国家地理]精美图片 （五十三）

1326. J. Michael Fay of the Wildlife Conservation Society holds a chameleon. Fay endured a yearlong trek across African forests from Congo to Gabon, surveying the region’s still pristine landscape.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, “Megatransect,“ October 2000, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1327. Killer whales break the water‘s surface of Glacier Bay in Alaska. Also known as orcas, these marine mammals often use echolocation to find their prey, which usually consists of fish and squid.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Risk and Reward on Alaska‘s Violent Gulf," February 1979, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1328. Despite its name, the California gull is the state bird of Utah. A golden statue of the bird appears in Salt Lake City, Utah, to honor the gulls for helping rid the state of a grasshopper plague in the late 19th century.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Blue Refuges," March 1998, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1329. Spring snow covers the sloping angular rock formations of Bryce Canyon. The formations have been etched over thousands of years by ice and water.

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1330. Jagged peaks near Mount Olympus are part of a glacial range visible from Seattle, 40 miles (64.4 kilometers) to the east.

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　1331. Originating somewhere in the expanse of the 900,000-acre (364,230-hectares) Olympic National Park, Kalaoch Creek reaches its end at the Pacific Ocean.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Olympic Peninsula," May 1984, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1332. Icicles hang from a porch roof in the northeast of Vermont. "Winter makes us rugged," says a lifelong resident. That and the gentler seasons make them stay.
　　(Text adapted from "Vermont: Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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1333. The male African lion has a roar that can carry for as far as five miles (eight kilometers).
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Cheetahs: Ghosts of the Grasslands," December 1999, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1334. The most common possum species in Australia, the brushtail possum is a tree-dwelling nocturnal marsupial. Its propensity to nest in roofs and ceilings has been known to surprise Aussie homeowners.
　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Journey of Burke ; Wills: First Across Australia," February 1979, National Geographic magazine)
　　

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　1335. The icy creeks and rivers of Glacier Bay National Park are largely fed by streams that run from peaks that reach over 15,000 feet (4,572 meters).

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