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Photo by Stephanie Sinclair @stephsinclairpix @TooYoungToWed // Niamat weeps over the grave of his daughter Khalida, who set herself on fire after enduring years of abuse from her husband and in-laws. Her younger sister, Khadija, 8 (right), was her main caregiver while she lay dying with burns. The family lives in a small village outside of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. I first encountered the issue of child marriage while working as a news photographer in Afghanistan, where I met several girls in a Herat burn ward. More than 1/2 of the girls who attempted suicide by self-immolation were married as children. Poverty, strong patriarchal values and poor access to education are behind Afghanistan’s high child marriage rates. This April, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the Ministry of Information and Culture launched a “National Action Plan To Eliminate Early and Child Marriage” to better address the issue.

This image is part of a 175-image exhibition titled “Too Young to Wed,” which is the inaugural exhibition at the new L’Arche du Photojournalisme, atop at the prestigious Grand Arche de la Defense in Puteaux, Paris. Many of the images were made #onassignment for @natgeo. The show, which opened June 1 and runs through this Sunday, Sept. 24, is complete with educational information about the dangers of #childmarriage and the efforts underway around the world to end the practice – including our work at our nonprofit organization of the same name, @TooYoungToWed.
For more information about the exhibition please visit the link to my blog listed in my bio @stephsinclairpix . #endchildmarriage #tooyoungtowed #afghanistan #family #photojournalism #girls #education #letgirlslearn

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At Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Image by @beverlyjoubert. His horn is covered in green scrapes – paint residue from a custom-made container that carried him out of a poaching hotspot in South Africa to relative safety in Botswana. Accompanied by vast security detail, he has travelled by plane, truck and helicopter to reach this new home. #RhinosWithoutBorders is working to move 100 animals to keep them from being poached for their horns and to create new breeding nuclei – an idea that saved the rhino from extinction once before. Despite huge anti-poaching efforts and millions of dollars, the levels of poaching are still extreme with rhinos killed at a rate of 3-4 a day – an unsustainable number. But dozens of these huge animals have already been moved to safety and the project has seen the birth of 7 calves so far. This #WorldRhinoDay, as this rhino makes his way into a safer land of plentiful water and lush grasses let us celebrate those people who work tirelessly, putting their own lives on the line in order to save these species. And let us also celebrate the successes that are happening despite the current incessant illegal trade in rhino horn.

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Photo by @edkashi In this photo, young boys stand in front of outhouses in Bonny, #Nigeria on July 30, 2014. Human Impact: A Gathering About Climate Migration.
@everydayclimatechange #viiphoto #ECC #everydayclimatechange #climatechange #climateweek#climateweeknyc #actonclimate #climatechangeisreal @climateweeknyc

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Video by @joelsartore | This beautiful European barn owl was rescued and rehabilitated in Italy by Il Futuro della Biodiversita Locale in Italy. This owl’s rescuers suspected that she had accidentally consumed poisoned prey and was nearing death upon her arrival at the rehabilitation center. Every hour she received medication and meals until she was healthy again. Eventually, she became strong enough to safely be released back into the wild.
Barn owls are the most widespread of any owl species, thriving on six continents and on many islands. This bird’s ghostly appearance, eerie call, and habit of roosting in places like church belfries and abandoned buildings has provoked a lot of negative superstition. However, since barn owls prey mainly on rats and mice, their presence has actually proven to be quite beneficial for some. Barn owls have very soft feathers, which help them fly silently while on the hunt. Their ears are lopsided on the sides of their heads, one higher than the other, which helps them to triangulate the sound made by prey, and detect its exact location, even in total darkness.
Il Futuro della Biodiversita Locale’s goal is to collect, rehabilitate and release animals back into the wild. Since late 2016 they’ve collected over 300 animals and released more than 80. The organization involves teenagers in the release of the recuperated animals to help them become aware of the importance of caring for the environment. For more about this conservation program, follow @ilfuturodellabiodiversita and @greenteenteam.
In order to help save the lives of barn owls near you, always use chemical-free, non-toxic rodent control.
Check out @joelsartore to see an image of another barn owl and learn more about these majestic creatures.
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#owls #barnowls #birds #owl #biodiversity #animalfacts #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #natgeo #savetogether #photoark

