美国国家地理每日一图

2012.01.20

Riverbank, Belgrade

Photograph by David Konecny

Overhead snapshot of the Belgrade riverbank—summer love, I guess!

人们在贝尔格莱德的一处河堤上涂鸦——一颗代表爱情的硕大红心。摄影：David Konecny

2012.01.21

Reindeer, Scandinavia

Photograph by Erika Larsen

On a moonlit night, herders bring the reindeer into temporary tarp-enclosed corrals called gárdi to separate the pregnant females from the rest.
月夜，牧民把鹿群赶进叫gárdi的临时围栏，和怀孕的母鹿分开来。摄影：Erika Larsen









2012.01.22

Lake Assal, Djibouti

Photograph by George Steinmetz

Djibouti's Lake Assal is one of the world's saltiest lakes. Intense heat and strong winds fuel rapid evaporation, leaving a bathtub ring of minerals around the lake's shore.

吉布提阿萨勒湖(Lake Assal)是世界最咸的湖泊之一，酷暑和大风使得蒸发加速，在湖岸留下一圈矿物质。摄影：George Steinmetz / 壁纸

2012.01.23

Buffalo Race, India

Photograph by AchintyaGuchhait Guchhait

Kambala is a simple sport played in parts of Karnataka, India. The “track” used for Kambala is a paddy field filled with slush. It is a race of buffaloes controlled by a whip-lashing farmer. This is a shot taken at Vandar village near Mangalore.

Kambala是印度卡纳塔克邦的一项纯朴运动，农民用鞭子控制水牛在泥泞的水田里比赛。摄于芒格洛尔附近的Vandar村。摄影：AchintyaGuchhait Guchhait

2012.01.24

Astana, Kazakhstan

Photograph by Gerd Ludwig

Floral flourishes decorate Nurzhol Boulevard, or "Radiant Path."

鲜花装点的Nurzhol Boulevard广场。摄影：Gerd Ludwig

2012.01.25

Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona

Photograph by Richard Barnes

Against the soaring backdrop of Arizona's Vermilion Cliffs, the 1929 Navajo Bridge, now used for foot traffic, crosses the Colorado

River beside its 1995 counterpart.

建于1929年的纳瓦霍桥(Navajo Bridge)，对面是亚利桑那州（帕利亚峡谷）朱红悬崖，现在是作为步行桥，旁边是1995年修建的副桥。摄影：Richard Barnes

2012.01.26

Cyclist, China

Photograph by Dominic Rubin

Walking along one of the many canals in the ancient city of Suzhou, a stall worker mounts her bike for her commute home, creating a pleasing silhouette set against bold Chinese writing and illuminations on a centuries-old dwelling. Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

正在苏州城的运河边散步，这时一个地摊小贩骑自行车回家，灯光照亮百年老宅的墙上“鱼食饭稻”（是苏州的一家土菜馆）几个书法汉字，一幅独特的剪影，摄于中国江苏省苏州。摄影：Dominic Rubin

2012.01.27

Rock Climber, Peak District

Photograph by Nick Brown

A man climbs at sunset in Peak District National Park, England.

日落时分，一个人正在英格兰峰区国家公园(Peak District National Park)攀岩。摄影：Nick Brown

2012.01.28

Cave Painting, Papua New Guinea

Photograph by Amy Toensing

For generations people in the region have marked cave walls with stenciled handprints. These prints were made with clay-based paint, but in other caves, crimson stains tell the story of a bloody initiation ritual for young men.

数百年来该地区的人在洞壁上打上了深深的手印，这些壁画的绘制以粘土为主，但在其他洞穴中，深红色的污渍展现的是血腥的成年仪式。摄影：Amy Toensing

2012.01.29

Dal Lake, India

Photograph by Rutuj Kamdar

A lone shikara boat slices through the peace and tranquility of Dal Lake, the oarsman reflecting on a better tomorrow to come.

一叶扁舟行于达尔湖上，天空和山峰倒映在纯净的湖水里。摄影：Rutuj Kamdar

2012.01.30

Caravans, Ethiopia

Photograph by George Steinmetz

Evoking a scene from biblical times, caravans arrive at the salt mines of Lake Asele, 381 feet below sea level. For centuries salt blocks, called amole, were used throughout Ethiopia as money.

如同圣经里的场景，驼队抵达低于海平面381英尺的Asele湖盐矿。千百年来盐块在这里被称为amole，在埃塞俄比亚全境等同于货币使用。摄影：George Steinmetz

2012.01.31

Sami Herder, Scandinavia

Photograph by Erika Larsen

Johan Kuhmunen, with his dog Cammu, lives in Sweden, but the summertime range for his family's herd crosses into Norway. The Sami tradition of learning from the elders is an important part of reindeer herding, and knowledge is passed down from generation to generation and not learned in books.
Johan Kuhmunen和他的狗狗Cammu生活在瑞典，但夏季他们要赶着鹿群进入挪威放牧。萨米人从长辈那里学习的传统是驯鹿放牧的重要部分，这些知识依靠代代相传，而不是从书本上学习。摄影：Erika Larsen

2012.02.01

Asiago Plateau, Italy

Photograph by Vittorio Poli

The small town where I live (Asiago plateau, Italy) is shrouded in fog in this image taken from the top of a mountain.
我生活的这个小镇（意大利Asiago高原）从山顶上看笼罩在茫茫大雾中。摄影：Vittorio Poli

2012.02.02

Snowy Owl

Photograph by James Galletto

This snowy owl was captured during a snowstorm. Unlike most owls, which are nocturnal, snowy owls are diurnal—they hunt and are active both day and night.

