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  • A monk emerges from the doorway of an Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap. Cambodia. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A monk emerges from the doorway of an Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap. Cambodia.
    Steve Raymer
  • Portrait of an endangered white-tailed sea eagle in Ransu, Hokkaido Island. Japan. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Portrait of an endangered white-tailed sea eagle in Ransu, Hokkaido Island. Japan.
    Tim Laman
  • A geisha looks into a mirror to apply red lip colour to her mouth in the Hanamachi or Geiko... [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A geisha looks into a mirror to apply red lip colour to her mouth in the Hanamachi or Geiko district of Kyoto. Japan.
    Jodi Cobb
  • On this day, in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in NYC harbour. USA. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    On this day, in 1886, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in NYC harbour. USA.
    Robb Kendrick
  • Fall colours of the quaking aspen trees along Lake Sherburne, Montana. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Fall colours of the quaking aspen trees along Lake Sherburne, Montana.
    Raul Touzon
  • The Elk River Wind Project is a 150 megawatt wind energy project in Kansas. USA [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    The Elk River Wind Project is a 150 megawatt wind energy project in Kansas. USA
    Mark Thiessen
  • Close view of a Huli Wigme before the sing-sing ritual dance in Garoka. Papua New Guinea. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Close view of a Huli Wigme before the sing-sing ritual dance in Garoka. Papua New Guinea.
    Jodi Cobb
  • A young girl wanders the rice fields outside a village in the Guizhou Province. People's... [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A young girl wanders the rice fields outside a village in the Guizhou Province. People's Republic of China.
    Lynn Johnson
  • A tagged northern spotted owl in a redwood forest, California. USA. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A tagged northern spotted owl in a redwood forest, California. USA.
    Michael Nichols
  • A creek bed gleams crimson from iron-rich rocks in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Canada. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A creek bed gleams crimson from iron-rich rocks in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Canada.
    Michael Melford
  • A buddhist monk lights devotional lamps inside Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. Tibet. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A buddhist monk lights devotional lamps inside Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. Tibet.
    Maria Stenzel
  • An unidentified animal reaches through its locked cage in an unidentified zoo.  [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    An unidentified animal reaches through its locked cage in an unidentified zoo.
    Michael Posavec/National Geographic My Shot
  • Portrait of a child. Rwanda. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Portrait of a child. Rwanda.
    Adam Sud/National Geographic My Shot
  • Twenty Walleye pike fish, frozen solid, kiss the snow, in Minnesota. USA. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Twenty Walleye pike fish, frozen solid, kiss the snow, in Minnesota. USA.
    Thomas J. Abercombe
  • Hypnotic close-up of a Zebra. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Hypnotic close-up of a Zebra.
    Savay Lieu/ National Geographic My Shot
  • Mennonite farm children play at a water hole in Peace Valley, Missouri. USA. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Mennonite farm children play at a water hole in Peace Valley, Missouri. USA.
    Randy Olson
  • Two divers warm up on springboards before a state diving competition in Arizona. USA. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Two divers warm up on springboards before a state diving competition in Arizona. USA.
    Erik Guzowski/National Geographic My Shot
  • A diver in a lake filled with jellyfish, Caroline Islands. Republic of Palau. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A diver in a lake filled with jellyfish, Caroline Islands. Republic of Palau.
    David Doubilet
  • Japanese farmers plant rice by hand, the traditional way, in Yuni. Japan. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Japanese farmers plant rice by hand, the traditional way, in Yuni. Japan.
    Michael S. Yamashita
  • A one inch translucent goby rests on a giant clam in the Pacific Ocean. Indonesia. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
    12 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    A one inch translucent goby rests on a giant clam in the Pacific Ocean. Indonesia.
    David Doubilet
  • Parobolic mirrors at a solar thermal plant are used to heat oil. Dagget, California. USA. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Parobolic mirrors at a solar thermal plant are used to heat oil. Dagget, California. USA.
    Michael Melford
  • Today is Double Ten Day and these children in Teipei with red umbrellas help celebrate. Double... [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Today is Double Ten Day and these children in Teipei with red umbrellas help celebrate. Double Ten Day commemorates the 1911 The Wuch'ang Uprising. Taiwan.
    Jodi Cobb
  • Irish Road Sign depicting sheep crossing the road. Ireland. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Irish Road Sign depicting sheep crossing the road. Ireland.
  • Inuit Eskimos indulge in a traditional nose touching kiss Umingmaktok. Canada. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Inuit Eskimos indulge in a traditional nose touching kiss Umingmaktok. Canada.
    John Eastcott and Yva Momatiuk
  • A squirrel steals the shot by tripping the wire to a couple's camera, Alberta. Canada. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
    7 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    A squirrel steals the shot by tripping the wire to a couple's camera, Alberta. Canada.
    Melissa Brandts/National Geographic My Shot
  • Children scavenging in a dump on the outskirts of Johannesburg. South Africa. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Children scavenging in a dump on the outskirts of Johannesburg. South Africa.
    Tomasz Tomaszewski
  • A spider bites a frog, paralising it, La Selva. Costa Rica. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    A spider bites a frog, paralising it, La Selva. Costa Rica.
    Darlyne A. Murawski
  • Cowboy Justin Johnson playfully lassoes a kitten, Texas. USA. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
    4 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Cowboy Justin Johnson playfully lassoes a kitten, Texas. USA.
    Joel Sartore
  • A wave swinger ride at the New Mexico State Fair, which was bourne out of the first New Mexico... [Photo of the day - October 2011]
    3 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    A wave swinger ride at the New Mexico State Fair, which was bourne out of the first New Mexico Agricultural, Mineral and Industrial Exposition in 1881. USA.
    Raul Touzon
  • Boys use giant alocasia leaves to shield themselves from a storm near Betong. Thailand. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
    2 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Boys use giant alocasia leaves to shield themselves from a storm near Betong. Thailand.
    Dean Conger
  • Buddhist monks in yellow robes walk on the main road by the temple in Angkor Wat. Cambodia. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
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    Buddhist monks in yellow robes walk on the main road by the temple in Angkor Wat. Cambodia.
    Gilbert M. Grosvenor
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