National Geographic posted a gallery of six animal self-portraits from all over the world. Pictured here is a common genet captured by camera trap in Yemen. They are all beautiful, but I don't understand why this one did...

National Geographic has opened a new science blog...  ...first post.The archives for each blog are all at NatGeo

[http://vimeo.com/53914149] (vimeo link)At 1200 frames per second, the first minute of this video only covers one second of the cheetah's run! Greg Wilson shot high-speed footage of five cheetahs from the Cincinnati Zoo,...

The November issue of Nationakl Geographic magazine has a special section on Antarctica's emperor penguins called Escape Velocity. You can see some large-format photographs from the feature by award-winning wildlife phot...

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Despite a global ban on the ivory trade, elephants...  ...d more about the continuing global ivory trade at NatGeo . Link(Image credit: Brent Stirton)

Mike Fay and Enric Sala are exploring the waters off the coast of Gabon with an eye toward protecting its ecosystem. This picture was taken when their remote operated vehicle (ROV) selected a shell from the sea floor. W...

Photographer Oliver Klink took this photo of two grizzly bear cubs holding hands (everybody say "dawww" together now) for the National Geographic 2008 International Photo...

A newly-hatched cephalopod swims by its yet-to-be-hatched sibling in this amazing photograph by Simon Chandra. The picture was taken off Pramuka Island, Indonesia, and submitted to National Geographic's Your Shot gallery...

(YouTube link) To hear authentic Swiss yodeling...  ...itzerland ...or watch a video by someone who did. NatGeo 's Digital Nomad Andrew Evans recorded Swiss yodel...