national geographic
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Cute Penguins Get Angry Too
If you though penguins were cute and adorable, this amazing photo — featured in National Geographic’s Your Shot — of an Adélie penguin angrily confronting the camera may make you think otherwise. It was captured by Gordon Tait near Casey Station, Antarctica, while shooting a series of timelapses.
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The Best National Geographic Readers’ Photos Of 2014
National Geographic has announced the winners of its 2014 Photo Contest, and they are truly amazing.
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Learn Just How Crazy Russian Smokejumpers Are
To be a smokejumper — the front-line firefighters who parachute into forest fires — in the US, you’ve already got to be a little unhinged. To do the same job in Russia, with antique equipment, for no pay, you must be certifiably insane.
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I Don’t Know Where Buildings Start Or End In This Crazy Photo Of Hong Kong
Briefly: National Geographic’s Photo of the Day — captured by Simon Kwan — shows Hong Kong in all its glorious urban madness. When I first saw it I thought it was a collage made with multiple shots and mirrored images. It’s not. It’s just the city photographed from Beacon Hill.