Orphan Elephants, Kenya. What a scared orphan elephant needs more than anything is other elephants. The process of becoming socialized begins as soon as the worst injuries heal.

Dan’s Cave, Abaco Island Following the guideline her life depends on, a diver threads the needle through a stalagmite forest in Dan’s Cave on Abaco Island. A single, misplaced fin kick can shatter mineral formations tens of thousands of years old. Photograph by Wes C. Skiles

 

North polar ice cap, Arctic ocean. One man swims across open water in a survival suit with his sled. Photograph byBorge Ousland

 

Clownfish and Bubble-Tipped Anemone Bleached by high water temperatures, this bubble-tipped anemone is largely devoid of the algae that provide color as well as energy from photosynthesis. Though stressed, it will likely survive and continue to serve its clownfish. Premnas biaculeatus (spine-cheek clownfish); Entacmaea quadricolor; Papua New Guinea. Photograph by David Doubilet

 

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