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The Juan Maclean by Sebastian Mlynarski

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National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009

Nazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses for a portrait while taking his elephant, Rajan, out for a swim in front of Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands. Rajan is one of the few elephants in Havelock that can swim, so when he is not dragging timber in the forest he is used as a tourist attraction. The relationship between the mahout and his elephant usually lasts for their entire lives, creating an extremely strong tie between the animal and the human being.

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Watching the H1N1 flu pandemic

Sheila Garcia, 3, has her temperature taken on her forehead before visiting a patient at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford in Palo Alto, California, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Hospitals around the country are turning away child visitors at the door, restrictions that aim to limit spread of H1N1 flu to patients sick from other causes.

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Paint and Body: 1926

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Online: 1900 (via Shorpy)

Black, white and gorilla all over! (via ucumari)

Scenes from Havana

A street entertainer waits for tourists in Havana August 25, 2009. (REUTERS/Desmond Boylan)

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Days of the Dead

Candles light up graves in the San Gregorio cemetery during Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico City, Mexico early Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. According to tradition, candles are lit to guide wandering souls back to their families. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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