(2014-07-25)A surfer rides a wave as it crashes onto the shore at Palm Beach in New South Wales, Australia, giving the ocean an otherworldly appearance. Palm Beach, a northern suburb of Sydney, is home to two Surf Life Saving clubs—one dating back to 1921.(by Joe Hsu)展开全文
(2014-03-15)A pollen-gilded bat (Phyllonycteris poeyi) emerging from a flower of the blue mahoe tree (Talipariti elatum) demonstrates the carrying capacity of fur. This bat lives in eastern Cuba in a colony more than one million strong—a pollinating powerhouse。(Merlin Tuttle)展开全文
(2013-10-11)Dusk is a busy time for the Vumbi pride. As the moon rises, the lionesses rouse themselves from their afternoon naps, tussle in the grass, and set out on the evening hunt. Nichols made this photo using natural light.(Photograph by Michael Nichols)展开全文
（2013-08-30）Clouds roll in over Shanghai, one of the fastest growing megacities in the world. Just a modest fishing town a century and a half ago, China's most populous city is a free-spending capital regarded as one of the world's most desirable markets.（by Tian-yu Xiong）展开全文
（2013-08-04）Structural engineer and Your Shot community member Akira Takaue captured this shot at the Mall of Asia while on a business trip in Manila, Philippines. The city "has a lot of interesting and characteristic architecture," says Takaue（Photograph by Dr. Akira Takaue）展开全文
（2013-07-26）Fox kits spar along the Ugashik River in the Alaska Peninsula. This area, in the southeastern part of the 49th state, is home to waterways, volcanoes, and a variety of wildlife.（Photograph by Robert Dreeszen）展开全文
（2013-07-18）Spring is nesting season for egrets along South Carolina's waterways. The area's wetlands also attract ospreys, white ibises, wood storks, and other birds.（Photograph by Oskar Neuhold）展开全文
（2013-07-16）A red-spotted porcelain crab clings to an anemone in this underwater photo from a member of our Your Shot community. The tiny crustaceans often tuck themselves away under stones, among sponges, amid mussels, and in other hiding spots.（Photograph by Jean Wimmerlin）展开全文
（2013-07-06）During closing time at the Phillip Island Wildlife Park in July 2012, the roos were together resting and grazing as the winter sun was setting.（Photograph by Adhi Anggadjaja）展开全文
（2013-03-12）A fete like this, in the sumptuous gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte, marked the beginning of the end for owner Nicolas Fouquet in 1661. Louis XIV came, saw, and coveted; he confiscated the property and imprisoned Fouquet.（Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel）展开全文
（2012-12-28）Twin siblings playing in Italy’s Lake Garda drift by Castello Scaligero in this Kodachrome picture that appeared with a 1968 National Geographic profile on the country's "Land of Lakes." （by Joseph J. Scherschel）展开全文
