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National Geographic: 5th Week in 2013 with Breathtaking Photos [Big Picture]
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Check out the National Geographic this week’s most awesome photos – submitted by people just like you.
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Smoking leopard. Photo and caption by Goran Anastasovski
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Two mushers with their teams using the last sunlight of a January day for a run with their dogs. This picture was taken on the Great Slave Lake near Yellowknife. Photo and caption by Nicole Schafer
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A rough-legged hawk (Buteo Lagopus) stretches her wings on a frosty Klamath morning. Tundra/taiga hunters that love the cold, they migrate south from the Arctic in winter. Their hunting style includes hovering. I think they are one of the most beautiful hawk species. Photo and caption by Randall Finley
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I saw this snail in the park on a beautiful plant. The earth-toned leaves, their patterns and texture were the perfect background for him, I think! Photo and caption by Veronica Kolev
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Sacred Ibis flying in front of pink flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya. Photo and caption by Massimo Mei
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Common winter driving conditions in Canada. Photo and caption by Sebastein Lefebvre
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An adventure in Praia do Chapadão. Photo and caption by Gustavo Henrique Avelar Almeida
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There were three tiger cubs of the Banbai region in Bandhavgarh National Park. This one was sitting in the shade with partial light falling on it. Photo and caption by Harsh Nagpal
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