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THE BAT CAVE OF BORNEO
Deer Cave, in Mulu National Park, Sarawak, at the heart of the Borneo rainforest is not only the world's largest natural rock chamber, it is also home to millions of bats. No one knows the exact number of bats but the evidence, in the shape (and smell) of
Reportagem Ref: SPL1161 Agência: spl Nº Imagens: 21
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DAVID NUNUK´S BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Canadian province of British Columbia is one of North America's last great wilderness areas. The size of a small European country, it stretches from the Pacific coastline to an interior of rain forests, mountains and glaciers.
Reportagem Ref: SPL1078 Agência: spl Nº Imagens: 22
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NATURE´S GLUE
Nature abounds with examples of animals and plants that use a variety of means to adhere, stick or glue themselves to an object. Usually, as in the case of sundews and spiders, it is to trap prey. In the case of the fly and gecko, it is to climb upside do
Reportagem Ref: SPL1056 Agência: spl Nº Imagens: 30
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GIRAFFE MANOR
In the heart of the African savannah, there is a very special estate, a sort of Noah's Arch spread out over the vastness Kenya's wilderness. Rick and Bryony Anderson, the owners of the manor, offer their guests the unique opportunity of enjoying the compan
Reportagem Ref: EYE100 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 45
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THE GIANT VIPER OF GABON
The giant viper of Gabon can grow up to two metres in length and weigh as much as 15 kilos. With its powerful jaws, its over-sized head and its exceptionally elastic body, this sub-surface monster can gulp down rodents, porcupines and even small antelopes.
Reportagem Ref: EYE079 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 36
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HITLERI, THE DAMNED INSECT
Among the thousands of insects that are populating Slovenia, there is one that did not have much luck. Discovered at the beginning of the thirties in a cave of the region of Celje, the Anophthalmus Hitleri was named after Hitler by a German amateur entomol
Reportagem Ref: EYE074 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 40
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EVA, THE BABY DINOSAUR
Some 75 million years ago, Eva, a huge 12 metre long baby dinosaur, died in the bed of a flooding river. Its skeleton, which was perfectly preserved in the mud, saw the light of day in the South of France on July 2001, found by French palaeontologist Jean
Reportagem Ref: EYE070 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 41
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DAI, SONS OF THE MONSOON
At the heart of Tropical China, in the region of Xishuangbanna live the Dai. Their culture is deeply rooted in this territory crossed by the Mekong river, a vital artery. A magestical place where they maintain their original culture and traditions by decor
Reportagem Ref: EYE056 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 30
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SHIBAM, MANHATTAN OF THE DESERT
With its five hundred houses all grouped together it looks like a single huge fortress in the middle of the desert; Shibam is a unique architectural phenomenon. Built with earth on stone foundations, these six storey houses give the impression of being sky
Reportagem Ref: EYE055 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 52
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HUNTING THE MIGHTY PYTHON
Wrapped in a suffocating embrace, Sambo, a member of the Gbaya tribe in Cameroon, wrestles an 11-foot African rock python before shouting for another hunter to help free him from its coils. Armed with only muscle, wits and their courage, the snake hunters
Reportagem Ref: EYE054 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 41
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OASIS OF STONE GHOSTS
Away from the over run tourist traps and off the beaten track, Egypt hides forgotten secrets. A few kilometres from the Oasis of Baharia, the White Desert has one of the most fascinating landscapes in the world. At the heart of this great desert, are stran
Reportagem Ref: EYE053 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 40
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CROCOLDILE MAN EATER
250 dead and thousands wounded - one hundred Nile crocodiles are spreading a wind of terror on the Ruaha river South of Tanzania. Daily attacks, which were rare in the past are now rampaging, but who is to blame? Exceptional consequences of the climatic ph
Reportagem Ref: EYE052 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 28
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HONEY HUNTERS, BEE KEEPERS OF CAMEROON
At the heart of Cameroon, a handful of men from the Gbaya yaayuwee ethnic group are still using an ancestral technique to harvest honey. For three months, these keepers of a long forgotten tradition run the forests of the high Adamawa plateau to look for b
Reportagem Ref: EYE051 Agência: EYEVINE Nº Imagens: 49
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WEEVILS SCOURGE
An ancient representation of the Garoé Hierro island - Canaries.
Reportagem Ref: PG_05_03 Agência: PASCALGOETGHELUCK Nº Imagens: 35
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AMAZING PLATS
Water tanks dug by the natives of the Canaries at the foot of the Laurel trees. Hierro’s Island. The Canaries.
Reportagem Ref: PG_05_002 Agência: PASCALGOETGHELUCK Nº Imagens: 60
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THE DOGS OF RAROTONGA
Cook Islands Rarotonga. Dogs play outside the Esther Honey Animal Clinic. Dogs in Rarotonga like feral dogs everywhere live in a free-form state. There are no leashes. The dogs are not so much owned by someone as by everyone. Most of the dogs that do have
Reportagem Ref: LON437 Agência: MAGNUM Nº Imagens: 1232
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THE UNIQUE WORLD OF SOCOTRA
Socotra is a unique land where cucumbers grow as tall as trees and umbrella shaped trees bleed a deep red resin. Having split from mainland Africa over ten million years ago the flora and fauna on the Socotra islands have evolved free from the pressures o
Reportagem Ref: SPL1077 Agência: SPL Nº Imagens: 28
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A RAPA DAS BESTAS
The presence of herds of wild horses in the mountains of Galicia shows in an unusual way the determination of Galicians to preserve their region s natural resources.
Copyright Phillipe Psaila
Reportagem Ref: PPCD604_RAPA Agência: PSAILA Nº Imagens: 59
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THE QUAGGA REBIRTH
A oddly-named animal is once again roaming the vast plains of South Africa s Cape Province. At a distance it looks like a zebra but when you get closer you see that instead of the famous stripes the creature is an even light brown colour. It s a quagg
Reportagem Ref: PPCD704_QUAGGA Agência: PSAILA Nº Imagens: 45
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ECO WARRIORS
Cambodian Eco Warriors Wild Aid, an American environment NGO, is training Bokor Natural Park Rangers in patrolling and law enforcement techniques with former Australian military as instructors. They also train and give assistance to Mobile Intervention Uni
Reportagem Ref: D02P039 Agência: MAGNUM Nº Imagens: 40
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