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"Uncontacted" Tribe Seen in Amazon (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080530-uncontacted-tribes-photo.html)
Shown in National Geographic News's tenth most viewed individual photo of 2008, members of an "uncontacted" Amazon tribe fire arrows at an airplane above the rain forest borderlands of Peru (http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_peru.html) and Brazil (http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_brazil.html) in May. The natural dyes covering their bodies probably signal aggression, native-rights experts say.
(See another photo, plus video of the tribe's camp, in our in-depth look (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080603-uncontacted-tribes.html) at whether this group should be approached.)
Later it was revealed that, though this tribe apparently is truly uncontacted, authorities have known about it for decades (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080619-uncontacted-tribe.html).
More about this photo >> (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080530-uncontacted-tribes-photo.html)
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Venus, Jupiter, Moon Smile on Earth (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081202-venus-jupiter-photo.html)
The heavens smiled down on Earth on December 1 in a rare celestial trifecta of Venus (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/venus-article.html), Jupiter (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/jupiter-article.html), and the moon (shown here over Manila in the Philippines).
(Related: "Sky Show December 1: Jupiter, Venus, Moon to Make 'Frown'" (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081201-jupiter-venus.html).)
People in Asia saw a smiley face while sky-watchers in the United States saw a frown, though we're sure it was nothing personal.
More about this photo >> (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081202-venus-jupiter-photo.html)
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Colossal Squid Revealed in First In-Depth Look (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/photogalleries/colossalsquid-pictures/)
The carcass of a colossal squid floats in a tank at the Museum of New Zealand on April 30, giving scientists their first close look at the elusive deep-sea creature.
The squid was frozen for months after being caught by fishers off Antarctica in 2007. A dissection of the thawed beast yielded astonishing discoveries, including the animal kingdom's largest eyes and light-emitting organs that may serve as cloaking devices, scientists said.
More photos of the squid dissection>> (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/photogalleries/colossalsquid-pictures/)
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"Uncontacted" Tribe Seen in Amazon (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080530-uncontacted-tribes-photo.html)
Shown in National Geographic News's tenth most viewed individual photo of 2008, members of an "uncontacted" Amazon tribe fire arrows at an airplane above the rain forest borderlands of Peru (http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_peru.html) and Brazil (http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_brazil.html) in May. The natural dyes covering their bodies probably signal aggression, native-rights experts say.
(See another photo, plus video of the tribe's camp, in our in-depth look (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080603-uncontacted-tribes.html) at whether this group should be approached.)
Later it was revealed that, though this tribe apparently is truly uncontacted, authorities have known about it for decades (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080619-uncontacted-tribe.html).
More about this photo >> (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080530-uncontacted-tribes-photo.html)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/photogalleries/top-ten-photos/images/primary/9_toptenphotos_461.jpg
Venus, Jupiter, Moon Smile on Earth (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081202-venus-jupiter-photo.html)
The heavens smiled down on Earth on December 1 in a rare celestial trifecta of Venus (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/venus-article.html), Jupiter (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/jupiter-article.html), and the moon (shown here over Manila in the Philippines).
(Related: "Sky Show December 1: Jupiter, Venus, Moon to Make 'Frown'" (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081201-jupiter-venus.html).)
People in Asia saw a smiley face while sky-watchers in the United States saw a frown, though we're sure it was nothing personal.
More about this photo >> (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081202-venus-jupiter-photo.html)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/photogalleries/top-ten-photos/images/primary/8_toptenphotos_461.jpg
Colossal Squid Revealed in First In-Depth Look (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/photogalleries/colossalsquid-pictures/)
The carcass of a colossal squid floats in a tank at the Museum of New Zealand on April 30, giving scientists their first close look at the elusive deep-sea creature.
The squid was frozen for months after being caught by fishers off Antarctica in 2007. A dissection of the thawed beast yielded astonishing discoveries, including the animal kingdom's largest eyes and light-emitting organs that may serve as cloaking devices, scientists said.
More photos of the squid dissection>> (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/photogalleries/colossalsquid-pictures/)
[Continue reading] (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/photogalleries/top-ten-photos/photo3.html)