Photo of the Month - December 2007

Extreme Dinosaurs In our new issue, a bizarre gallery of Mesozoic monsters prompts author John Updike to ask: What has evolution wrought? Consider the Nigersaurus, with a mouth shaped like a vacuum cleaner. Or take a close look at the Amargasaurus, with a double row of spines that recall the tail fins on a '59 Cadillac. Click through the 22 bizarre dinosaurs from our story and see what makes them so unusual. You can also take our dinosaur IQ test, download your favorite images to your desktop, and play dino jigsaw puzzles. In an audio gallery, featuring 20th-century National Geographic magazine dinosaur paintings, listen to paleontologist Thomas Holtz weigh in on how dinosaur science has changed.

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Brazil Butterflies spatter the shoreline of the Juruena river in Brazil's new 4.7-million-acre (1.9 million hectares) Juruena National Park. Several different species flock to the riverbank to sip mineral salts from the sand.   Photograph by Zig Koch Visions of Earth, December 2007   E-mail this page to a friend.   Download Wallpaper.

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News & Photos: "Vacuum Mouth" Dino Unveiled, At-Risk Bears Ranked, #1 Wallpaper, More

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Late November 2007 We're bringing you some extreme lineups this month, from the weirdest dinosaurs to the most threatened bears and more! In This Edition • Gallery: Bizarre Dinosaur Unveiled • Most Endangered Bears Named • #1 Wallpaper • Top 25 Adventure Trips Photo of the Day See Photo Download Wallpaper
Quiz Question: Which dinosaur was the largest carnivore ever to live on land? (See below.) Pictures: Bizarre Dino Grazed Like a Cow Get the latest on Nigersaurus, an ancient herbivore with a "vacuum cleaner" mouth and hundreds of replacement teeth. • Read the full story. • See more extreme dinos. Photos: Most Endangered Bears The world's smallest bear and the only short-faced bear are among the 75 percent of bear species threatened with extinction, a new report says. Most Wanted Wallpaper See Full Photo Wade through the colorful riches of Africa with this month's best wallpaper. LifeDreams Are you striving to fulfill a life goal? Tell us about your LifeDream, and your story may be chosen as our next LifeDreams feature. News by National Geographic: Daily Stories and Photos Alien Life Can Survive Trip to Earth An experimental meteorite shows that microbes could survive reentry into Earth's atmosphere—a find that suggests humans may have alien origins. "Supervolcano" Lifting Yellowstone The national park is being uplifted more than three times faster than has ever been measured, thanks to growing pressure from a huge subsurface volcano. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE Magazine Top 25 Adventure Trips for 2008 Get a jump start on your next vacation with our new guide to the year's most action-packed outfitted adventures. More to Explore The Genographic Project Trace Your Genetic Journey Unravel the mystery of your deep ancestry using your own DNA as your guide. Participate in the Genographic Project and take part in a real-time research effort that will reveal your ancient migratory history. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magazine 3-D Interactive: Mapping Human Memory Explore the inner workings of the brain to see how memories are saved—or lost—and how aging and Alzheimer's disease can take their toll on our minds.	Best Offer Subscribe to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine online and get our best price.
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Quiz Answer: The largest known meat-eating dinosaur is Spinosaurus, which was discovered in Egypt in 1912. The animal is thought to have measured about 55 feet (17 meters) long.
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