国家地理]精美图片 （五十二）

?1301. Aided by a local vet, inmates at the prison in Lorton, Virginia, adopt stray cats. The inmates learn to offer care and to value simple affection.
　　(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Cats: Nature’s Masterwork,“ June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1302. "Snubbed by Robert Peary in 1909 after helping him reach the North Pole, Matthew Henson was overlooked by history as well. Discover his story and those of the Underground Railroad, African-American cowboys, and Muhammed Ali at nationalgeographic.com/history."
　　—From the nationalgeographic.com page, February 2003, National Geographic magazine
　　

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1303. These three cyclists attempted and completed a 700-mile (1,126-kilometer) bicycle trek along the Alaskan Range. The trio traveled along game trails, gravel bars, and glaciers.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Biking Across the Alaskan Range," May 1997, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1304. "Hopping along with clawlike fins, a sea moth probes with its long nose for food in the soft bottom, levitating briefly to scout its territory."
　　—From "Coral Eden," January 1999, National Geographic magazine
　　

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1305. "Glorious age of sail comes to life for cadets aboard the Belgian school ship ‘Mercator,‘ driving past the Virginia capes on a visit to America in 1959."
　　—From the National Geographic Book Men, Ships, and the Sea, 1973
　　

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1306. A decomposing leaf leaves only a delicate reminder of itself on a log. Receiving upward of 140 inches (355 centimeters) of rain annually, the Hoh River Valley is home to one of North America‘s only temperate rain forests. These unique environmental conditions lead to amazing rates of decomposition.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Olympic Peninsula," May 1984, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1307. Conservationist J. Michael Fay flies over Gabon. Fay undertook a walking expedition through 13 connected forests from Congo to Gabon, surveying some of the least explored wilderness in the world.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Megatransect," October 2000, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1308. "Perched on a mountain in the northern part of Kárpathos, an island between Crete and Rhodes, ;Oacute;limbos is still one of the most isolated villages in Greece."
　　—From "Eternal Easter in a Greek Village," December 1983, National Geographic magazine
　　

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1309. Forming a majestic gateway to the Pacific, these rock formations line the Olympic Peninsula‘s western coast.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Olympic Peninsula," May 1984, National Geographic magazine)
　　
　　

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　1310. This promontory‘s sandstone formations provide habitat for communities of algae, bacteria, and fungi. These communities have colonized about 80 percent of the rock formation.
　　
　　Similarities between surface conditions on Antarctica and Mars lead some scientists to study these organisms as potential analogues of Martian life.
　　
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Timeless Valleys of the Antarctic Desert," October 1998, National Geographic magazine)

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