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January 2008 A giant rat, yes; but a giant human, no. We’ve sorted out the real from the mythical to find this month’s best pictures for you. In This Edition • Top Ten News Photos • #1 Wallpaper: Swirling Aurora • Pictures: New Giant Rat Found • Traveler’s Photo Contest Winners Photo of the Day See Photo Download Wallpaper
True or false? All marsupials have pouches to carry their young. (See below.)
Top Ten News Photos of 2007 A “strange owl,” a bizarre shark, and giant squids were just some of National Geographic News’s ten most viewed news photos of 2007. Pictures: “Giant Skeleton” Is Web Hoax See doctored images—and the real photos used to create them—that sparked claims that National Geographic had found an ancient race of giants. Most Wanted Wallpaper See Full Photo. Get caught up in a swirling aurora in this month’s best wallpaper. Conquer Your World Enter to win a National Geographic Expedition and test your air, land, and sea exploration knowledge... enter sweepstakes now! National Geographic News Photos: Huge Rat, New Possum Found A rat approximately five times the size of its city cousins and a possum described as “one of the world’s smallest marsupials” were found during a recent expedition to the island of New Guinea. Photo Quiz Click Photo for Answer. A city in this country, once a crossroads for the caravan trade, has a theater carved from its cliffs. Where is it? • Jordan • Saudi Arabia • Oman More to Explore National Geographic Digital Media Photos: Extreme Earth Travel to the Earth's most extreme environments to see surf-ravaged icebergs, wind-sculpted landscapes, salt towers, basalt columns, and much more. National Geographic Traveler Magazine NEW: Traveler’s Photo Contest Winners The 19th annual photo contest received more than 27,000 entries. Start polishing your skills and look for the announcement of our next contest in May 2008 at www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler.	Best Offer Subscribe to National Geographic magazine online and get our best price.
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Quiz Answer: False. A few marsupials, such as the shrew opossum, do not have pouches.
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