Photo of the Month - March 2008

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Animal Minds   Brainy fellow creatures show that humans are not alone in their abilities to invent, plan, and contemplate. • Read the full text to learn some of the ways that animals are smarter than we think. • See more photographs of intelligent critters in our photo gallery, and download a photo of a bonobo, a border collie, or a bee to your desktop as wallpaper. • Submit photos and stories about your own smart animals, and view our gallery of other submissions.   Photographs by Vincent J. Musi Animal Minds, March 2008

PHOTO GALLERIES

Bhutan's Experiment > Iceland's Heated Debate > Visions of Earth > The God Particle >

PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC

• Read the story of how ancient voyagers settled the far-flung islands of the Pacific, and check out Stephen Alvarez's stunning photographs. • Watch video of scientists such as Jared Diamond, Patrick Kirch, and Spencer Wells discussing geographic, archaeological, and genetic research in the Pacific. • You can also explore zoomable maps to learn more abut the Pacific migration of the Lapita.

NEW THIS MONTH... GeoPedia Browse through our new wiki-style companion to our magazine features. Each GeoPedia entry, created by the magazine's heralded research staff, provides in-depth background on a wide range of topics. SEE ALL OF OUR VIDEOS       Wildlife >   Science & Nature >   Culture >   Wild Chronicles > EXPLORE OUR INTERACTIVES       God Particle >   Basho's Trail >   Map of the Day >   Cowboy Yodeling > HIGHLIGHTS Our Shot > See a new image from National Geographic photographers every day.   Aftermath: Population Zero > What if every person on Earth simply disappeared? Premieres Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. E/P on the Nat Geo Channel.

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