Chile, Torres del Paine National Park and Paine massif Chile, Torres del Paine National Park and Paine massif Chad, Wadi Archei, Ennedi, Sahara, A male Pygmy Sunbird beside its nest Chad, Sahara, A huge painting of cows and human figures on a large rock shelter Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro city viewed from Sugar Loaf Mountain Brazil, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, A pair of spectacular Toco Toucans feeding A herd of Indian elephants at Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka Two monks blow long horns called dung-chen, at the temple of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong The 17th century Punakha Dzong, Bhutan Chad, Sahara, A painting of a horse and rider decorates the sandstone wall of a cave Chad, A ridge of weathered Palaeozoic sandstone at the top of the Bechike Valley Brazil, Pantanal, Capybaras on a sandbank in the middle of the Pixaim River An unusual full circle rainbow phenomenon surrounded by lungdhar Buddhist prayer flags A small Buddha shrine surrounded by wisteria in the Hotel Gangtey Palace A long line of butter lamps burning at the Changangkha Temple Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh's statue in front of the imposing French colonial-style City Hall The city of Kandy is built around its picturesque artificial lake and the hills beyond An Indian Darter and two Pied Kingfishers in Yala National Park Peru, A trail zigzags up a steep ridge on the Andean Mountains east of Cusco Oman, Wahiba Sands, Camels belonging to Bedouins cross sand dunes in Wahiba Sands Kenya, Meru County, Lewa Conservancy, A bull elephant at a waterhole Kenya, Laikipia County, Suiyan, A large boulder reflected in the Ewuaso Narok River Peru, Native Indian women lead their llamas past the ruins of Saqsaywaman Peru, A Quechua-speaking man plays his flute on Taquile Island Oman, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, The picturesque village of Balad Sayt Norway, kayaks paddle in brash ice past the magnificent Monaco Glacier Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, A herd of elephants near a yellow-barked Acacia tree Laos, Turquoise blue pools and waterfalls at Kuang Si Laos, The tall decorated headdress of a woman from the minority Akha Pala people Towards mid-day, white rhinos gather around the shade of an acacia tree to slumber National Reserve, A Lion cub walks purposefully in front of two lionesses Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County, Cheetahs yawn in unison Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County, A group of hippos wallow in the Mara River Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County, A brilliant rainbow in Masai Mara National Reserve India, Rajasthan, Ranthambhore, A female Bengal tiger Dawn at Msambweni, south of Mombasa As dusk approaches, Marabou storks roost in large wild fig tree near the Mara River A white rhino with a very long horn, Mweiga, Solio, Kenya A traditional outrigger canoe sails close to the shore at Diani Beach A small herd of Reticulated giraffes A Malachite Sunbird on a protea flower at 9,750 feet on the moorlands of Mount Kenya A fine leopard oblivious to light rain in the Salient of the Aberdare National Park A baby Lesser Kudu in Tsavo East National Park Two glistening African elephants play in a muddy waterhole in the Aberdare National Park Twin Peaks dominate in the moorlands in the northern Aberdare National Park Kenya, Rays of sunlight break through a threatening sky near Ol doinyo Sabachi Fishermen in wooden sailing boats leave Watamu at sunrise to fish in the Indian Ocean The sun breaks through a stormy sky in Masai-Mara National Reserve Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 Page 6