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@stevewinterphoto @natgeo
Today is World Rhino Day!! Rhinos are being massacred for their horns. Last year 1054 rhinos were killed in South Africa alone. Rhino horn has been found to have no medicinal value. It is made of keratin, the same tissue as our hair or nails – so chew your fingernails – and SAVE THE RHINO!
Check out: Save the Rhino and Rhinos without Borders
Follow me @stevewinterphoto to see more images of big cats

@natgeo @thephotosociety @natgeocreative
#savetherhino #ivoryfree #wildaid @wildaid #worldrhinoday2017 #endpoaching
#photooftheday @eiainvestigator #rhinoswithoutborders #racingextinction #startwith1thing #savetherhino #rhino #africa @africanparksnetwork
@natgeo #instawild #instashooters #wildlife #wildlifephotojournalism @ngwild #natgeowild @thephotosociety #NatGeoCreative #onassignment #wildlifeconservation #inthefield #wildlifephotojournalism #BCI #bigcatsintiative #photooftheday #beauty #lion @africanparksnetwork

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Video by @bertiegregory. A female bottlenose dolphin and her calf glide through the waters off Gubal Island in the northern Red Sea. I was lucky enough to spend over an hour with this pair as they swam laps around me. It’s incredible to think that bottlenose dolphins are capable of diving well over 250m deep. Follow @bertiegregory for more wildlife adventures.

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Photograph by David Chancellor @chancellordavid for @natgeo – At the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, in a community-run wildlife reserve called Nyae Nyae, where roughly 2800 San people live today in unyielding conditions, villagers shovel dirt over the skull of a bull elephant hunted earlier in the day. It will be dug up about a week later when the muscles around the tusks have receded. The hunter will take the tusks home, while the meat, and a portion of the fee will go directly to community members, and to fund for conservation projects to protect the area’s wildlife. There is a trophy hunt limit of five elephants a year in Nyae Nyae representing real money, and a vital source of protien to the San.

Seen from the air Africa can appear as an illusion, rich velds and dramatic rifts, wide deserts and thundering rivers, these seemingly vast stretches of unfettered, unpopulated wild ostensibly forgotten by time and people. At a glance, it could be a repository for all our ideas about wilderness at its wildest. And yet today no patch here goes unclaimed, whether it’s marked, monetized, or fought over. The animals that roam the land have become commodified, part of a new consumerism, marketed and sold, their brands pitted against each other, their continued existence now a question of human demand, whim, and calculation. Wild game is the continent’s version of crude oil—and it too will run out someday. Revenues of hundreds of millions in federal excise taxes levied on hunters go directly to wildlife management and related activities each year in the U.S. alone. And anyone who keeps a freezer full of venison is likely to tell you that the act of killing your own dinner in the wild is more humane than buying the plastic-wrapped meat of industrially raised livestock. This hugely complex relationship that exists between man and animal, the hunter and the hunted, has always been one of the most difficult to navigate; we need to create a space for much needed dialogue, we can not, and should not simply turn away. This story is out in Octobers issue of the magazine, and online. To see more of my work and projects follow me here @natgeo and @chancellordavid.

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Photograph by @cookjenshel

The Autumnal Equinox marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. We’re noting this occasion with a photograph from our @natgeo story “The Wisdom of Trees,” published in the March 2017 issue. This remarkable tree is called Pando (Latin for “I Spread”), and although it looks like an Aspen forest, it is a single clonal organism – with a long list of superlatives. At 80,000 years old, it is the oldest organism on Earth. It weighs 13 million pounds, making it the heaviest organism on Earth. And it is comprised of over 40,000 genetically equivalent trunks, with a root system extending over 106 acres. Pando lives in Fishlake National Forest, Utah. This most amazing tree (and many others) is included in our forthcoming book entitled “Wise Trees,” which Abrams Books will be releasing on October 17th. Thanks also to the National Geographic Expedition Council for their support of this project. @natgeo @natgeocreative @thephotosociety @abramsbooks

