• Simen Mountains National Park: A female Gelada baboon with her baby on her back during sunset. Th... [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    Simen Mountains National Park: A female Gelada baboon with her baby on her back during sunset. This image is from Nat Geo Amazing!
    NG Image Collection/ Michael Nichols
  • Mesa Arch, Canyonlands, Utah at dusk. This image is from Amazing Planet. [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    Mesa Arch, Canyonlands, Utah at dusk. This image is from Amazing Planet.
    Steve Howe
  • SCREEN GRAB: Nearly 40 feet long and weighing up to 20 tons, the mysterious whale shark is the la... [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    SCREEN GRAB: Nearly 40 feet long and weighing up to 20 tons, the mysterious whale shark is the largest fish in the sea. Ironically, its survival depends on some of the tiniest creatures. This image is from Great Migrations.
    NGT
  • A red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus Viridescens) grows into maturity. This image is from Nat Geo Am... [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    A red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus Viridescens) grows into maturity. This image is from Nat Geo Amazing!
    Paul Zahl/ National Geographic Image Collection
  • Kenya: Portrait of a young Maasai girl. This image is from Warrior Road Trip. [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    Kenya: Portrait of a young Maasai girl. This image is from Warrior Road Trip.
    OSF Australia
  • There is the smell of females in the air - A young male tiger checking the scent of a female tige... [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    There is the smell of females in the air - A young male tiger checking the scent of a female tiger in the area. This image is from Wild Russia.
    NDR Naturfilm/ Parthenon Entertainment
  • SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - Uwe Anders (right) and his assistant Anatoly Ryzhow spent three months on ... [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    SIBERIA, EAST RUSSIA - Uwe Anders (right) and his assistant Anatoly Ryzhow spent three months on Wrangel Island in the far northeast of Russia. This image is from Wild Russia.
    NDR Naturfilm/ Parthenon Entertainment
  • Sweden: Close-up of two Great Grey Owl chicks (Strix nebulosa) perched on a broken tree stump dur... [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    Sweden: Close-up of two Great Grey Owl chicks (Strix nebulosa) perched on a broken tree stump during the day. This image is from Nordic Wild.
    Goetzl, Nörenberg / NDR Naturfilm
  • South Coast, South Africa: Humpback whale breaching out of water. This image is from Cameramen W... [Photo of the day - May, 2012]
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    South Coast, South Africa: Humpback whale breaching out of water. This image is from Cameramen Who Dare.
    Aquavision TV Productions

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