow. Glaciers that covered this spot 90 years ago continue to carve new features on the many faces of Wrangell-St. Elias [National Park]."
—From "Wrangel
 - Abusir, Egypt, Young Goatherds, 1997
- 2002-12-16作者：：Kenneth Garrett 点击：8 评论：0
- Kids drive home goats in Abusir, Egypt, near the undisturbed tomb of an Egyptian priest. "Located several miles south of the Pyramids at Giza, Abusir's smaller pyramids mark the burials of forgotten kings and queens of the 5th dynasty (2470-2350
 - Bhutan, Taktshang Monastery, 1989
- 2002-12-17作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：9 评论：0
- "The path of enlightenment is lonely and narrow for monks at Taktshang Monastery, who take turns meditating alone in a cliffside retreat for three years, three months, three weeks, and three days. Taktshang, the Tiger's Den, is where the great G
 - French Polynesia, Rangiroa Lagoon, 1996
- 2002-12-18作者：：David Doubilet 点击：9 评论：0
- Tropical fish swim below gray reef sharks in the sapphire lagoon of Rangiroa in the Tuamotus.
(Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
 - Vatican City, Full Moon, 1991
- 2002-12-19作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：6 评论：0
- "A full moon rises over the dome of St. Peter's Basilica."
—From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991
 - French Polynesia, Tuamotu Archipelago, 1996
- 2002-12-20作者：：David Doubilet 点击：11 评论：0
- "The Tuamotu Archipelago is strewn across the empty sea like a string of bright pearls. They are atolls, coral crowns on the rims of ancient volcanoes outlined in breaking surf."
—From "Black Pearls of French Polynesia," J
 - Jodhpur, India, Street Bull, 1996
- 2002-12-21作者：：Steve McCurry 点击：9 评论：0
- "Revered enough by Hindus to roam the streets of Jodhpur, a bull is still not as sacred as a cow, which is surrounded by a great mythic aura. An ancient Hindu verse says that he who kills, eats, or permits the slaughter of a cow will 'rot in hel
 - Washboard Abs, 1998
- 2002-12-22作者：：Jodi Cobb 点击：4 评论：0
- "Who cares about having washboard abs and a 'ripped' body? At a primal level we all do, say evolutionary psychologists, who argue that a man with a large chest and narrow waist enjoys sizable reproductive advantages. Or, in the words of one gym
 - Vatican City, Vatican City Enclave, 1985
- 2002-12-23作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：7 评论：0
- "Dominated by the basilica, the State of Vatican City forms an enclave in Rome west of the Tiber. The twin arms of Bernini's colonnade embrace St. Peter's Square; at its center stands an obelisk from ancient Egypt."
—From "Vati
 - Naples, Italy, Santa Beat, 1996
- 2002-12-24作者：：David Alan Harvey 点击：11 评论：0
- "Men in red walk the Santa beat at Christmastime in Piazza Vittoria. For a fee they pose with children. Working the streets is common in Naples, where full-time jobs can seem as scarce as honest politicians. Many Neapolitans earn their first lir
 - Paris, France, Notre Dame, 1988
- 2002-12-25作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：10 评论：0
- "As the first cathedral to make use of a full Gothic vocabulary—flying buttresses, rose and other windows of stained glass, pointed arches, and rib vaulting—Notre Dame anchored a style both distinctively French and truly novel. From
 - Dorset, England, Little White Cottage, 1996
- 2002-12-26作者：：Annie Griffiths Belt 点击：6 评论：0
- "Retired from the RAF [Royal Air Force] at age 46, Lawrence [of Arabia] settled into a cottage in Dorset, [England,] but the peace he'd felt in the military slipped away. While riding his motorcycle a few months later, Lawrence crested a hill an
 - Jumping Frog, 1975
- 2002-12-27作者：：Bianca Lavies 点击：14 评论：0
- "Lift-off from a floating launchpad sends a pickerel frog high over a dragonfly. Pickerel frogs exude a poisonous chemical from their skins, protecting them from predators."
—From "Life Around a Lily Pad," January 1980, Na
 - Oxford, England, Bodleian Library, 1995
- 2002-12-28作者：：Annie Griffiths Belt 点击：12 评论：0
- "The Radcliffe Camera, one of [Oxford] University's central buildings, towers some 150 feet [46 meters] above a cobbled square."
—Text adapted from "The Style and Substance of Oxford," November 1995, National Geographic ma
 - Salmon, Idaho, Hot Springs Cattleman, 1993
- 2002-12-29作者：：Joel Sartore 点击：8 评论：0
- "A study in resignation, cattleman Mark Ellis prepares to vacate Hot Springs Ranch north of Salmon. Sold to a California foundation by his landlord, the 1,000-acre (405-hectare) spread will be partly developed with the kind of ranchette-style ho
 - Lumitsawa, Bhutan, Bhutanese Farmer, 1989
- 2002-12-30作者：：James L. Stanfield 点击：8 评论：0
- "The true colors of Bhutan are woven in soil: Nine out of ten Bhutanese are farmers like Sonam Yudron, who lives near Lumitsawa, and most harvests are bright with chilies drying on rooftops."
—From "Bhutan: Kingdom in the Cloud
 - Wyoming, Yellowstone Bull Elk, 1967
- 2002-12-31作者：：William Albert Allard 点击：13 评论：0
- "Badge of maturity, 12-tined antlers crown a lordly bull elk in Yellowstone; they serve also as formidable weapons. Breaking through snow to find food, this bull elk has added a white mask to his face and frosting to his antlers."
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