Shrimp, Kingman Reef
Photograph by Brian Skerry, National GeographicTranslucent shrimp on anemones, Kingman Reef, 2007
Clown Anemonefish, Indonesia
Photograph by Tim Laman, National GeographicClown anemonefish nestle amid the tentacles of a sea anemone off the Tukangbesi Islands in Indonesia. The clear waters surrounding coral reefs have encouraged the evolution of color and pattern among the inhabitants.
Bushman, Botswana
Photograph by David Doubilet, National GeographicSunlight and shadows highlight a river Bushman in a canoe in the Okavango River. When the river swells and floods, it creates an alluvial fan of more than 10,000 square miles (26,000 square kilometers).
(From the upcoming National Geographic book Visions of Earth)

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Dolphin, Turkey
Photograph by Aleksnadra Turkowska, My ShotPhoto taken during dolphin therapy, Turkey

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Spadefish, Bonin Islands
Photograph by Brian Skerry, National GeographicHunting for morsels of plankton, a school of spadefish hovers near the surface off Japan’s subtropical Bonin Islands. The turquoise color permeates the water late in the afternoon, as the red rays of the setting sun spread out and grow weak.

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Mediterranean Sea
Photograph by Enric Adrian GenerFeel the sea, the silence, the blue, the liberty. Mediterranean Sea, Minorca.
Anemones and Soft Corals
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National GeographicVibrant anemones and soft corals are part of the ecosystem in Svalbard, Norway’s Arctic archipelago.

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