The best photos of the past week (February 20-26) from National Geographic

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Traditional selection of the best photos for February 20-26 from National Geographic, as always, is associated with travel to various parts of our planet. This time it will be a journey into the world of animals, both predatory and domestic, living both in water and on solid land, living both in the snows of Antarctica and under the scorching African sun

February 20th

Adult emperor penguins are extremely responsible creatures. While congeners and tribesmen went hunting, fishing, little penguins, as a rule, are looked after by the "nurse on duty".

21 february

Lion Pride is a large redhead and fluffy family. It's nice to see how peaceful and contented the king of beasts can be, being with his family and snoring sweetly, basking in the sun in the Serengeti National Park.

February 22

For some, it's a joy to watch a chameleon change color depending on the objects around it. And for the author of this photo, a real success was the opportunity to photograph a chameleon against a blue background, seizing the moment before it began to change its color.

February 23

The Vedic festival of Diwali (Deepavali), the harvest festival, is celebrated on a grand scale in India. Of the five major festivals, Diwali is of particular importance. These days, fireworks are thundering everywhere, fireworks are sparkling, firecrackers are exploding - Diwali is translated as "fiery bunch", and it is not in vain called the festival of fireworks. Therefore, it is not surprising that the cows were uncomfortable resting near their owner's dwelling and they moved away from residential buildings, occupying the middle of the road. They are sacred animals, they are allowed. Here, in the fog, under the light of fireworks, traffic lights and other street lights, they were photographed by Mariajoseph Johnbasco.

24 February

The Canadian lynx is one of the most common feline predators in the Ogilvy Mountains of Yukon, Canada. Last winter, it was here that the author of the picture was able to enjoy the amazing grace of this proud and stately cat, while she hunted hares, hiding in ambush in the snow-covered bushes.

25 February

Is she real? Not computer graphics, not drawing with acrylic paints, not a talented sculpture? Oh no, it really is a living tree frog, weeping in the rain at night. This natural wonder was photographed by Mark Bridger.

26 february

Animals are a lot like humans. Likewise, adult elephants in Etosha Park, the largest national park in Namibia, decided to sort things out, but realized in time that they were doing it in front of the baby. Probably, the quarrel subsided as quickly as it flared up. By the way, the name Etosha comes from the Ovambo language and means "big white space".