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20071127

Aerial View, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, 2002
Photograph by Frans Lanting

The jagged University Range in Alaska's snow-draped St. Elias Mountains blushes red in the Arctic twilight. Many peaks in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park remain unnamed—and unclimbed—more than 20 years after the park was established.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Alaska's Giant of Ice and Stone," March 2003, National Geographic magazine)

在阿拉斯加州的冰雪覆盖的圣埃利亚斯山区中，连绵起伏的University山脉在极地曙光的照映下现出了微微的红光。

兰格尔-圣埃利亚斯国家公园已成立20多之久，这里仍有许多山峰未曾命名，也未经攀登。

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20071128

Orchid, 2004
Photograph by Robert Clark

For legendary 19th-century scientist Charles Darwin, orchids, like the dew-beaded beauty shown here, epitomized the theory of natural selection, the belief that plants and animals evolve with traits favoring survival and reproductive success. By this measure orchids are a sensational success, with 24,000 species and 60,000 registered hybrids, far more than any other flowering plant on Earth.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Was Darwin Wrong?" November 2004, National Geographic magazine)

兰花,2004

对于19世纪的传奇科学家查尔斯达尔文来说，兰花--如图中的凝露美人--是自然选择理论的典型范例，这个理论认为动植物都将朝着最适生存和最具繁殖成效的特性进化。根据这种标准来看，兰花无疑大获成功，其所拥有的24,000个亚种以及60,000个已知杂交品种，远远的超过了地球上的其它任何开花植物。

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20071129

Dinosaur Fossils, Niger, 1997
Photograph by George Steinmetz

In Niger's Ténéré desert, a ridge of protruding bones suggests a dramatically different past. Millions of years ago, the parched plains of the Ténéré were spread with thick forests and broad rivers home to crocodiles, turtles, fish, and dinosaurs, including Suchomimus tenerensis, a recently discovered crocodile-like creature.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Journey to the Heart of the Sahara," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)

尼日尔,1997

在尼日尔的泰内雷沙漠中，一条突出的动物脊骨暗示出这里曾有着大相径庭的往日。数百万年以前，炎热的泰内雷平原曾为着茂密的森林所覆盖，宽广的河流中栖息着鳄鱼，乌龟，鱼类和恐龙，其中包括似鳄龙(Suchomimus tenerensis)在内，其为一种最近发现的类似鳄鱼的动物

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Monkeys at Watering Hole, India, 1997
Photograph by Michael Nichols

A troop of Hanuman langur monkeys drinks from a watering hole used by tigers in India's Bandhavgarh National Park. Named after the Hindu monkey god Hanuman, these lanky, long-tailed monkeys are found in the humid forests, swamps, and even urban areas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar (Burma).

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Making Room for Wild Tigers," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)

印度,1997


在印度的斑德哈瓦加国家公园，一群哈奴曼叶猴趁着老虎不在，到水潭旁饮水。这些体瘦尾长的猴子的名字源于印度教中的猴神哈奴曼，分布在潮湿的森林和沼泽中，甚至在印度，巴基斯坦，孟加拉，斯里兰卡和缅甸等国的城市地区也能发现。

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20071201

Honeybees, Maine, 2007
Photograph by Peter Essick

Swarming honeybees, like these on Maine's Appledore Island, frequently differ about where to establish a new nest. But the group usually chooses the best site. Bees reach this decision by gathering information, conducting independent evaluations, and holding a kind of vote. Scientists are studying such swarm intelligence—note the yellow and blue identifier dots on the bees in this photo—for clues about how humans might manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for "Swarm Theory," July 2007, National Geographic magazine)

蜜蜂群，缅因州（美国东北角），2007年。
由蜜蜂组成的群体，如图中缅因州阿普尔多尔岛上的这群，经常会对建巢的地点产生分歧。但它们一般都能选出最佳位置。蜜蜂们通过收集信息，开展独立评估以及进行某种表决来得出最后的决定。科学家们正在研究这种群体智能--如图中带有黄色和蓝色标识的蜜蜂，寻找某些相关线索，并以此推断人类应如何对复杂的系统进行操作，无论是运输路线还是军事机器人。

