If we could dip down below those happy little clouds, we’d be on the bright blue waters of the Caribbean. And if we could dip down farther, below the surf, we’d be greeted by the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest coral reef on Earth (after the Great Barrier Reef). This barrier reef system stretches for nearly 700 miles, from the northern tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula to the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras. It’s home to one of the world’s largest manatee populations, and also to a fair number of the world’s largest fish: the whale shark.
High above the reef
Today in History
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Happy Bee Day to you
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International Rock Day
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Penguins can t fly!
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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High trekking season in Upper Mustang
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At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Train crossing the Tadami River in Japan
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Pollinator Week
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Presidents Day
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Arambol Beach, Goa, India
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In Texas, even the riverbend is big
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Wheels up in Beijing
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International Museum Day
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Today is World Refugee Day
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Polar Bear Week
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Life in the slow lane
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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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World Wildlife Day
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Cheese! We ll go somewhere where there s cheese!
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Canada
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An uncommonly cool critter
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The Great Glen
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Hut, hut, hike!