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Ginkgo leaves shown in their fall color, yellow. Change image

English : Ginkgo leaves shown in their fall color, yellow.

2

Pieris rapae copulating. Change image

English : Pieris rapae copulating.

3

Germany, Trier, Church Sankt Paulin, ceiling fresko by Christoph Thomas Scheffler Change image

English : Germany, Trier, Church Sankt Paulin, ceiling fresko by Christoph Thomas Scheffler

4

A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), at Aquarium Museum Liège (Belgium) Change image

English : A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), at Aquarium Museum Liège (Belgium)

5

Crystal dish with melons (Fruttiera di cristallo con meloni). Oil painting on wood panel, 60 x 42 cm Change image

English : Crystal dish with melons (Fruttiera di cristallo con meloni). Oil painting on wood panel, 60 x 42 cm

6

Yellow ipê or ipê-amarelo (Handroanthus chrysotrichus, syn. Tabebuia chrysotricha) in Avaré (Brazil). Change image

English : Yellow ipê or ipê-amarelo (Handroanthus chrysotrichus, syn. Tabebuia chrysotricha) in Avaré (Brazil).

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Panorama of Toronto Change image

English : Panorama of Toronto

8

Topi (Damaliscus korrigum), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Change image

English : Topi (Damaliscus korrigum), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

9

Geometric arabesque tiling on the underside of the dome of the Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz. Change image

English : Geometric arabesque tiling on the underside of the dome of the Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz.

10

Seattle Skyline view from Queen Anne Hill. The Space Needle is visible on the left, the mountain in the background is Mount Rainier, on the right is the Port of Seattle on Puget Sound. Change image

English : Seattle Skyline view from Queen Anne Hill. The Space Needle is visible on the left, the mountain in the background is Mount Rainier, on the right is the Port of Seattle on Puget Sound.

11

Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) at the Buffalo Zoo. One of the cubs Thyme and Warner, with its mother Sungari. The cubs were born at the zoo to Sungari, and father Toma, on 7 October 2007. Change image

English : Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) at the Buffalo Zoo. One of the cubs Thyme and Warner, with its mother Sungari. The cubs were born at the zoo to Sungari, and father Toma, on 7 October 2007.

12

Animation of a simple constant-velocity joint. Change image

English : Animation of a simple constant-velocity joint.

13

Copy of the 1602 map Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, created by Matteo Ricci at the request of the Wanli Emperor. Change image

English : Copy of the 1602 map Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, created by Matteo Ricci at the request of the Wanli Emperor.

14

A cheetah in southern Namibia. It is urinating over a tree trunk. Change image

English : A cheetah in southern Namibia. It is urinating over a tree trunk.

15

native Platinum nugget, locality Kondyor mine, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Size ca. 35 × 23 × 14 mm, weight ca. 112g = 3.6 oz. Collection: M.R. Change image

English : native Platinum nugget, locality Kondyor mine, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Size ca. 35 × 23 × 14 mm, weight ca. 112g = 3.6 oz. Collection: M.R.

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Fifth of Henry Holiday's original illustrations to "The Hunting of the Snark", a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll in 1874. Change image

English : Fifth of Henry Holiday's original illustrations to "The Hunting of the Snark", a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll in 1874.

17

front aspect of Schwerin Castle, Germany Change image

English : front aspect of Schwerin Castle, Germany

18

Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) at Cape Cross, Namibia. Change image

English : Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) at Cape Cross, Namibia.

19

A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape between the Kunlun and Altun mountain ranges that form the southern border of the Taklimakan Desert in China’s XinJiang Province. The left side is the active part of the fan, and appears blue from water currently flowing in the many small streams. The image was acquired May 2, 2002, covers an area of 56.6 × 61.3 km, and is centered near 37.4 degrees north, 84.3 degrees east. Change image

English : A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape between the Kunlun and Altun mountain ranges that form the southern border of the Taklimakan Desert in China’s XinJiang Province. The left side is the active part of the fan, and appears blue from water currently flowing in the many small streams. The image was acquired May 2, 2002, covers an area of 56.6 × 61.3 km, and is centered near 37.4 degrees north, 84.3 degrees east.

20

A gemsbok (Oryx gazella) at Etosha National Park, Namibia. Change image

English : A gemsbok (Oryx gazella) at Etosha National Park, Namibia.

21

Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus) Change image

English : Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

22

Two male Somali giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) are necking in San Francisco Zoo. Change image

English : Two male Somali giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) are necking in San Francisco Zoo.

23

Image of the Orion nebula from the Spitzer Space Telescope. Change image

English : Image of the Orion nebula from the Spitzer Space Telescope.

24

Australia Square, Sydney, 2007 Change image

English : Australia Square, Sydney, 2007

25

First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Change image

English : First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

26

Campanula (Thunb.) Lindl.: flowering shoot, photographed in a Swiss garden after a light shower. Change image

English : Campanula (Thunb.) Lindl.: flowering shoot, photographed in a Swiss garden after a light shower.

27

Skull and mandible (47 cm) of an American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Change image

English : Skull and mandible (47 cm) of an American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

28

Eastern American Toad (Bufo americanus americanus) in Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada. Change image

English : Eastern American Toad (Bufo americanus americanus) in Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada.

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Quartz from Tibet. Change image

English : Quartz from Tibet.

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Brazilian salmon pink tarantula (Lasiodora parahybana) adult female. Change image

English : Brazilian salmon pink tarantula (Lasiodora parahybana) adult female.

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