在暴风雪中拍到这只雪鸮。与大多数猫头鹰夜行的习性不同，雪鸮的狩猎和活动是全天候的——不分昼夜。摄影：James Galletto

2012.02.03

Whale Shark, New Guinea

Photograph by Michael Aw

"Suddenly he just jumped in!" says photographer Michael Aw. Sarmin Tangadji, the Papua police officer who escorted the photographic team to where the sharks congregate, "was so excited to see them up close." Aw shares that excitement when it comes to diving with a dozen whale sharks: "You are sandwiched in, sharks ahead and behind, but you want to be there," he says. "They make eye contact with you and then charge by. It blows your mind."
与鲸鲨亲密接触。摄影：Michael Aw










2012.02.04

Gray Wolf, Washington

Photograph by Mukul Soman

A gray wolf rests at Wolf Haven International, a wolf sanctuary in Washington State.

华盛顿州狼国际庇护所的灰狼。

2012.02.05

Springboks, South Africa

Photograph by Morkel Erasmus

The golden light at dusk and dawn in the Kalahari is amazing and can enhance the mood of a scene greatly. On this particular morning in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the rising sun was filtered by an ancient forest of camel thorn acacia trees, with a herd of springbok gazelles in attendance to complete the scene.

卡拉哈里沙漠的黄昏和黎明充满迷人的金色光芒。卡拉哈迪跨界公园(Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park)的早晨，初升太阳的光芒透过古老的骆驼刺槐树林照在一群跳羚身上。摄影：Morkel Erasmus

2012.02.06

Crayfish, Australia

Photograph by Carsten Peter

A foot-long crayfish dodges a hiker fording a stream in Australia's Claustral Canyon. The color of these crayfish, called yabbies by canyoneers, remains a puzzle. In some streams they're orange. In others they're blue. The difference is due partly to water purity—the blue ones are found in the clearest water.
徒步旅行者在澳大利亚遁世峡谷的溪流中发现一英尺长的龙虾，这些被称为yabbies by canyoneers的龙虾的颜色仍是一个迷。在一些溪流中，它们是橙色的，在其他地方则是蓝色的，其差异可能缘于水的纯度不同——在最清澈的水中它们是蓝色。摄影：Carsten Peter

2012.02.07

Tigers, India

Photograph by Steve Winter

Meet Smasher—the male in the background. That's the name Steve Winter gave this youngster, cooling off in a watering hole in Bandhavgarh National Park, after he slapped the automated camera trap until it stopped clicking. Both tigers are thought to have killed people, and Smasher is now in captivity.

风暴将至的乌黑天空下，大象游荡在塞伦盖蒂的草原上。Michael Nichols为国家地理杂志专题而拍摄。摄影：Michael Nichols

2012.02.08

Elephants, Serengeti

Photograph by Michael Nichols

Elephants roam the Serengeti under a stormy sky in this photo by Michael “Nick” Nichols, who sent dispatches from the field as he shot a story for National Geographic magazine.

风暴将至的乌黑天空下，大象游荡在塞伦盖蒂的草原上。Michael Nichols为国家地理杂志专题而拍摄。摄影：Michael Nichols

2012.02.09

Crabeater Seal, Antarctica

Photograph by Mary Beth Young

A cute crabeater seal peeked out at us from behind a piece of snow but wasn't bothered by our presence. I think he was just as curious as we were. He didn't move except to look at us and stretch. Sun was shimmering on his fur and the ice and snow he was laying on. It was the trip of a lifetime with the family, December 2011. Took this while Zodiac cruising in Cierva Cove, Antarctica, with Lindblad Expeditions on the National Geographic Explorer.

一只可爱的食蟹海豹(crabeater seal,学名Lobodon carcinophagus)从雪堆后面探出来看着我们，我觉得它跟我们一样的好奇。除了看我们和伸展身体它并没有移动，太阳照在它的皮毛上和冰雪上闪闪发光。这是2011年11月和家人参加a lifetime旅行，在林德布拉德探险公司(Lindblad Expeditions)的科考船“国家地理探险者”号上，摄于在南极Cierva湾巡航时。摄影：Mary Beth Young

2012.02.10

Anhinga, Everglades National Park

Photograph by Karim Jaffrey

This photo was taken on the Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, in July 2010. The anhinga bird had just surfaced from the stream, having skewered the fish. Taken with a Nikon D50.

美洲蛇鸟(Anhinga)捕鱼，2010年7月摄于大沼泽地国家公园(Everglades National Park)。摄影：Karim Jaffrey

2012.02.11

Squirrel in Snow

Photograph by Ray Yeager

Photographed during a snowstorm in New Jersey

新泽西一次大雪中拍摄。摄影：Ray Yeager

2012.02.12

Caravanner and Camels, Mali

Photograph by Brent Stirton

A caravanner of mixed Tuareg and Arab descent leads his camels in Mali. His Tuareg uncles taught him which plants can cure—or kill—his animals and how to navigate by the color, texture, and taste of sand.

2012.02.13

Cattle Egrets, India

Photograph by Avinash Upadhyay

We saw a lot of cattle egrets in a dried paddy field in the afternoon. The light was profuse, and even as I concentrated on the nearest bird, it began to lift off. Although the image is bathed in light, I love it because that is what India is all about—a profusion of light.

2012.02.14

Foxes, New Jersey

Photograph by Jack Fusco

This photo was taken in Island Beach State Park, New Jersey.