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  • A monk emerges from the doorway of an Angkor Wat temple, Siem Reap. Cambodia. [Photo of the day - October 2011]
    31 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    28 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    27 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    26 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    25 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    20 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    16 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    15 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    14 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    13 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    11 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    10 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    9 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    8 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    6 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    5 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    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]
    1 OCTOBER 2011Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Buddhist monks in yellow robes walk on the main road by the temple in Angkor Wat. Cambodia.
    Gilbert M. Grosvenor
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