12 月 30 2007

Fiji Islands, 2004

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Fiji Islands, 2004
Photograph by Tim Laman

In the waters of the Fiji Islands, an emperor shrimp and a commensal crab nearly vanish in the calico pattern of a large leopard sea cucumber. The sea cucumber provides food for the crustaceans in the form of mucus on its skin and defends itself by ejecting its toxic stomach when danger threatens.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Fiji’s Rainbow Reefs," November 2004, National Geographic magazine)

 

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斐济群岛,2004
摄影:Tim Laman

在斐济群岛的海洋里,一只帝王虾和一只共生蟹隐匿在一条大豹纹海参(译注)的斑点纹样中,几乎无法查觉。海参把皮肤上的粘液提供给这些甲壳类生物当作食物,当受到威胁时还会射出有毒的胃进行自卫。

(文字改编和照片来源于《斐济的五彩暗礁》(2004年11月,国家地理杂志)未发表部分)

译注:从照片上看这条应该是蛇目白尼参(Bohadschia argus Jaeger),而非豹斑海参(Holothuria pardalis Selenka)



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12 月 29 2007

Molten Lava Flow, Hawaii, 2004

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Molten Lava Flow, Hawaii, 2004
Photograph by Frans Lanting

A flow of glowing lava issues from Mount Kilauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Hawaii has some of the youngest land on Earth, remade daily by these rivers of molten rock.

"Kilauea molds the land, belching lava and fumes, hissing, roaring, always transforming," says photographer Frans Lanting. "The view I photographed that day doesn’t exist anymore."

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Red Hot Hawaii: Volcanoes National Park," October 2004, National Geographic magazine)

 

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熔化的岩浆,夏威夷,2004
摄影:Frans Lanting

在夏威夷火山国家公园里,一股炽热的熔岩从启劳亚(Kilauea)火山中流出。每天在夏威夷,这些岩浆岩都会形成一些地球上最年轻的陆地。

“启劳亚铸造了这里的陆地,时而喷出岩浆和浓烟,时而嘶嘶作响,时而咆哮怒吼,无时无刻不在变化之中。”摄影师Frans Lanting说,“那天我所拍到的景象已不复存在。”

(照片来源于《红热夏威夷:火山国家公园》(2004年10月,国家地理杂志)未发表部分)



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12 月 28 2007

Hammerhead Shark, Bahamas, 2007

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Hammerhead Shark, Bahamas, 2007
Photograph by Brian Skerry

Primordial in appearance, great hammerheads, like this one near the Bahamas, are actually among evolution’s most advanced sharks. Wide-set eyes and nostrils provide keen peripheral senses, and tiny electroreceptors on its snout help it pinpoint prey. Dozens of serrated teeth do the rest.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Blue Waters of the Bahamas: An Eden for Sharks," March 2007, National Geographic magazine)

 

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锤头鲨(双髻鲨),巴哈马,2007
摄影:Brian Skerry

如同在巴哈马附近看到的这条,这些看似原始的巨大锤头,其实是进化得最高级的鲨鱼之一。高度分离双眼和一对鼻孔使它具有 敏锐的外部感知能力,吻上微小的电感受器又能帮助它精确捕食。剩下的工作就可以交给它那数不清的锯状利齿了。

(文字改编和照片来源于《巴哈马的蓝色海洋:一个鲨鱼的伊甸园》(2007年3月,国家地理杂志)未发表部分)



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12 月 27 2007

Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, 2002

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Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, 2002
Photograph by Frans Lanting

A crumpled ice field forms at the confluence of two massive glaciers in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. These glacial rivers snake together among the park’s mountains and form ice complexes that cover hundreds—sometimes thousands—of square miles.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Alaska’s Giant of Ice and Stone," March 2003, National Geographic magazine)

 

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冰川,兰格尔-圣伊莱亚斯(Wrangell-St. Elias)国家公园,阿拉斯加,2002
摄影:Frans Lanting

在阿拉斯加兰格尔-圣伊莱亚斯国家公园里,两条大型冰川的交汇处形成了一片摺皱冰原。这些冰河在公园里的山脉间蜿蜒,使成百甚至上千平方英里的区域为坚冰所覆盖。

(文字改编和照片来源于《阿拉斯加的巨大冰石》(2003年3月,国家地理杂志)未发表部分)



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12 月 26 2007

Stick Mantid, Cameroon, 2006

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Stick Mantid, Cameroon, 2006
Photograph by Mark Moffett

Most of the roughly 1,800 species of mantids—often called praying mantises—spend their time sitting and waiting, seemingly at prayer. These highly skilled hunters and masters of disguise have fascinated humans for thousands of years; the ancient Greeks first used the term mantis, meaning "prophet."

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Mantids: Armed and Dangerous," January 2006, National Geographic magazine)

 

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静止的螳螂,喀麦隆,2006
摄影:Mark Moffett

大约1800种螳螂中的大多数——通常称之为合掌螳螂——把它们的时间花在坐等上,看起来就像在祈祷。这些高度熟练的猎手兼伪装大师已经使人类着迷了几千年;古希腊最早使用“螳螂”这个词来表示“先知”。

(文字改编和照片来源于《螳螂:武装与危险》(2006年1月,国家地理杂志)未发表部分)



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