Near Gillette, Wyo.:
Where the buffalo roam: Hunters killed millions of buffalo for their hides. Now safe, buffalo are raised for their fine-textured meet.
Photograph by: James L. Amos


Kalahari Desert, Botswana: Reading the desert like a book. A San Bushman with his bow and arrow studies the seemingly empty desert landscape for clues to the whereabouts of potential prey droppings, tree markings and hoof prints.
Photograph by: Chris Johns

 

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, The young lions:The only cat that’s truly social is the lion. Older cubs are raised together as a creche, or nursery group, with playmates and plenty of nursing to go around.
Photograph by: Michael Nichols

 

In this vintage photo, the view is of the Palace of Maharaja’s pond from the Island of the Sultans in a royal complex that dates from the 16th century.
Photograph by: Gervais Courtellemont