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Stately American bison (Bison bison) graze beneath gold-lined clouds.

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Gas fires light the sky as a heavily lit oil refinery glows at night.

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The grotto shelters Anasazi ruins, valley and canyons beyond.

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A scuba diver swims past the statue of Christ of the Abyss.

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A castle near the town of Kilgarvin.

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The winding Rio Petrohue beneath Osorno Volcano at twilight.

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Tethered on a rope, a mandrill reaches for the camera.

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Red sailed wood sailboats travel the winding river.

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Northern lights brighten long winter nights.

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Fiery torches of palm fronds light up the night as men in outrigger canoes wait with long-handled nets to scoop flying fish out of midair.

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Two bubble eye goldfish stare outside their aquarium.

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Men marvel at rock and sky reflections in a Shinumo Wash pool.

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Four onychophorans intertwined. The multilegged animals, also known as velvet worms, may be holdovers of Cambrian Age animals known as Aysheaia.

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Queued F-105 fighters veiled in smoke prepare for practice bomb runs.

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A synchronized swimming team practices in a retirement home pool.

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Tree frog tadpoles grow inside bulbous yolk sacs.

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Diver leaps from high promontory into crashing waves below.

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A pink shrimp hides in the sand of an aquarium.

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A view of the rebuilt city atop City Hall.

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Transparent shells of dried cypridina strewn across darning needles.

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Largest city between Honolulu and Auckland, Suva dazzles with cosmopolitan offices, shops, and entertainment.

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Heat waves create mirage of floating mountains and land rover.

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Acklins islanders visit uninhabited Samana Cay to fish and crab.

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Sangam Suva Branch Annual Firewalking Pooja, Samambula, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands.

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A view of the ruined chateau built in 1196 by Richard I.

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American alligator adjusting the egges in her nest.

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Female African lion (Panthera leo) resting in tree, Zambezi River area.

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