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Near Kairouan, TunisiaA farm boy in no particular hurry allows his donkey to browse on wild poppies as they shamble along toward field work near Kairouan, a city holy to Muslims.
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Somerset, EnglandFor well over a thousand years, hedgerows [shown in background] have been a defining attribute of rural Britain, the stitching that holds the fabric of the countryside together. ... Yet they have been disappearing at a rate that many find alarming.
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Great Skellig Island, IrelandA thousand-year-old headstone stands next to the ruins of an ancient church on Great Skellig Island, off the southwest coast of Ireland. Between the sixth and ninth centuries, the Celtic Christian church spread through Ireland, and the remains of the original monasteries have been preserved on islands like these of Kerry County.
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Nile River, Egypt, Date Unknown"Like a mirage, fishermen work the river in the golden mists of early morning. Men in the stern of each boat hold the ends of the net, hoping for a catch to sell in a nearby village; their partners row. Pyramids of straw spike the horizon."
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Leningrad, USSR, Date UnknownThe cruiser Aurora is permanently docked on the Neva River next to the Nakhimov Navy School in St. Petersburg. For communists, this ship has a proud history. On the night of October 25, 1917, a blank shot fired from its deck was the awaited signal for the Bolsheviks to storm the Winter Palace, an event that began the Great October Revolution.
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Loango National Park, GabonSun-burnished waters from a lagoon—after its banks suddenly burst—pour across sand flats toward the sea.
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Atlantic Ocean off the Coast of Nova ScotiaAbout 235 miles (378 kilometers) east of Halifax, the ocean floor drops away. Nicknamed The Gully, this place is more like a drowned Grand Canyon, measuring a dozen miles (19 kilometers) across and, in places, a mile (1.6 kilometers) straight down to the bottom. These deep waters are home to the immense—and immensely curious—bottlenose whales, whom scientists believe to be the deepest divers of all ocean mammals.
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MozambiqueA fisherman prods his boat along with a pole.
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Near Kairouan, TunisiaA farm boy in no particular hurry allows his donkey to browse on wild poppies as they shamble along toward field work near Kairouan, a city holy to Muslims.May 31, 2007
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Great Skellig Island, IrelandA thousand-year-old headstone stands next to the ruins of an ancient church on Great Skellig Island, off the southwest coast of Ireland. Between the sixth and ninth centuries, the Celtic Christian church spread through Ireland, and the remains of the original monasteries have been preserved on islands like these of Kerry County.May 31, 2007
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Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South AfricaThe seemingly empty landscape of the Kalahari Desert is full of clues to the whereabouts of potential prey for these San Bushmen hunters. Bushmen can read the desert like a book, studying droppings, tree markings, and hoof prints to determine an animal's species, gender, and age. They can estimate when an animal has passed through a certain area by the time it takes termites to rebuild a nest that’s been trampled, or a blade of grass to spring back upright, or a spider to repair its cobweb.May 31, 2007
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San Diego, CaliforniaNighttime is the right time to dine at the San Diego Pier Café, where first-rate seafood complements a breathtaking view of San Diego Bay and the illuminated San Diego-Coronado Bridge.May 31, 2007
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