Best of National Geographic Images !!!

From the world’s mightiest and most elusive creatures, to spectacular landscapes in the farthest flung corners of the globe, National Geographic has been capturing the wonder and diversity of our planet and its inhabitants for more than a century.
Since 1888, National Geographic magazine has brought the people and places of our immense planet into the homes – and imaginations – of millions of readers.
Printed in 37 languages, and instantly recognizable by the yellow-bordered cover, the magazine is revered for its world-class imagery, showcasing the talents of its intrepid photographers.
The publication is now celebrating its landmark 125th anniversary.

Some of its most striking images that capture and encapsulate the beauty of the four corners of the globe

A boy sits on top of a car on Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas

 

A boy sits on top of a car on Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas


Cambodian villagers celebrate as they get a fresh water well for the first time

Cambodian villagers celebrate as they get a fresh water well for the first time

A man descends into Majlis al Jinn cave, Oman

A man descends into Majlis al Jinn cave, Oman

A lioness and her cubs huddle together

A lioness and her cubs huddle together.

 

Two ostriches (Struthio camelus) inquisitively look over a wooden plank fence

Two ostriches (Struthio camelus) inquisitively look over a wooden plank fence

Monarch butterflies in flight

Monarch butterflies in flight

An Adelie penguin jumping on an iceberg

An Adelie penguin jumping on an iceberg.

 

Pride of the Serengeti Plains: A pride of lions - including five lionesses and eight cubs rests near a hilltop waterhole

Pride of the Serengeti Plains: A pride of lions – including five lionesses and eight cubs rests near a hilltop waterhole

 

A Tibetan girl dressed in traditional clothes for a horse festival

A Tibetan girl dressed in traditional clothes for a horse festival

California loggers and a giant Mark Twain Redwood that they cut down in 1892

California loggers and a giant Mark Twain Redwood that they cut down in 1892

 

Schoolboys wrestle in snow, Deerfield, Massachusetts

Schoolboys wrestle in snow, Deerfield, Massachusetts

 

Lightning bugs at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve north of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

Lightning bugs at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve north of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas

 

 Tumbleweed in mid air over the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Tumbleweed in mid air over the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Aerial of large crowd at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro
Aerial of large crowd at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro

Calcutta's streets crammed with vendors, pedestrians and taxis
Kolkata”s streets crammed with vendors, pedestrians and taxis

Oak trees at night under a starry sky along the Cherohala Skyway, North Carolina

Oak trees at night under a starry sky along the Cherohala Skyway, North Carolina

A bison in steam during winter, Yellowstone National Park

A bison in steam during winter, Yellowstone National Park

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