# WiseTrees #NationalGeographicExpeditionCouncil #autumn #autumnequinox
#treelover #naturelover #fishlakenationalforest

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Photo by @FransLanting This female black rhino and her calf are massive, armed with horns and protected by thick skin, and yet they are utterly vulnerable. All ears pointing my way. Rhinos make up for not seeing well with a sharp sense of hearing. The calf is just curious, and has no clue what is going on. But we know what is happening to them across Africa and Asia. Rhinos are in imminent danger of extinction in the wild. And that is why we need to celebrate World Rhino Day on September 22—to draw attention to them and to the organizations that are making a difference where it matters, in the hallways of governments and in the front lines of protection on the ground so that rhinos will have a fighting chance. Support the World Wildlife Fund in its efforts to establish an International Court for Wildlife Crimes; support Wild Aid for its campaigns to influence consumers in China and Vietnam and support the Lewa Conservancy for its efforts to maintain a sanctuary for rhinos in Kenya. Follow me @FransLanting for more stories about rhinos and how you can help.
@natgeotravel @natgeocreative @thephotosociety @wildaid @world_wildlife @SaveTheRhino @lewa_wildlife #wildaid #Rhino #WorldRhinoDay #SaveTheRhino #AspinallFoundationn #celebrate #protection #naturelovers @rememberingrhinos #rememberingrhinos

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Photo: @andy_mann // An estimated 50 large bull sharks aggregating off Pacific Harbor, Fiji. A location simply known as “shark reef.” Local villagers have been working with these sharks for over a decade, turning this reef into a well studied and protected marine resource. By doing so, it brings economic stimulus to the area through commercial diving and educating people on the importance of a healthy shark population. @sea_legacy // Please #followme @andy_mann to see and learn more about sharks and their vital role in a healthy marine ecosystem. ?

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Video by @tbfrost | This is a Grey Crowned Crane, found in Eastern and Southern Africa. I was filming it in slow motion with my phone, mesmerized by its staggering beauty, when I guess it decided the phone looked appetizing and began pecking at it! I immediately left it alone after this as it was obvious it wasn’t a fan of phones , people, or thought the phone was food – and I didn’t want to disturb it. Now onto more important information: It grows about 3 feet tall and is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It is the national bird of Uganda and is one of two crane species that can roost in trees thanks to a long hind toe. My favorite thing about this crane though Is the light colored eyelid that closes as the crane pecks at my phone. Can you see it? That is called a nictating membrane , it is an inner eyelid that closes when the bird thrusts its head underwater to catch a fish or other prey items. It protects the eye and allows the crane to see underwater. Why I really like this is that it shows cranes and many other birds are closely related to crocodiles, my favorite animal and the subject of my latest work for nat geo.
This crane was in captivity as part of an important conservation breeding program.
To see another video of this beautiful bird
follow me @tbfrost

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Photo by @BrianSkerry. A Sperm Whale rests just below the surface in the waters off the Azores in the North Atlantic. The largest of all “toothed whales,” the Sperm Whale was once believed to be a monster, but is actually an elusive and gentle animal. Sperm whales have the largest brains in the animal kingdom, but much of their complex lives remains a mystery, with researchers continually challenged in understanding these creatures. To see more underwater photography, follow me - @BrianSkerry - on Instagram!Shot on assignment for @NatGeo Magazine. #spermwhale #whale #azores #north #atlantic #monster #underwater #photography #nat #geo #nationalgeographic #natgeo #research #whales #photooftheday #instagood #wanderlust #travelphoto #traveller #followme #follow`

Photo by @BrianSkerry.
A Sperm Whale rests just below the surface in the waters off the Azores in the North Atlantic. The largest of all “toothed whales,” the Sperm Whale was once believed to be a monster, but is actually an elusive and gentle animal. Sperm whales have the largest brains in the animal kingdom, but much of their complex lives remains a mystery, with researchers continually challenged in understanding these creatures.
To see more underwater photography, follow me – @BrianSkerry – on Instagram!

