National GeographicNatGeoKids
  • A closeup of a slug-eating snake with a snail on top. This image is from Wild Hunters. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    24 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    A closeup of a slug-eating snake with a snail on top. This image is from Wild Hunters.
    Terra Incognita
  • Dr. Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) finds Dr. Peter Jahrling (Topher Grace) and shakes him awake... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    23 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Dr. Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) finds Dr. Peter Jahrling (Topher Grace) and shakes him awake making sure he is ok. This image is from The Hot Zone.
    National Geographic/Amanda Matlovich
  • Hoedspruit, South Africa: Lammie, the sheep, nuzzles Gertjie, the rhino, lovingly. Gertjie is... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    22 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Hoedspruit, South Africa: Lammie, the sheep, nuzzles Gertjie, the rhino, lovingly. Gertjie is one of two rhinos that were orphaned by poachers in South Africa and who found comfort and support from their unusual companion. Now Lammie watches over her fast-growing "boys" as if they were her own. This image is from Unlikely Animal Friends.
    National Geographic Channels
  • A baby crocodile swimming in the water. This image is from Wild Hunters. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    21 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    A baby crocodile swimming in the water. This image is from Wild Hunters.
    Terra Incognita
  • Ukraine: Pilots celebrating 30 years of the Buran. This image is from Superstructures:... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    20 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Ukraine: Pilots celebrating 30 years of the Buran. This image is from Superstructures: Engineering Marvels.
    National Geographic/Clementine Cheetham
  • Two of the puppies playing together. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    19 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Two of the puppies playing together.
    Red Sky Productions
  • An extreme closeup of a chameleon's eyes. This image is from Wild Hunters. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    18 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    An extreme closeup of a chameleon's eyes. This image is from Wild Hunters.
    Terra Incognita
  • Beau and Theo, animal best friends hang out together. This image is from Unlikely Animal Friends. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    17 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Beau and Theo, animal best friends hang out together. This image is from Unlikely Animal Friends.
    National Geographic Channels
  • A close up of a Kingfisher after having caught its prey (a trout) with its beak. This image is... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    16 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    A close up of a Kingfisher after having caught its prey (a trout) with its beak. This image is from Wild Hunters.
    Terra Incognita
  • Rat Boot Touille (Dr. K's Exotic Animal Er ) [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    15 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Rat Boot Touille (Dr. K's Exotic Animal Er )
    National Geographic
  • USS Nautilus: the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. This image is from Drain the Oceans. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    14 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    USS Nautilus: the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. This image is from Drain the Oceans.
    National Geographic/Sophie Smith
  • The European wildcat, patrolling the undergrowth, searching for an opportunity to hunt. This... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    13 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    The European wildcat, patrolling the undergrowth, searching for an opportunity to hunt. This image is from Wild Hunters.
    Terra Incognita
  • Gulf of Mexico: In the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    12 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Gulf of Mexico: In the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig is seen burning. This image is from In Their Own Words.
    Gerald Herbert/AP/Shutterstock
  • Coco and Lucky, animal best friends hang out together. This image is from Unlikely Animal Friends. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    11 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Coco and Lucky, animal best friends hang out together. This image is from Unlikely Animal Friends.
    National Geographic Channels
  • Three polar bears emerging from the water after an unsuccessful hunt. This image is from Wild... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    10 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Three polar bears emerging from the water after an unsuccessful hunt. This image is from Wild Hunters.
    Terra Incognita
  • A nurse at the Yambuku Mission Hospital in Zaire administers a vaccine. This image is from The... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    9 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    A nurse at the Yambuku Mission Hospital in Zaire administers a vaccine. This image is from The Hot Zone.
    National Geographic/Casey Crafford
  • George Preddy poses inside the cockpit of: 'Cripes A' Mighty'. (Joe Noah) [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    8 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    George Preddy poses inside the cockpit of: 'Cripes A' Mighty'. (Joe Noah)
    Joe Noah
  • Hawaii North Shore approaching sunset. This image is from Drain the Oceans. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    7 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Hawaii North Shore approaching sunset. This image is from Drain the Oceans.
    National Geographic/Sophie Smith
  • Dr. Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) working in her pathology lab. This image is from The Hot Zone. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    6 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Dr. Nancy Jaax (Julianna Margulies) working in her pathology lab. This image is from The Hot Zone.
    National Geographic/Amanda Matlovich
  • Two brown bears fighting. This image is from Wild Hunters. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    5 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Two brown bears fighting. This image is from Wild Hunters.
    Terra Incognita
  • The Volkswagen production line. This image is from Superstructures: Engineering Marvels. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    4 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    The Volkswagen production line. This image is from Superstructures: Engineering Marvels.
    National Geographic/Michael Ayo Ajibewa
  • Volcano and earthquake danger zone in the Pacific Ring of Fire. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    3 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Volcano and earthquake danger zone in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
    National Geographic
  • Courtenay, BC, Canada: Kate the dog and Pippin the deer kiss. This image is from Unlikely... [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    2 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Courtenay, BC, Canada: Kate the dog and Pippin the deer kiss. This image is from Unlikely Animal Friends.
    Isobel Springett
  • Whole image of the sun, showing ejections, tinted red. [Photo of the day - May 2020]
    1 MAY 2020Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
    Whole image of the sun, showing ejections, tinted red.
    NASA / Solar Dynamics Observatory