Blue-Footed Booby, Galápagos Islands A blue-footed booby flies over the water near the Galápagos Islands. Photographed by Wei Li Hur.
The most widely distributed brown bear in the world. Photographed by Zahoor Salmi. Vibrant anemones and soft corals are part of the ecosystem in Svalbard, Norway’s Arctic archipelago.
A praying mantis spreads its wings. Photographed by Medford Taylor, National Geographic photographer.