Las mejores fotos de la NGS del mes de Julio de 2011

Las fotos más espectaculares de la National Geographic Society (NGS) seleccionadas para el mes de Julio de 2011.

La National Geographic Society (en español: Sociedad Geográfica Nacional) es una organización que tiene como objetivo avanzar hacia el conocimiento general de la geografía y el mundo entre el público general. Para este fin, realiza becas de exploración y publica mensualmente una revista, National Geographic. Fue fundada en Estados Unidos el 27 de enero de 1888 por 33 hombres interesados en "organizar una sociedad para el incremento y la difusión del conocimiento geográfico".

Comenzaron a discutir la formación de la sociedad dos semanas antes del 13 de enero de 1888. Gardiner Greene Hubbard se convirtió en su primer presidente, y su yerno, Alexander Graham Bell fue su sucesor el 7 de enero de 1898.

Blacktip Reef Shark, Maldives Photograph by Paul Wilkinson Smaller fish keep their distance when a blacktip reef shark swims amongst them in shallow water in the Maldives.

Blue-Tongued Lizard, Australia Photograph by Kathy Parker Australian blue-tongued lizards are widespread over our great country. This particular species is a "common" or "Eastern" blue-tongued lizard, found in the eastern parts of Australia. Living on a farm in the South East of South Australia, we find many of these lizards lazily crawling around our yard, especially during the warmer months. This lizard was courtesy of our hunter-gatherer cat, which is brave enough to bring all sorts of amazing creatures to our back door for inspection and approval.

Seagull and Boats Photograph by Diane Jones Walking the line (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2011 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest).

Caiman and Turtles, Guatemala Photograph by Anthony Davis A caiman rescued by the ARCAS organization in Guatemala gets the eye from a ring of turtles. Founded in 1989, ARCAS strives to rehabilitate animals seized from poachers and illegal pet traders, eventually releasing most back into the wild . As one of hundreds of travelers fortunate enough to volunteer at ARCAS each year, I spent long, hot, but enjoyable days cleaning and feeding parrots, scarlet macaws, spider monkeys, howler monkeys, and other species under pressure in Central America.

Parrotfish, Great Barrier Reef

Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic The clownish grin of a bridled parrotfish reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock. Though sometimes destructive to individual corals, the fish's efforts are mostly beneficial. Without them, algal growth could smother the reef. Scarus frenatus

Hawaiian Green Turtle, Maui Photograph by Jose Cardona At a Maui aquarium a Hawaiian green turtle makes a guest appearance. Members of this threatened species are unique among sea turtles for their herbivorous diet, thought to imbue their fat with a greenish hue.

Gecko and Palm Frond Photograph by Lorenzo Menendez

A small gecko pokes his head out from between the ridges of a palm leaf. How I ever saw him I will never know.

Blue Heeler, San Miguel de Allende Photograph by Jay Koppelman I grabbed this shot of a blue heeler dog in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Sometimes it seems that there are two completely separate worlds that are in existence: that of the humans and the other, which belongs to the animals. In this photo the humans are definitely unaware of all the interaction that goes on in the animal world just feet away. I wonder what's going through this dog's mind.

Deer, Japan Photograph by Angie Sin Deer in Nara, Japan, are revered as holy messengers of God and are allowed to roam freely. They are well known for their bowing gestures for food.

fuente: Images Photo Gallery