Shot on assignment for @NatGeo Magazine.
#spermwhale #whale #azores #north #atlantic #monster #underwater #photography #nat #geo #nationalgeographic #natgeo #research #whales #photooftheday #instagood #wanderlust #travelphoto #traveller #followme #follow`

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Video by @paulnicklen // Key to life on the British Columbia coast is salmon. During the fall months, millions of Pacific salmon run up the rivers and small creeks along this rich coast. With the scent of salmon rolling up the hills, Spirit Bears (Kermode Bears) descend from the berry and crab apple patches to do their final feast of the season on fat and protein rich fish before their long winter’s sleep. #follow me on @paulnicklen to see my favorite images of #spiritbears, #grizzlybears, #blackbears and #polarbears. With @cristinamittermeier and @kyle.roepke #feast #bear #nature #naturelovers #fish #food #expedition #thejourney #mpa #instagood #video

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At Great Bear Rainforest

Video by @katieorlinsky | Sharks circle a living bait ball inside Johnny Morris’ @wondersofwildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfield, MO. This week, @bassproshops celebrates the opening of @wondersofwildlife—the largest, most immersive fish and wildlife attraction in the world that honors and celebrates the conservationists who act as stewards of the land and water.
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Check out today’s Instagram Story to get a peek inside the brand-new 320,000-square foot experience, which boasts a 1.5 million-gallon aquarium adventure showcasing 35,000 live fish and countless interactive displays featuring mammals, reptiles, and birds—all bringing visitors eye-to-eye with an incredible collection that celebrates and encapsulates the beauty of our natural world.

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At Wonders of Wildlife

Video by @jimmy_chin
Morning romp on the big stone. El Capitan, Yosemite. Shooting on assignment for @natgeo. For more photos and video from this project, follow @jimmy_chin

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Photo by: @renaeffendiphoto Children waiting for sweet treats from a street vendor in Tarlabasi a multicultural neighborhood home to Istanbul's diverse communities of Anatolian migrants, Roma, transgender and now Syrian refugees of mainly Gypsy background from Dom. Follow @renaeffendiphoto for human interest stories #istanbul #turkey #streetphotography #streetlife #neighborhood #icecream #sweets #children #culture

Photo by: @renaeffendiphoto Children waiting for sweet treats from a street vendor in Tarlabasi a multicultural neighborhood home to Istanbul’s diverse communities of Anatolian migrants, Roma, transgender and now Syrian refugees of mainly Gypsy background from Dom. Follow @renaeffendiphoto for human interest stories #istanbul #turkey #streetphotography #streetlife #neighborhood #icecream #sweets #children #culture

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Photo and caption by @petekmuller. The mornings are brisk in Kenya's Muranga County, particularly at this time of year. Fog defines the early hours, especially in the county's upper reaches where the altitude climbs to nearly 6200 feet (1850 meters) above sea level. This rural county, approximately 2 hours north of the capital city of Nairobi, is home to lush and seemingly endless tea plantations, beautiful rolling hills and gin-clear rivers. While many relish Kenya's world-famous savannas, I often opt for its rich, green highlands instead. I pack my fly fishing rod, my pup, a few days worth of food and set out for these serene and restorative hills. Follow @petekmuller for experiences, adventures and observations from Kenya and beyond. #Kenya #Africa #nature #outdoors #green #fishing

Photo and caption by @petekmuller. The mornings are brisk in Kenya’s Muranga County, particularly at this time of year. Fog defines the early hours, especially in the county’s upper reaches where the altitude climbs to nearly 6200 feet (1850 meters) above sea level. This rural county, approximately 2 hours north of the capital city of Nairobi, is home to lush and seemingly endless tea plantations, beautiful rolling hills and gin-clear rivers. While many relish Kenya’s world-famous savannas, I often opt for its rich, green highlands instead. I pack my fly fishing rod, my pup, a few days worth of food and set out for these serene and restorative hills. Follow @petekmuller for experiences, adventures and observations from Kenya and beyond. #Kenya #Africa #nature #outdoors #green #fishing

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At Murang’a County

Photo by Stephanie Sinclair @stephsinclairpix @tooyoungtowed // A young wife with her husband and four children in Yemen. The World Health Organization reports an estimated 16 million adolescents between 15 and 19 – and another 1 million under the age of 15 – give birth each year. The younger the bride is when married, the less say she will have in family planning and the more likely it is that she will have complications during delivery. This image is part of a 175-image exhibition titled “Too Young to Wed,” which is the inaugural exhibition at the new L’Arche du Photojournalisme, atop at the prestigious Grand Arche de la Défense in Puteaux, Paris. Many of the images were made #onassignment for @natgeo, including this one. The show, which opened June 1 and runs through this Sunday, Sept. 24, is complete with educational information about the dangers of #childmarriage and the efforts underway around the world to end the global practice – including our work at our nonprofit organization of the same name, @TooYoungToWed. To learn more about the exhibition please visit the link to my blog in my bio @stephsinclairpix . #endchildmarriage #tooyoungtowed #girls #letgirlslearn #photojournalism #exhibition #yemen #paris

