Humpback whales are famous for breaching—leaping out of the water in a spectacular display of size and power. Even though they can weigh more than a house and stretch to 50 feet in length, they still manage aquatic acrobatics that are amazing to behold, as the picture on our homepage captures so beautifully. Scientists don"t know why some whales breach but speculate it"s a form of communication or a mating display. Or maybe they"re just having fun.
Summertime in Alaska
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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Celebrating Labor Day
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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A monastery in the mountain
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A timeless view of the night sky
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Happy World Laughter Day
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World Chocolate Day
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Panda Day
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Mother s Day
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Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
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Winter solstice
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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A plot was afoot
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Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
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A wild and scenic scene
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A good time in the Badlands
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Cold? What cold?
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia
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Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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By the light of the fireflies
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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A swim in the sky
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Birds of the Drömling
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Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, Vietnam