A London Zoo favorite is Mr. Jiggs, a six-year-old orangutan capable of mopping his own quarters.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.伦敦动物园最受宠爱的是吉格斯先生,它是一只六岁大的猩猩,能够打扫自己的住处。
The indigenous Chipaya people of Bolivia rely on this remote environment for their survival, raising sheep and planting quinoa in the unforgiving soil.
Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vanishing Cultures," August 1999, National Geographic magazine
A man pulls up an anchor line in Al Aqabah Harbor, Jordan. The Red Sea port of Al Aqabah (Akaba) was seized on July 6, 1917, by Arabs as part of a two-year campaign "to win independence for Arabs after four centuries of Turkish rule."
Photographed on assignment for, but not published in, "Lawrence of Arabia: A Hero's Journey," January 1999, National Geographic magazine
"For many old-timers ... China has crashed Hong Kong's party, triggering a large-scale exodus. Still, the number of foreign-born residents is climbing, many of them working-class British youths in search of jobs. If they get homesick, they can always watch the locals bowl at the Kowloon Cricket Club."
From "Hong Kong: Countdown to China," March 1997, National Geographic magazine九龙板球俱乐部,香港,1997
A photographer's strobe gives a violet sheen to this translucent juvenile roundbelly cowfish off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. Also known as the transparent boxfish, the roundbelly cowfish has two short horns in front of its eyes.
"A seaside workout on his Arabian mount is as invigorating as Beirut's recovering skyline for riding teacher Naji Rachid, at left. 'Everything is new and exciting,' says Rachid of this city with a historic passion for horses and gambling. Today's gamble: Will peace last?"
From "Beirut Rising," September 1997, National Geographic magazine
A scientist overlooks an eruption at Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanos. The Sicily, Italy, volcano is almost constantly in a state of eruption.埃特纳火山喷发
"Iron flowers of Japanese manhood, sumo wrestlers are living icons—heroes of a national sport framed by religious symbolism. Once supported by the patronage of emperors, sumo has roots going back nearly 1,500 years. Before an exhibition tournament in Niigata, competitors trussed in ceremonial aprons enter the arena in the stately and ritualized dohyo-iri procession."
From "Sumo," July 1997, National Geographic magazine