Photo by Stephanie Sinclair @stephsinclairpix @tooyoungtowed // A young wife with her husband and four children in Yemen. The World Health Organization reports an estimated 16 million adolescents between 15 and 19 – and another 1 million under the age of 15 – give birth each year. The younger the bride is when married, the less say she will have in family planning and the more likely it is that she will have complications during delivery. This image is part of a 175-image exhibition titled “Too Young to Wed,” which is the inaugural exhibition at the new L’Arche du Photojournalisme, atop at the prestigious Grand Arche de la Défense in Puteaux, Paris. Many of the images were made #onassignment for @natgeo, including this one. The show, which opened June 1 and runs through this Sunday, Sept. 24, is complete with educational information about the dangers of #childmarriage and the efforts underway around the world to end the global practice – including our work at our nonprofit organization of the same name, @TooYoungToWed. To learn more about the exhibition please visit the link to my blog in my bio @stephsinclairpix . #endchildmarriage #tooyoungtowed #girls #letgirlslearn #photojournalism #exhibition #yemen #paris

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At Hajja, Hajjah, Yemen

Photo @lucalocatelliphoto for @natgeo Growing locally inside a city is a trend everywhere and the Dutch have their own way. This futuristic project is the Urban Farmer greenhouse, built on the rooftop of a former Philips building it can harvest fresh vegetables for approximately 300kg per week, without using pesticides. The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant and it propose the most advanced high tech agro farming solutions to grow more with less. Follow me @lucalocatelliphoto to see more about this story published on the National Geographic Magazine, September issue. #hunger #food #foodcrisis #agriculture #greenhouse #sustainable #organic #solution #green #modern #modernfarmer #future #futuristic #netherlands #drone #dronephotography transition #drone #dronefly #dronevideos #dronephotography #urbanfarmers #rooftop #roofopfarmer

Photo @lucalocatelliphoto for @natgeo Growing locally inside a city is a trend everywhere and the Dutch have their own way. This futuristic project is the Urban Farmer greenhouse, built on the rooftop of a former Philips building it can harvest fresh vegetables for approximately 300kg per week, without using pesticides. The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant and it propose the most advanced high tech agro farming solutions to grow more with less. Follow me @lucalocatelliphoto to see more about this story published on the National Geographic Magazine, September issue. #hunger #food #foodcrisis #agriculture #greenhouse #sustainable #organic #solution #green #modern #modernfarmer #future #futuristic #netherlands #drone #dronephotography transition #drone #dronefly #dronevideos #dronephotography #urbanfarmers #rooftop #roofopfarmer

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Photo by @Hammond_Robin for @Witness_Change “I think my daughter is bewitched” says Margaret Konga, sitting with with her 7 year old daughter Bibiyan Ida. Margaret suspects her husband’s family of cursing her daughter. Juba, South Sudan.In many parts of the world, mental health problems are thought to have spiritual causes. Remedies are often sought from religious of traditional healers.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀My new photo project #InMyWorld is designed to expose the challenges faced by people living with mental health issues and give them the chance to be seen, heard and valued. This first phase of the project was created in collaboration with Handicap International @handicap_uk as part of Witness Change's work on global mental health. Witness Change (@witness_change) is a nonprofit that aims to end human rights violations for marginalized communities through visual storytelling. To see more from this campaign please follow @OneDayInMyWorld.

Photo by @Hammond_Robin for @Witness_Change “I think my daughter is bewitched” says Margaret Konga, sitting with with her 7 year old daughter Bibiyan Ida. Margaret suspects her husband’s family of cursing her daughter. Juba, South Sudan.
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My new photo project #InMyWorld is designed to expose the challenges faced by people living with mental health issues and give them the chance to be seen, heard and valued. This first phase of the project was created in collaboration with Handicap International @handicap_uk as part of Witness Change’s work on global mental health. Witness Change (@witness_change) is a nonprofit that aims to end human rights violations for marginalized communities through visual storytelling. To see more from this campaign please follow @OneDayInMyWorld.

