This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Wild ocelots are gone from all U.S. states except Texas, driven out by human development. The elusive cats still roam the wilds of Central and South America, but there's little reliable data on their true numbers.
09年3月2日
Illegal Miners, Ghana
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Fevered by hopes of striking it rich, illegal miners claw sacks of "money stone"—gold ore—from the Pra River in Ghana. Their toil feeds the world's hunger for gold, and leaves a ruined landscape in its wake.
09年3月3日
Health Worker Holding a Child, India
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Her fingers gnarled by leprosy suffered as a teenager, Sakubai Gite examines a two-year-old girl she delivered and still cares for in India.
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Still on shaky ground, the Mexican gray wolf, an endangered subspecies, is slowly increasing in number in Arizona and New Mexico, thanks to captive breeding.
09年3月5日
Wrangler, Canadian Rockies
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
At a remote camp in the Canadian Rockies, wrangler David McAleney gears up for a trail ride.
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A starry night gleams above Owachomo Bridge in Utah's Natural Bridges National Monument—named the first Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). "Here you see something forgotten," says ranger Scott Ryan, "and reconnect with the sky."
09年3月7日
Sawarda Village Workers, India
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Workers from drought-stricken Sawarda village in India say the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) has brought prosperity closer to home: "Today the jobs are in Jaipur, which used to be three hours away," says one. "With the highway, we can get there in 45 minutes."
09年3月8日
Bee-Eater Feeding Chicks, Hungary
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
In Hungary, adults fly to and from the nest tunnel they pecked and scratched into a sandy bank, foraging constantly to feed their ravenous chicks. Such tunnels can be three to five feet long (1 to 1.5 meters long).
09年3月9日
Cave of Crystals, Mexico
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Massive beams of selenite dwarf human explorers in Mexico's Cave of Crystals, deep below the Chihuahuan Desert. Formed over millennia, these crystals are among the largest yet discovered on Earth.
09年3月10日
Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia Island
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Fattened and then abandoned by mothers who leave to mate anew, weaned elephant seal pups stick close together until ready for a first season at sea.