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February 2005
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Reach across the e-waves and send a friend a virtual greeting featuring some of the most compelling images from National Geographic magazine. |
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What a Blast
The massive recoil of a net gun sent a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staffer—who was firing it for the first time—flying off her feet.
Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
From Final Edit, National Geographic magazine, February 2005
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Dinner Time
Chipmunk is on the menu, served to a male great gray owl's mate and chicks as they wait in the snowy Montana woods.
Photograph by Daniel J. Cox
From Great Gray Owls, National Geographic magazine, February 2005 |
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Sand Art
Winds that over time strike sand from a consistent direction sculpt a network of barchan dunes that grow, move, and reproduce like living organisms. The large, textured mass in the middle formed the small round dunes in front, each about 30 feet (9 meters) wide.
Photograph by George Steinmetz
From Empty Quarter, National Geographic magazine, February 2005
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Resort Remnants
Dying palm trees are all that remain of what was once the posh Salton Bay Yacht Club. Built in 1960, the society hot spot attracted such celebrities as actors Desi Arnaz and Johnny Weissmuller.
Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
From "Final Edit Online," February 2005 |
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