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Photo by @brianlehmannphotography - A water #buffalo is sacrificed to honor the #dead. To see another photo from this rare #Indonesian #death #culture follow @brianlehmannphotography.

Photo by @brianlehmannphotography – A water #buffalo is sacrificed to honor the #dead. To see another photo from this rare #Indonesian #death #culture follow @brianlehmannphotography.

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At Indonesia

Photo by @argonautphoto (Aaron Huey). A cave with Ancestral Puebloan (Aka: Anasazi) ruins near the San Juan River in Southern Utah. For more from this region follow @argonautphoto on assignment in #BearsEarsNationalMonument this week.

Photo by @argonautphoto (Aaron Huey). A cave with Ancestral Puebloan (Aka: Anasazi) ruins near the San Juan River in Southern Utah. For more from this region follow @argonautphoto on assignment in #BearsEarsNationalMonument this week.

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Video by @joelsartore | This insect may look like forest debris from afar, but this Malaysian dead leaf mantis is very much alive. Photographed at @theomahazoo, this species is specialized to resemble a dried leaf so that hungry predators will ignore it as they search for a meal. When threatened, nymphs of this species will freeze and curl their legs in under their leaf-like backs in order to play dead. Adults, however, will raise their their wings and display the bright orange pattern underneath to fend off a predator.
Check out @joelsartore for a portrait of this mantis.
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#insects #bugs #mantis #deadleafmantis #mantid #biodiversity #animalfacts #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #natgeo #savetogether #photoark

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Photo by @ladzinski | Elite athletes from across the globe recently attempted to break the two-hour marathon. Like climbing Everest or exploring space, @Nike’s #Breaking2 project is all about pushing the boundaries of the human body. While some believe the two-hour mark will forever be out of reach, others believe science can help these runners achieve the seemingly impossible goal. Nat Geo and Nike partnered to tell the story of this incredible journey in #Breaking2, premiering tonight at 8/7c on National Geographic.

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Video by @bertiegregory. A trevally shatters the peace on a coral reef in the Red Sea at last light. Watching this frame by frame, I am pretty sure this predatory fish's hunt was unsuccessful. The anthias and other reef fish made the very sensible decision of feeding in the water close to the safety of the coral so could quickly take cover. I had absolutely no idea the trevally was coming, I just happened to be pointing the camera in the right direction. I'm always grateful when wildlife cooperates as most of the time it has other plans! Follow @bertiegregory for more wildlife adventures.

Video by @bertiegregory. A trevally shatters the peace on a coral reef in the Red Sea at last light. Watching this frame by frame, I am pretty sure this predatory fish’s hunt was unsuccessful. The anthias and other reef fish made the very sensible decision of feeding in the water close to the safety of the coral so could quickly take cover. I had absolutely no idea the trevally was coming, I just happened to be pointing the camera in the right direction. I’m always grateful when wildlife cooperates as most of the time it has other plans! Follow @bertiegregory for more wildlife adventures.

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Photo by @petekmuller. A view of the Great Rift Valley in central Kenya as seen from the air. The Rift is one of East Africa’s most remarkable topographic features. What appears in this region is but a small portion of the greater phenomenon, which technically spans some 6,000 km (3,700 miles) from the Middle East to the African country of Mozambique. It’s an awe inspiring natural feature. #Kenya #Africa #RiftValley #nature #environment

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At Rift Valley Province

Photo by @johnstanmeyer

Offerings of rice, incense, a sacred ritual to make peace with nature and the spirits which residing around the Sindang Gile waterfall located on the slopes of Mount Rinjani on the Indonesian island of Lombok.
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@natgeo @natgeocreative @natgeotravel @thephotosociety #indonesia #lombok #SindangGile #waterfall #MountRinjani #Rinjani #volcanogods #sacredwater #rice #incense #offering #water #spirituality #peace

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At Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia

