Photo by David Chancellor @chancellordavid | Golden Wildebeest, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Along the Limpopo River basin, Golden Wildebeest naturally occurred adjacent to the Tuli-Block of Botswana. Earlier farmers in the 1920′s, called them “Vos Wildebeest.” —- The first Golden Wildebeest Bull, was captured by Alec Raff in the early 1990′s on the game farm Swinburne, in the Limpopo Valley, here they formed an integral part of the large migratory herds that once moved freely between South Africa and Botswana. Just over a quarter of century later its estimated than in excess of 2000 of these animals graze on South African game ranches, bred in the hope that hunters would pay a lot more to shoot unusually colored trophy animals. As early as 2011 the International Council for Game & Wildlife Conservation (CIC) declared color variants a manipulation of wild game and said they should not be hunted. The industry continued and prices at auction continued to climb until 2016 when the market collapsed. With color-variant animals, a supply of ‘unnatural freaks' was created for which there is no real demand. The animals that roam the land have become commodified, part of a new consumerism, marketed and sold, their ‘brands’ pitted against each other, their continued existence now a question of human demand, whim and calculation. Follow me here and @chancellordavid and @thephotosociety to see more work and projects #southafrica
📷: @krystlejwright // A pathway weaves it way through the Indonesian jungle on top of the ridge line of Mount Lempuyang. As tourists climb the 1700 stairs, seven temples can be visited along the way. However the main temple Lempuyang Luhur lies at 1,175m above sea and at times the clouds engulf the top creating this beautiful misty atmosphere. #Bali
#Repost @dorpell
美麗的佛羅倫斯。
Let's play a game!
Go tag some friends who love Spring 🌸 and show them that you know their preferences well.
Tomorrow I will give a shout to those who will tag more friends!!! Florence, Italy •
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#firenze #bdteam #travel #holidays
#springtime #toscana #Italia #church #italy #sonyalpha #ig_italia #canon #igersitalia #MoodyGrams
#ig_italy #primavera #italian_places #italy_vacations #beautifuldestinations
#igworldclub #living_europe #ig_europa #topeuropephoto #europe_vacations #Main_Vision #kings_villages #fantastic_earth #earthfocus
九月焦點：建築
建築融合了技術與美學，共同交織出一門藝術。
Tag @natgeomedia + #architecturelovers，我們會於每周分享主題精選照片。
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September Spotlight :Architecture
Architecture is a kind of social art form.
Tag @natgeomedia + #architecturelovers, We' ll post favorites next week.
Camping on the Diving Board | Photograph by Matthew Saville
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“As technology shrinks the world around us, it becomes more and more difficult to find ourselves truly lost in the outdoors. This makes particular moments and scenes that much more special,” writes #YourShotPhotographer Matthew Saville. “Getting to the Diving Board was quite a challenge, as there is no official trail. For anybody who is prepared, careful, and respectful of nature, the reward is one of the most breathtaking views in all of Yosemite, in my opinion.”
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“Surprising angle of the Half Dome in Yosemite! Actually, three domes arranged to replicate in almost concentric circles — the small tent, the mountain, and the curved Milky Way. Good idea and well executed!” — @natgeo photographers Orsolya & Erlend Haarberg (@haarbergphoto)
#FotoDelDía | TeamLab Borderless es un nuevo museo de arte digital en Tokio. Cuenta con trabajos de luz y proyecciones con las que los visitantes pueden interactuar.
📸: TAKEO HIROSE
Descubre nuevas imágenes todos los días en nationalgeographicla.com
Campobasso - Italy ✨❤️❤️❤️✨
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Picture by ✨✨@lushpin_✨✨
#cavotagoomykonos for a feature ❤️
Photo by @mr.pokee
Hello, world! It’s time for a sweet and prickly dose of #WeeklyFluff. Mr. Pokee (@mr.pokee) is a 3-year-old hedgehog who hails from Germany, but he’s quite the world traveler. “He loves to explore everything for the first time,” says Mr. Pokee’s human, Litha. “He runs around the place and enjoys all the new smells — his nose is really good.” Check out today’s story to see shots from Mr. Pokee’s travels.
#followmeto my Dagestan. Watch till the end - there is a surprise 😂 Why do mountains make us feel so good?
#следуйзамной в Дагестан. Горы, горы, всегда только горы! Смотрите до конца - там сюрприз :)
Photo by @beverlyjoubert: Two rhinoceroses stand side by side under the Botswana sun. #sunset #rhinos #okavangodelta #silhouettes