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In this rare photo you will witness a small school of fish cleaning a lazily swimming sea turtle. An amazing aquatic symbiosis.
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The genus name Aseroe is derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'disgust' and 'juice', and this mushroom lives up to its names.
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Last weekend the two-year-old chimpanzee “Do Do” was seen feeding milk to “Aorn”, a 60-day-old baby tiger cub, at Thailand’s Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo.
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This photograph, provided by Marlus Almeida, shows a female, mother, ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) caring for her babies. These young jungle cats were born in a conservation facility to help sustain their local numbers.
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This map, revised as of August 14th 2011, shows the current and contested territory in the Libyan uprising and resultant civil war. It denotes positions of NATO strikes and the location of both sides' weaponry.
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This photo, shot in the Brazilian Amazon, shows a young indigenous child strolling through the jungle with his family's pet macaw along for the ride.
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1. Solvay Conference - 1927
1. Solvay Conference - 1927

(The International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, are located in Brussels. They were founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1912, following the first world physics conference. - 1911 Conseil Solvay.
This photo was taken on October 1927 during the Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons, where the world's leading physicists met to discuss the newly created quantum theory. The leading figures were Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.
Einstein, disenchanted with Heisenberg's "Uncertainty Principle," remarked "God does not play dice." Bohr replied, "Einstein, stop telling God what to do.")
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2. Australian Sunrise
2. Australian Sunrise

(Captivating sunrise seen from Nudgee Beach, Queensland, Australia.)
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3. Drug Classification Chart
3. Drug Classification Chart

(This image breaks down the majority of common drugs and stimulants into tranquillizers, depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens and shows you how much it falls into each category.)
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4. Iberian Lynx
4. Iberian Lynx

(Although not targeted by hunters the Iberian Lynx is a category 1 endangered species which means that there are less than 100 in the wild. Their main staple diet is the hare. Most of the ones killed, lose their lives in traps set for other animals. )
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5. Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel
5. Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel

(Its body is 14-20cm long and the tail length is 10-14cm. It weighs 150-220g. It is nocturnal, and during the day it rests in holes in trees. It eats seeds, fruit, tree leaves, buds and bark. It faces threats from habitat destruction. )
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6. A Rose For You
6. A Rose For You

(Even the squirrels stop to smell the roses.)
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Category: Astronomy
8. Supermassive Black Hole
8. Supermassive Black Hole

(In 1987, a 30-million-Sun black hole was found independently by Canadian astronomer John Kormendy and US astronomers Alan Dressler and Douglas Richstone. Many more have been found since then. This is a simulation of a black hole.)
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9. Tornado Rainbow
9. Tornado Rainbow

(In this spooky shot, a massive tornado is seen forming just behind a scenic rainbow.)
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10. Transporting 60 People
10. Transporting 60 People

(This poster hangs in the Planning Office in the city of Munster, Germany. It very graphically demonstrates the need for an effective transit strategy by showing how much space it takes to move 60 people via cars, buses, and bicycles.)
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1. Optical Fiber
1. Optical Fiber

(An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber designed to guide light along its length by total internal reflection.)
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2. Arc Welding
2. Arc Welding

(The arc welding process.)
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4. Microprocessor
4. Microprocessor

(Macro shot of an Intel 80486DX2 die in its packaging. The actual size of the die in the center is 12×6.75 mm.)
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5. Magma
5. Magma

(A magnificent photo of a volcanic eruption.)
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8. Expedition 27 - Soyuz Launch
8. Expedition 27 - Soyuz Launch

(Expedition 27 is the current, 27th expedition to the International Space Station, which started on 16 March 2011.)
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9. Sunbathing Fox
9. Sunbathing Fox

(This red fox seems to be enjoying a sunny summer day.)
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10. Volcanoes of Kamchatka
10. Volcanoes of Kamchatka

(A stunning photograph of a mountain in Kamchatka, shot from Earth orbit.)
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