A kingfisher dives after fish in the water, its wings spread open to brake its descent. This photograph won a “highly commended” mention in the “Underwater World” category of the 2010 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Photograph by Manfred Delpho Read More »
A young polar bear leaps between drifts of Barents Sea ice in Svalbard, Norway’s Arctic archipelago. Glacial ice covers more than half of the island chain, which lies 400 miles (640 kilometers) north of the Norwegian mainland. Photograph by Paul Nicklen Read More »
Photograph by Steve Winter, National Geographic Experts thought cougars rarely socialize, but F51, a female living near Grand Teton National Park, traveled and fed with another female one spring. Eventually the other female adopted one of F51’s kittens. Read More »
On a trip to Bandhavgarh, India, while chasing tell-tale monkey alarm calls in search of tigers we huddled up in an open gypsy on a chilly, though sunny, morning. As we waited in silence we heard a crashing through the bushes right behind the car and a frightened sambhar ran out. As the bush behind us rustled again we turned ... Read More »
Photograph by Norbert Rosing Dutiful mothers, female polar bears usually give birth to twin cubs, which stay with her for more than two years until they can hunt and survive on their own. Read More »
(Photo and caption by Leslie Scopes Anderson/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) The Nile Crocodile made this a risky place for a Grey Heron to fish! Read More »
(Photo and caption by Scott Bechtel/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) While photographing hummingbirds in British Columbia I shot this male Rufous just as he fanned out to show his authority when another male Rufous appeared over my head. Read More »
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