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February 2004
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Reach across the e-waves and send a friend a virtual greeting featuring some of the most compelling images from National Geographic magazine. |
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All Fired Up
A semblance of modular furniture possibly reaching back to the Han dynasty, the kang—a masonry platform—served as a seat by day and a warm bed by night. Smoldering coals beneath a brick surface generated heat around the clock.
Photograph by A. Segers
From Flashback, National Geographic magazine, February 2004
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Riding Bareback
At three months old, this polar bear cub is old enough to walk on its own. But a long lazy ride on its mother's back is just a little too tempting. And she's not complaining.
Photograph by Norbert Rosing
From Polar Bears, National Geographic magazine, February 2004
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Quiet Time
Blurred lines and shades of blue paint a tranquil picture of an egret wading near shell-laden rocks on Florida's Sanibel Island.
Photograph by Peter Essick
From Carbon Cycle, National Geographic magazine, February 2004
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