Photograph by Michael Yamashita @yamashitaphoto – at last night’s Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament- the agony of defeat. #sumo #sumowrestling #tokyo #japan @natgeo.media @natgeocreative

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At Kyoto Shinkansen Bullet Train Station

Photo by @FransLanting The elegant sifaka, a mild-mannered leaf-eater who inhabits arid forests in southern Madagascar, has spindly limbs evolved for an arboreal existence. But it has trouble sitting upright without back support. Against the intense heat of a summer day, these two sifakas have found the best remedy is to laze away the hot hours wedged in the forks of a huge tamarind tree. Follow me @FransLanting for more images from Madagascar.@natgeotravel @natgeocreative @thephotosociety #Madagascar #Africa #Lemur #Sifaka #Primate #nature

Photo by @FransLanting The elegant sifaka, a mild-mannered leaf-eater who inhabits arid forests in southern Madagascar, has spindly limbs evolved for an arboreal existence. But it has trouble sitting upright without back support. Against the intense heat of a summer day, these two sifakas have found the best remedy is to laze away the hot hours wedged in the forks of a huge tamarind tree. Follow me @FransLanting for more images from Madagascar.

@natgeotravel @natgeocreative @thephotosociety #Madagascar #Africa #Lemur #Sifaka #Primate #nature

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Photo by @Stephenwilkes. One of my latest Day to Night images was photographed at Ram Navami, Ardh Kumbh Mela Festival, in Haridwar India. Color, light and water are recurring themes in my Day to Night series, and for this reason I was drawn to this inspiring Indian pilgrimage location. I was intrigued by the historical and iconic importance of what is perhaps the largest religious gathering in any religion around the world. What was amazing was to witness the people who are drawn to the river, which in Hindu mythology, are the carriers of life and fertility. To see more images like this, including my latest exhibition, visit @stephenwilkes to see more.
#stephenwilkesphotography #stephenwilkes #pilgrimage #travel #religion #india #ardhkumbhmela #holycity #ganges #daytonight

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At Haridwar

Photo @ladzinski / A colorful sunset lighting up the sky over a jaggedly carved iceberg in #PleneauIsland on the #AntarcticaPenninsula. Over the last two decades, the Antarctica Peninsula region has warmed significantly, directly contributing to substantial ice loss and threatening the abundance of animals that live here. Photographed #onassignment for @natgeo / @sea_legacy @paulnicklen @cristinamittermeier @andy_mann @craigwelch @ianvaso @shanemoorefilms @pattersonimages

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Photo by @petekmuller. Two elephants graze on the savanna in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park. After nearly a decade of living and working on the African continent, I am still amazed to watch these large creatures in the wild. And while we have ascribed a near-majestic status to elephants, it is important to remember they are but one component of a vast and interdependent ecosystem. Follow @petekmuller as I chronicle conservation efforts in the Mara. #Elephants #africa #kenya #masaimara #maasaimaranationalreserve #conservation #wildlife #nature #animals

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At Masai Mara National Park KENYA

Video by @joelsartore | Bald eagles aren’t born with that ‘bald’ look. When they’re young, these birds have a fully brown plumage and don’t develop the white feathers on their heads for another four or five years. During courtship, bald eagles display an incredible aerial dance wherein they grasp each other by the talons and spin in mid-air. After this strange display, those who mate will stay together for their entire lives, which can last up to 38 years! The two eagles will work together to build their record-breaking, 4.5 foot wide nests, and even take turns incubating their eggs.
Bald eagles are a true conservation success story. They were once abundant in the United States, but when European settlers arrived, their numbers dropped drastically. In 1940 Congress passed an act to protect them, and though the act was helpful in protecting eagles, their populations didn’t really start to grow again until the early 1970s when a deadly insecticide called DDT was finally banned. In 2007, bald eagles were removed from the endangered species list and there are now about 9,700 nesting pairs in the lower 48 states.
This bald eagle was photographed at Raptor Recovery at @fontenelleforest where injured and orphaned birds of prey are rehabilitated in Nebraska.
To see a portrait of a bald eagle, check out @joelsartore.
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#baldeagle #eagles #birds #ealge #biodiversity #animalrehabilitation #animalfacts #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #natgeo #savetogether #photoark

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