Fox with mountains in background, Norway
A fox stands out against the mountains of Svalbard, Norway.
摄影者：Bjorn Anders Nymoen
以群山为背景的狐狸，挪威
一只狐狸的身影凸显于挪威斯瓦尔巴特岛的群山之前。
Beluga whale swimming, Vancouver
A beluga whale at Vancouver's aquarium.
摄影者：Pouyan Jafarizadeh
游泳的白鲸，温哥华
温哥华水族馆中的一头白鲸。
Prairie dog standing on its hind legs
We spend so much time looking for wildlife far from home, I thought I'd try my hand at paying a little more attention to local wildlife. This colony lives along a thin band of open space running along used car lots and suburban neighborhoods.
摄影者：Morgan Heim
直立的土拨鼠
我们总是花费太多的时间找寻尚在远方的野生动物，而我认为自己有必要尝试对本地的野生动物投以更多的关注。这只土拨鼠的群落分布在一条带状的开阔空间内，其沿线遍布着二手车市场和市郊居民区。 摄影者：Morgan Heim
Squirrel with mountains in background, Banff
My husband and I were exploring Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park-Canada when we stopped for a timed picture of the two of us. We had our camera set up on some rocks and were getting ready to take the picture when this curious little ground squirrel appeared, became intriqued with the sound of the focusing camera and popped right into our shot! A once in a lifetime moment! We were laughing about this little guy for days!!
摄影者：Melissa Brandts
爱自拍的松鼠
我和我丈夫去加拿大班夫郡国家公园的明尼旺卡湖探险，当我们把相机固定在石头上准备自拍合影的时候这只充满好奇心的松鼠突然出现，相机好像和松鼠早有预谋，快门响起！这是一生一次的瞬间！这个小家伙让我们笑了好多天！！
摄影者：Melissa Brandts
Elephant with paint on its face, India
A decorated elephant, India
摄影者：Maaike van Oorschot
面部被画上图案的大象，印度
图为一头被精心打扮过的大象，摄于印度。摄影者：Maaike van Oorschot
Bog turtle against black background
The palm-size bog turtle, smallest in the country, now survives mostly on private lands. Adapted to soggy soils, the species suffers where wetlands are filled or groundwater is diverted.
See more photographs from the January 2009 feature story "Last One."
摄影者：Joel Sartore
黑色背景下的牟氏水龟
手掌大小的牟氏水龟，是国家现存最小的龟类，大多生活在隐秘的土地上。它适合在潮湿的土壤中生长，但是现在由于湿地的被填和地下水的过分的抽取而濒临灭绝。想知道更多的照片可以查看2009一月《国家地理》的专题报道：《最后一只牟氏水龟》
Meerkat
A cheeky meerkat keeps watch over the "house." This one kept falling asleep on the job.
摄影者：Alastair Brown
海岛猫鼬
机敏顽皮的海岛猫鼬有看守自己窝的习惯。但画面中的这只猫鼬早已在看守的过程中瞌睡过去了。 摄影者：阿拉斯泰尔·布朗
