Blowing in the wind
A tumbleweed flies through the air at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. Although we think of tumbleweeds as standard fixtures in any Western, the plants are not native to the United States—they originated in the Eurasian steppes. Here are more breathtaking landscapes that will fill you with wonder.
Blowing off a bit of steam
A massive ice tower—just compare its size to the human standing to its right—releases gas and smoke from Antarctica’s Mount Erebus, which is a volcano. Check out these stunning photos of landmarks covered in snow.
What a big baby!
A pygmy hippo keeps her calf close in West Africa. An adult pygmy hippo weighs approximately between 350 and 600 pounds, not petite but still 10 times smaller than a regular-sized hippo.
Beautiful and only 145 years old
Purple-pink flowers flow down from Japan’s oldest wisteria tree, which dates back to 1870 and is located in Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi. At its advanced age, it needs extra assistance so beams help support its many weighty branches. Here are more amazing nature photos that look too perfect to be real.
Ah, that hits the spot!
An employee dusts off the taxidermied figure of a bighorn sheep—one of a flock—that stands on display at Cabela’s retail store in Sidney, Nebraska. Don’t miss these 20 arrestingly beautiful photos that stand the test of time.
More Stunning Images From the Book ‘Rarely Seen’
These images are all from the book Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary, published by National Geographic. In it, you can see many more uncommon sights, from 30,000-year-old paintings in a cave that was sealed to the public to the engraving inside President Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch.
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