Stunningly Captured Moments You May Have Never Seen Before (National Geographic Special)

The National Geographic is working for creating awareness about caring natural resources and the planet, and has been very successful so far. In this post, we have gathered some stunning photographs from The National Geographic Website to pay a tribute to The National Geographic and the photographers who are working very hard and doing a great job. In this post you will notice the beauty of nature, culture and the natural resources.

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Polar Bears Playing by Sandra Donlon

Swan on the River Avon by Jason Wickens

Tobe, Sudan by Jason Carrier

Barracuda, Bismarck Sea by David Doubilet

Demsa Dancer, India by Kieron Nelson

Yellow-Billed Hornbill, South Africa by Daniel Born

Mahout Bathing an Elephant, India by Mohit Midha

Kolmanskop, Namibia by Chris Gray

Birds Fighting, Rondeau Provincial Park, Canada by Martin Lukasiewicz

Koi Feeding, Texas by Randy Heisch

Grizzly Bear Cubs by Oliver Klink

Chicago City Lights by Jim Richardson

Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia Island by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott

Stallions Fighting, South Dakota by Melissa Farlow

Porcupine Mountains Waterfall, Michigan by Gowtham Shankara

Humpback Whales in Sunlit Water, Tahiti by Jody MacDonald

Atlantic Walrus, Canada by Paul Nicklen

Emperor Penguin Chicks, Antarctica by Frank Kazukaitis

Smith’s Green-Eyed Gecko by Anke Seidlitz

Hippo Pool, Tanzania by Andrew Kaplan

Manta Rays, Hanifaru Bay, Maldives by Thomas Peshak

Black Skimmer by Mario Goren

Chimp Call by Ian Nichols

Lion, South Africa by Barbara Motter

Horse’s Eye by Natalka Lindstrom

Pink Orchid by Gunhild Andersen

Saltwater Crocodile by Yeang Chng

Male Blue Morpho Butterfly by Cary Wolinsky

Polar Bear, Svalbard by Paul Nicklen

Beautiful Friendship By David Doubilet

Bathing Parrot by Cesar Badilla, My Shot

Two Blue Herons by Jack Levy

Frogs by Joerg Biebrach

Lowland Gorillas, Bronx Zoo by Richard Conde

Red Foxes, Delaware by Sean Crane

Grazing Bison, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma by George F. Mobley