A flowering plum tree silhouetted against the faded colors of a wall in
Miao Feng Shan Temple, China, makes for a beautiful and elegant
photograph.…
A flowering plum tree silhouetted against the faded colors of a wall in
Miao Feng Shan Temple, China, makes for a beautiful and elegant
photograph.…
Light illuminates the colorful, twisted sandstone layers of Coyote Buttes
in the Paria Canyon‐Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Arizona, U.S.A.…
A field of Festuca grass paints a beautiful, abstract landscape in
Hajdúnánás, Hungary.…
Kearsarge Lake perfectly reflects nearby peaks against a clear sky in
Kings Canyon National Park, California, U.S.A.…
At the eastern edge of the Rio Grande Valley, a full moon shines on the
slopes of Sierra Blanca Peak, near New Mexico, U.S.A.’s White Sands
National Monument.…
Crimson rose petals cast into the waters of the ancient stone fountain of
Santo Domingo Monastery in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, symbolize
love and devotion.…
A clear blue autumn sky shows through a golden canopy of aspen trees
near Telluride, Colorado, U.S.A.…
A group of orange, pink, yellow, and red buttercup flowers create a
cheerful, sunny bouquet.…
One of the most ostentatiously adorned animals, peacocks (Pavo) are known for their bright, colorful plumage and iridescent tails.…
The dappled fur of this ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Pantanal, Brazil, serves as camouflage in the South American jungle.…
A common sight in Kruger National Park, South Africa, the zebra (Equus burchellii) has one of the most distinctive coats of any animal.…
This underwater image captures the pristine beauty of the Caribbean Sea
off the coast of Grand Cayman Island.…
Originally photographed for a 1937 National Geographic magazine feature article, these vintage sailboats once occupied the calm waters of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.…
A pile of colorful seashells in Mystic, Connecticut, U.S.A., alludes to this
small village’s past as a historical maritime destination.…
Two sand dollars nestle in the sand along quiet shores off the Gulf of
California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, in Mexico.…
This illustration of freshwater fish, published in the July 1950 issue of National Geographic magazine, shows a northern pike (Esox lucius) headed for a fisherman’s hook, while black bass (Micropterus) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens…
Pointers (Canis lupus familiaris), crossbred for centuries, hunt with speed and determination in this illustration featured in the September 1947 National Geographic magazine article “Born Hunters, the Bird Dogs.”…
Artist Walter A. Weber illustrates a doe (family Cervidae) and her fawns cautiously walking into the water for the October 1939 issue of National Geographic magazine.…
Unlike other big cats, cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) do not roar. Instead, they purr.…
Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) can run faster than any other animal in the world, and they can even change direction in midair when chasing prey!…
The roar of a male lion (Panthera leo) can be heard up to five miles away!…
At first glance, Burchell’s zebras (Equus burchellii) might look identical, but each animal’s pattern of stripes is as unique as fingerprints—no two
are exactly alike.…
All of the world’s oceans combined cover nearly three‐fourths of the
Earth’s surface.…
Unlike most fish, the false clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) is immune to the paralyzing sting of a sea anemone’s tentacles.…
Sharks have to keep swimming or they will sink!…
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.…
Saturn is partly made up of helium, the same gas used to fill party
balloons!…
About a million Earths could fit inside the sun.…
Vibrant and vividly colored hot air balloons speckle the southwestern sky
of Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.…