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20071202

Monaco Cathedral, Monaco, 1996
Photograph by Jodi Cobb

Built in 1875 from white stone from La Turbie, a French alpine village, the neo-Romanesque Monaco Cathedral houses the tombs of former princes and Princess Grace. Monaco occupies a rocky strip of land on France's Mediterranean coast, but its size belies its reputation as one of the world's most upscale resort destinations known for glitz, glamour, and the good life.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Monaco," May 1996, National Geographic magazine)

摩纳哥,1996

图中这座新罗马式的摩纳哥大教堂建于1875年，由来自法国的阿尔卑斯山村杜尔比的白色石料建成，是以前的王子们和格蕾丝公主的墓地所在之处。摩纳哥在法国的地中海海岸上占据着一块崎岖狭长的土地，不过其声誉却与其国土面积刚好相反。这里是世界上消费最高的旅游胜地之一，以其浮华炫目的高品质生活而闻名于世。

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20071203

Courtyard, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2003
Photograph by Brooks Walker

Switzerland's capital of dirndls and schnitzel, Lucerne is known for the Alpine charm of its snowcapped mountains, green vistas, and slice-of-life vignettes like this cobblestone courtyard.

The city of 60,000 sits in the center of Switzerland at the northwest end of Lake Lucerne. Encircled by a photogenic range of mountains and bisected by the River Reuss, Lucerne is beloved for its storybook charm.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Living Lucerne," January/February 2003, National Geographic Traveler magazine)

瑞士,2003

卢塞恩是瑞士的德式连衣裙和炸肉排之都，这里有着阿尔卑斯山独特的魅力：大雪覆盖的群山，绿叶青葱的景色，还有如图中铺有鹅卵石的小院这样的反应生活场景的装饰画。　　
　　这座六万人口的小镇位于瑞士的中心，卢塞恩湖的西北端。卢塞恩四周环绕着风景优美的群山，坐落在罗伊斯河的两岸，因其充满童话色彩的魅力而深受游人喜爱。

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20071204

Coiled Jararaca Snake, Brazil, 2001
Photograph by George Grall

A young jararaca snake lies coiled on a mossy piece of ground in the Brazilian rain forest. These venomous pit vipers, members of the lancehead, or fer-de-lance, family, are common throughout their range and are responsible for a large number of snakebites in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Fragile World of Frogs," May 2001, National Geographic magazine)

在巴西的雨林中，一条年轻的垭拉拉卡蝰蛇正盘踞在长满苔藓的地上。这种剧毒的蝰蛇是矛头蛇的一种，在其分布地区十分常见，并在巴西，巴拉圭和阿根廷等地造成了大量的毒蛇咬伤事故。

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20071205
Car in Motion, Big Sur, California, 2000
Photograph by Frans Lanting

A car speeds past a rock formation on the roadside in Big Sur, California. Each year more than three million visitors navigate the treacherous turns of Highway 1 near Big Sur, drawn by the plunging gorges, fog-strewn coves, exploding surf, and tortuous geography—5,000-foot (1,524-meter) summits plummet abruptly to the ocean—of California's dramatic 90-mile (145-kilometer) coast.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Big Sur: California's Elemental Coast," August 2000, National Geographic magazine)

加州,2000

在加州大索尔海岸，一辆汽车在路旁的岩层前疾驰而过。这里有着急转直下的峡谷，薄雾笼罩的海湾，汹涌澎湃的海浪，以及鬼斧神工的地形(直立在海面上5000英尺(1524米)高的峭壁)，吸引着每年超过三百万的游客被驱车驶过大索尔海岸附近的1号高速公路上的危机四伏的弯道，来到加州这片令人难忘的90英里(145公里)长的海岸线上。

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20071206

Humpback Whale, South Africa, 2002
Photograph by David Doubilet

Forty tons of gleaming muscle, a humpback whale blasts out of the water near South Africa. Found in coastal waters worldwide, humpbacks are known for their magical songs, haunting sequences of moans, howls, cries, and other noises that often continue for hours on end. Scientists believe they communicate and attract mates through song.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oceans of Plenty," August 2002, National Geographic magazine)

南非,2002

在南非附近，一头有着四十吨力气的驼背鲸冲出了水面。驼背鲸常见于世界各地的沿岸水域，因其神奇的歌声而闻名，它们发出的一系列的呜咽声，嚎哭声，啜泣声以及其它各种声音常可持续的萦绕数小时。科学家们认为它们是在通过歌声进行交流和吸引配偶。

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