1287. Kangaroos romp at a sanctuary on Kangaroo Island. Discovered and named by Capt. Matthew Flinders in 1802, the island is Australia‘s third largest. It‘s also a popular tourist destination offering miles of well-preserved coastlines and an abundance of wildlife.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "South Australia‘s Gateway to the Great Outback," April 1970, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1288. Built between 1818 and 1858 by French architect Auguste de Montferrand, St. Isaac‘s Cathedral was once the largest church in Russia. Dusted by a winter snow and lowly lit by passing cars and holiday lights, it still dominates the St. Petersburg skyline today.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Catherine the Great," September 1998, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1289. Rabbits may be known for getting into gardens and nibbling on lettuce, but their diets include more than just leafy greens. This pet rabbit makes a meal of corn on the cob.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Istanbul: City at the Crossroads," March 1998, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
　　

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1290. Barely visible, a wooden fence peaks out from underneath a blanket of snow in Grand Teton National Park. Averaging 191 inches (485 centimeters) of snow per year, much of the park is covered in snow from November to April.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Our National Parks," July 1979, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1291. Rosy bee-eaters perform a mating dance on the shores of Loango National Park. The birds gather here by the thousands to dig their nests.
　　(Text adapted from "Gabon‘s Loango National Park: In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1292. "At the beginning of the 20th century, perhaps 100,000 tigers hunted Asia. Today, on the eve of the 21st, no more than 6,000 remain."
　　—Text from "Tiger Country," May/June 1997, National Geographic Traveler magazine
　　
　　
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Tiger Country," May/June 1997, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
　　

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　1293. "[In a time-lapse photo, pedestrians blur into an Edinburgh street scene.] These days this city of 450,000, Scotland‘s ancient capital, has something to celebrate. Just 15 years ago, the town was worn-out, its industrial base in collapse. But Edinburgh has shaken itself back to life. With a resurrected parliament and a thriving high-tech corridor, Edinburgh sees itself as the city of the new millennium, ready to compete with any in the world."
　　—Text from "The Once and Future City," July/August 1999, National Geographic Traveler magazine
　　

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　1294. "Slow as a sea turtle on land, the 208-foot-high [63.4-meter-high] Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was rolled to its new home, a half mile [0.8 kilometers] from the beach, at a top speed of one foot [30.5 centimeters] a minute. Survivor of a major earthquake and some 40 hurricanes, the 130-year-old beacon not only arrived without a crack—it got there two weeks early."
　　—Text from "Tall Order," May 2000, National Geographic magazine
　　
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Tall Order," May 2000, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1295. In mid-April, snow still caps the mountains surrounding Bryce Canyon. Over millions of years, the canyon floor has been slowly pushed upward by great forces below the earth.

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1296. Four Orthodox Jewish students color with crayons at school. They wear yarmulkes on their heads and their hair in traditional earlocks.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Israel: Searching for the Center," July 1985, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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