(Photo and caption by Erik Mandre/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) The picture is captured using special hide placed to the primeval forest in Finland. High trees offer protection to the brown bear cubs being vitally important to survive from all dangers around them. Bear cubs are threatened especially by the other male bears, who might attack and take their ... Read More »
(Photo and caption by Greg Lincoln/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) A beautiful red fox is photographed with the Aurora Borealis outside of Bethel, Alaska. This shot was taken during a spectacular display of the northern lights. Read More »
(Photo and caption by Toni Pfaffenbauer/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) A brown bear shaking off its wet fur. Read More »
A trio of juvenile king penguins wonder if there are any tasty morsels in the mackerel sky on Saunders Island in the Falklands. Picture: BARCROFT MEDIA Read More »
I sat down on a stump for a rest after a stroll in Nara Park and watched the deer. They were eating fallen cherry blossom petals peacefully. Suddenly a strong wind blew and cherry blossom petals started to fall on the deer. It was like a shower of cherry blossom petals. In Japanese, it is called hana fubuki, which means ... Read More »
Propeller scars mark this manatee—graphic evidence of a too-close encounter with a boat. About one in four of Florida’s 360 manatee deaths in 2012 resulted from collisions. Slow-speed zones help, but some boaters resent the restrictions. Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Read More »
I took this image during my last trip to Poland, where I was amazed by these birds. It seems like every one of them wanted to dominate the group. Displays of such mild aggression were very common. Photograph by Sylwia Domaradzka, My Shot Read More »
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