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  • March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering, Strathdon, Scotland. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    31 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    March of the Lonach Highlanders and the Lonach Gathering, Strathdon, Scotland.
    Jim Richardson
  • Monks of the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism gather for prayers at the Lebrang Monastery, Xiahe. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
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    Monks of the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism gather for prayers at the Lebrang Monastery, Xiahe.
    Michael S. Yamashita
  • Tuareg guide Yahya in twilight. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
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    Tuareg guide Yahya in twilight.
    Bobby Model
  • A sedated juvenile rhesus macaque yields biological samples in Dhamrai. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
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    A sedated juvenile rhesus macaque yields biological samples in Dhamrai.
    Lynn Johnson
  • Buddhist novices chant prayers at a temple, Bayan-Ovoo. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    27 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Buddhist novices chant prayers at a temple, Bayan-Ovoo.
    James L. Stanfield
  • Novice nuns play ball at the Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    26 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Novice nuns play ball at the Santa Catalina Monastery, Arequipa.
    Melissa Farlow
  • Portrait of a newborn baby, only minutes old. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
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    Portrait of a newborn baby, only minutes old.
    Karen Kasmauski
  • A team of department store Santas wait for the New York City Subway, New York City. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    24 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A team of department store Santas wait for the New York City Subway, New York City.
    Jodi Cobb
  • Collecting honey from a honeycomb of the giant honeybee using smoke, Khulna Province. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    23 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Collecting honey from a honeycomb of the giant honeybee using smoke, Khulna Province.
    Tim Laman
  • A Denise's pygmy seahourse, Raja Ampat Island. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    22 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A Denise's pygmy seahourse, Raja Ampat Island.
    David Doubilet
  • Inuit infant in traditional parka, North Slope. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
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    Inuit infant in traditional parka, North Slope.
    Joel Sartore
  • A lioness launches onto the back of a Cape Buffalo, Okavango Delta. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    20 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A lioness launches onto the back of a Cape Buffalo, Okavango Delta.
    Beverly Joubert
  • Mbuti Pygmy boys participating in manhood initiation rites, Ituri Forest. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    19 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Mbuti Pygmy boys participating in manhood initiation rites, Ituri Forest.
    Randy Olson
  • On this day in 1901 the Hay Pauceforte Treaty for the building of Panama Canal was signed. Here a... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    18 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    On this day in 1901 the Hay Pauceforte Treaty for the building of Panama Canal was signed. Here a young Panamanian dons body paint at a Carnival celebration.
    Bruce Dale
  • A young girl, dressed in traditional finery, blows a pink bubble in Garoke. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    17 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A young girl, dressed in traditional finery, blows a pink bubble in Garoke.
    Jodi Cobb
  • A male jawfish protects a brood of eggs in his mouth, Lambeth Strait. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    16 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A male jawfish protects a brood of eggs in his mouth, Lambeth Strait.
    David Doubilet
  • Cowhands on mule and horseback during Pantanal's flood season. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    15 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Cowhands on mule and horseback during Pantanal's flood season.
    Joel Sartore
  • Some rodeo cowboys are Indians, and the Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon celebrates them with a tepee... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    14 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Some rodeo cowboys are Indians, and the Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon celebrates them with a tepee village, where Acosia Red Elk, American Indian Beauty Pageant winner, waits for a parade. USA.
    William Albert Allard
  • A colourful nudibranch, Nembrotha species,  in Komodo National Park, Komodo Island. Indonesia. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    13 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A colourful nudibranch, Nembrotha species, in Komodo National Park, Komodo Island. Indonesia.
    Tim Laman
  • An African woman protects her face from the equitorial sun with cream made from ground bark in th... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    12 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    An African woman protects her face from the equitorial sun with cream made from ground bark in the coastal city. Mozambique.
    James L. Stanfield
  • A "razeteur" jumps for safety ahead of a charging bull in Saint Remy de Provence. France. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    11 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A "razeteur" jumps for safety ahead of a charging bull in Saint Remy de Provence. France.
    William Albert Allard
  • Evening prayer at the camp of the Hamad Haraiz Harsousi Bedouins, Jiddat al Harasis. Oman. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    10 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Evening prayer at the camp of the Hamad Haraiz Harsousi Bedouins, Jiddat al Harasis. Oman.
    James L. Stanfield
  • Merchants at Saqqara's market carry many trays of dates on their heads. Egypt. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    9 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Merchants at Saqqara's market carry many trays of dates on their heads. Egypt.
    Kenneth Garrett
  • Gobi Desert dwellers listen intently to a visitor in the Gobi Desert. Mongolia. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    8 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Gobi Desert dwellers listen intently to a visitor in the Gobi Desert. Mongolia.
    Dean Conger
  • Close up of the coat of a Shetland Pony on South Ulst Island, Scotland. UK. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    7 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Close up of the coat of a Shetland Pony on South Ulst Island, Scotland. UK.
    Jim Richardson
  • Remnants of a giant Buddha statue blown out of the Bamian cliff face. Afghanistan. [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    6 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Remnants of a giant Buddha statue blown out of the Bamian cliff face. Afghanistan.
    Peter Maxwell
  • A tourist bus packed with people splinters a wooden bridge on the Transpantaneira Highway, Pantan... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    5 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A tourist bus packed with people splinters a wooden bridge on the Transpantaneira Highway, Pantanal. Brazil.
    Joel Sartore
  • Despite government pressure to modernise, the proud, pastoral Masai cling to traditional dress an... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    4 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    Despite government pressure to modernise, the proud, pastoral Masai cling to traditional dress and customs. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a World Heritage site. Tanzania.
    France Lanting
  • A southern white rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Often referred to as the "zoo of the fu... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    3 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A southern white rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Often referred to as the "zoo of the future", the park allows animals to roam freely on 2,000 acres around the foothills of San Diego County, California. The park houses 325 species of birds and 12
    Michael Nichols
  • A Chinese child peers through the window of a cut rate dental shop in Hong Kong. People's Republi... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    2 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    A Chinese child peers through the window of a cut rate dental shop in Hong Kong. People's Republic of China.
    Jodi Cobb
  • The world Wide Web may have been created on this day in 1990 but nature is sometimes too hot for ... [Photo of the day - December 2011]
    1 DECEMBER 2011 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
    The world Wide Web may have been created on this day in 1990 but nature is sometimes too hot for technology. Here a rancher must keep his telephone in the refridgerator because of the heat in Drysdale River Station, Wyndham. Australia.
    Sam Abell
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