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20071117

Fur Seal, Falkland Islands, 1987
Photograph by Steven Raymer

A Falkland Islands fur seal perches on a rock outcrop off New Island, where seafood-rich waters nourish a wildlife population diverse in nature and often astonishing in number. Fur seal populations here have rebounded to merely modest levels after a hunting bloodbath in the early 19th century brought the subspecies to the brink of extinction.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Falkland Islands: Life After the War," March 1988, National Geographic magazine)

软毛海豹，富兰克林岛，1987年。
在富兰克林群岛，一只软毛海豹栖息在一块露出地面的岩石上，其远处是新岛，那儿海上的食品很丰富，能滋养许多的野生动植物，它们的种群近来已经反弹至接近原来的水平，而在19世纪早期由于滥杀使得海豹的数量减少，已经达到频临灭绝的危险。

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20071118

Baby in a Bicycle Basket, Cambodia, 2000
Photograph by Steve McCurry

A baby in a makeshift bike basket stares into the camera in Angkor, Cambodia. It's common in some Buddhist cultures to shave children's heads, often leaving a small unshaved tuft above the forehead.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Temples of Angkor: Still Under Attack," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)

小孩坐在自行车的篮子里，柬埔寨，2002年。
在吴哥有一位小男孩子将就地放在自行车的篮子里，凝视照相机。柬埔寨――这是信仰佛教文化的国家，小男孩的头顶区的头发被剃去，通常是保留前额一小部分的头发不剃。

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20071119

Swans, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999
Photograph by Jim Richardson

Brooding skies cast a lavender glow on a flock of mute swans gliding across a crag-ringed loch in Edinburgh, Scotland. As their name suggests, mute swans are usually silent, limited by a straight trachea. However, they occasionally snort, hiss, or bark. The graceful Cygnus olor communicates mostly through visual displays and postures.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Once and Future City," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

天鹅群，爱丁堡，苏格兰，1999年。
在苏格兰的首府爱丁堡湖，天空的云层是那么的沉闷带有淡紫色的微光，湖面上有一群无声的天鹅群游过轮状的峭壁。天鹅通常是无声的，因为它有一条狭窄的直的气管。可是它们有时有喷鼻声、嘶嘶声和吠声。这些优美的天鹅之间的沟通主要通过视觉的展示和美丽的形体姿态。

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20071120

Desert Landscape, Jordan, 1999
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

Wind-combed dunes meet parched mud flats in Wadi Rum, a stark desertscape in southwestern Jordan. Revered for its dramatic sandstone and granite rock faces cut into a breathtaking span of sunbaked desert, Wadi Rum was made famous by Lawrence of Arabia, who based his operations there during the Arab Revolt.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Lawrence of Arabia: A Hero's Journey," January 1999, National Geographic magazine)

风景如画的沙漠，约旦，1999年。
位于约旦西南部有一处十足的荒漠景观，峡谷的风吹造成的沙丘和炎热平坦的泥浆合并成古怪的干涸河道。由沙岩和花岗石戏剧性的演变成今天令人震惊的被太阳晒干的沙漠.

那古怪的干涸河道之所以出名是由于阿拉伯半岛一位叫做――劳伦斯的男子，他在阿拉伯人的革命时代创立了自己的事业

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20071121

African Wild Dog Pups, Botswana, 1999
Photograph by Chris Johns

A trio of young African wild dog pups plays near a den in Botswana's Okavango Delta. Thought to be domesticated dogs gone feral, wild dogs have borne the brunt of extensive extermination programs. Today there are fewer than 5,000 wild dogs alive, which make them Africa's most endangered large carnivore.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Africa's Wild Dogs," May 1999, National Geographic magazine)

