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Planet Earth Photo Gallery

The awe-inspiring series from BBC crosses the pond and arrives at PopSci.com. Take a minute to indulge your inner green geek and enjoy the majesty of our Planet Earth--in stills.

By BBC Posted 4.20.09 at 1:33 pm 12 Comments

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Mount Everest
Martyn Colbeck
This photograph is not only a beautiful shot, but it is also a monumental achievement for Planet Earth: it represents the highest aerial footage of Mount Everest to date. Part of the Himalayan Mountain range, Everest rests among the greatest concentration of peaks over 5 miles found anywhere on Earth. And while the Himalayas might be the most majestic of all mountain ranges, they are certainly also the deadliest; together, Everest and her sister peak K2 have claimed more lives than any other mountains.
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Oryx Herd
Richard du Toit
This Oryx herd is fleeing a pursuant pride of lions in the Namibian desert. Since lions won’t cross the giant dunes, the Oryx can retreat to the safety of the sandbank, but still risk being ambushed when they eventually emerge for water.
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12 Comments

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bgres07

04/22/09 at 12:23 pm

Fantastic gallery, keep up the good work covering environmental issues in the future! I especially like the Oryx Herd photo, great work by Richard du Toit.

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amberbyron

04/22/09 at 2:55 pm

The cave section of Planet Earth is my favorite!

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spaceisdeep

04/22/09 at 3:07 pm

Love this gallery!!

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ZWIRE3060

from New Port Richey, Florida

04/22/09 at 6:39 pm

Amazing gallery! These are an amazing set of images, it is also interesting that the crew that filmed the video and took the pictures spent days and even weeks waiting for the right moment to film the scene! I love their work and the information as well, it's better than a documentary!

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rjcollins

from Conception Bay South, Newfoundland

04/23/09 at 1:48 pm

Planet Earth (the series) has done so much to help bring the scope of nature to current generations and may never be surpassed.

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MemoG

from Artesia, California

04/23/09 at 7:52 pm

I really love this series it is entertaining and informative. Thanks to all the people who worked on it.

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boiler11

04/24/09 at 1:06 am

Great gallery, wish I could see those things with my own eyes and in person.

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dwigans

04/24/09 at 8:40 am

I love Planet Earth, too bad they aren't offering it on Blu-ray because the HD version is the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

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Toronado

04/24/09 at 5:55 pm

Marvelous photography, we especially enjoyed the Snow Leopard video. We've had the pleasure of seeing three, one was actually carrying its tail in its mouth.
Hopefully we can help them survive in the wild.

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