国家地理]精美图片 （五十四）

1351. “A celestial cyclone, a pulsar at the heart of the Crab Nebula fires off jets of high-energy particles in this Chandra image.“ <BR>　　—From “Super X-ray Vision,“ December 2002, National Geographic magazine <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/NGM2002_12p47UP.jpg"><BR>
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　1352. ;Oacute;limbos native Maria Nicolaidis-Karanikolas: "The procession that takes place on the Tuesday after Easter is one of our older traditions. To honor the dead and celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, we carry icons from the main Orthodox church to the cemetery, where our priest says a prayer over each grave." <BR>　　—From "Eternal Easter in a Greek Village," December 1983, National Geographic magazine <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/NGM1983_12p768-9.jpg">
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　1353.Originally misclassified as rodents, rabbits belong to the order of Lagomorpha and are more closely related to ungulates such as cows and deer than rodents. Once only native to southern Europe, today rabbits can be found all over the world. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in the National Geographic book Alaska Highway, May 1998) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/01837_108.jpg">
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1354.A mirror to a cloudy sky, Lake Crescent was created by the gouging of retreating Canadian ice sheets. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Old-Growth Forests: Will We Save Our Own?," September 1990, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/05727_654.jpg">
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1355. A female lion‘s primary responsibilities are hunting and cub rearing within her pride. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Cheetahs: Ghosts of the Grasslands," December 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06483_294.jpg">
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1355. A female lion‘s primary responsibilities are hunting and cub rearing within her pride. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Cheetahs: Ghosts of the Grasslands," December 1999, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/06483_294.jpg">
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1356. Perched delicately atop a branch, this white ibis is one of many waterfowl that wade within the wetlands of Everglades National Park. Using its long beak, the ibis trawls for its food, which mainly consists of crawfish and other small crustaceans. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Our National Parks," July 1979, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/02183_377.jpg">
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1357. Designed in 1957 and finished in 1973, the Sydney Opera House was seen as ahead of its time when architect J;oslash;rn Utzon won the anonymous competition to design it. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, Wild Shores of Australia, 1996, National Geographic books) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/SP151_7.jpg">
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　1358. Part of England‘s Premier League, members of the Chelsea soccer team stretch during a training session. Soccer in Britain goes back to the eighth century, when soccer was played as a violent game where biting, gouging, and punching were not uncommon. <BR>　　(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "London on a Roll," June 2000, National Geographic magazine) <BR>　　<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/MM6660_176.jpg">
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1359. "Pastor of the world‘s largest religious body, Pope John Paul II incenses an altar at Mass." <BR>　　<BR>　　—From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991<BR><BR><IMG src="http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/lg_wallpaper/BK-InsideTheVaticanp8.jpg">
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