非洲小野狗，博茨瓦纳，1999年。
在博茨瓦纳的Okavango三角州，三只非洲小野狗靠近洞穴口玩耍。

考虑到如何驯养野狗群脱离野生的环境，今天野生非洲狗已经面临根绝的问题，目前在这里生活的野狗不到五千只，它们是非洲最濒临灭绝危险的大型食肉动物。

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20071122

Trampoline Jumper, Tennessee, 2001
Photograph by Vincent J. Musi

A jumper vaults out of frame on a backyard trampoline in Dayton, Tennessee. Now a quiet community of about 6,500, this Bible Belt town was the site of the famous 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, in which Dayton teacher John Scopes was convicted of violating a Tennessee law against teaching evolution in public schools.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "ZipUSA: Dayton, Tennessee," September 2001, National Geographic magazine)

蹦床跳跃者，田纳西州，2001年。
在俄亥俄州的代顿市，有一位跳跃者在后院蹦床在做出拱顶样的动作，目前这里一个6500人的休闲团体，1925年这里是“圣经地带”镇遗址曾是著名的“猴子”案件的发生地，一位叫约翰的教师在代顿市被告判处违反田纳西州的法律：反对宗教教义在公共的学校的发展。

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20071123

West Indian Manatee, Florida, 1998
Photograph by Wes Skiles
A West Indian manatee drifts through crystal-clear water in a North Florida spring. Hundreds of these gentle giants migrate from coastal habitats to the springs each winter to bask in their constant and comparatively balmy 72-degree Fahrenheit (22-degree Celsius) waters.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Unlocking the Labyrinth of North Florida Spring," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
西印度海牛，佛罗里达，1998年。
在北佛罗里达的春天有一只西印度海牛漂过水晶般透明的水域。
每年冬天，有数百只温和、巨大的海牛种群从北部严寒地域向沿海的栖息地的春暖环境迁徙，这里可以晒太阳，它们适宜的温度是摄氏22度的水中。

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20071124

Sky Disk at Twilight, Germany, 2004
Photograph by Kenneth Garrett

Found buried in a hill in the town of Nebra in 1600 B.C., this 3,600-year-old sky disk reflects cloud-strewn skies in central Germany. The disk, which tracks the sun's movements along the horizon, contains the oldest known depiction of the night sky and may have served as an agricultural and spiritual calendar.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Star Search," January 2004, National Geographic magazine)

图中这块天盘大约在公元前1600年被埋到德国小镇内布拉的一座小山中，迄今已有3,600年的历史，上面描绘了德国中部地区布满云朵的天空。

圆盘上记载了太阳沿着地平线运动的轨迹，是已知最古老的天象图，可能是用于农业和宗教上的历法。

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20071125

Swakopmund Dune Fields, Namibia, 2000
Photograph by Cary Wolinsky

Wind-sculpted dunes sprawl across the Sesriem and Sossusvlei dune area in Namibia's Namib Desert. The Namib is a cool, coastal desert that roughly translates to "an area where there is nothing" in the Nama language. It is known for its dramatic dunes, including the crescent-shaped barchan dunes shown here, some of which can reach 100 feet (30 meters) high and 1,200 feet (370 meters) wide.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "New Eyes on the Oceans," October 2000, National Geographic magazine)

纳米比亚,2000

在纳米比亚的纳米布(Namib)沙漠中，狂风吹出的沙丘散布在塞斯瑞姆(Sesriem)和索苏维来(Sossusvlei)沙丘地区之间。纳米布是一片凉爽的海岸荒漠，在那马语里的大概意思为“不毛之地”。这里因有着壮观的沙丘而知名，比如图中的这些半月状的弧形沙丘，有些沙丘甚至可高达100英尺(30米)，宽达1,200英尺(370米)。

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20071126

Butterfly on Leaf, Borneo, Malaysia, 2001
Photograph by Timothy Laman

Under the cover of darkness, a butterfly with folded wings rests gracefully on a leaf in the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah, Borneo. The 170-square-mile (438-square-kilometer) conservation area is the largest undisturbed lowland rain forest in Malaysia, home to one of the world's most complex ecosystems.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Night Shift in the Rain Forest," October 2001, National Geographic magazine)

在婆罗洲的沙巴的丹浓谷保护区中，一只蝴蝶正在夜幕的掩护下,优雅的在一片叶子上合翅休息。这片170平方英里(438平方公里)的保护区是马来西亚最大的原始低地雨林，有着世界上最复杂的生态体系之一。

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