It was 18:59.Sister Magdalene rose from her chair by the front gate of the churchandwalked towards thebell tower.Leaning to one side,Magdalene grasped the rope with her right hand while reaching into herpocket withher...It was 18:59.Sister Magdalene rose from her chair by the front gate of the churchandwalked towards thebell tower.Leaning to one side,Magdalene grasped the rope with her right hand while reaching into herpocket withher left,pulling out hercellphoneto check the time once more-7:00 p.m.展开更多
"Choog choog choog."Each morning atthe crack of dawn,theprotection station in Mangkam's State-Level Natural Reserve for the snub-nosed monkeys is filled with the sound of motorcycle engines chugging alon..."Choog choog choog."Each morning atthe crack of dawn,theprotection station in Mangkam's State-Level Natural Reserve for the snub-nosed monkeys is filled with the sound of motorcycle engines chugging along.It is during this time that the local rangers,protective"bouncers,"head on into the forest depths.Their mission?To lookafter andward off disturbances to the native Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys dwelling in thewooded land atoptheworld's highest reaches.展开更多
Migrant birds such as black-necked cranes and bar-headed geese begin singing their dawn-time chorus and searching for food when the first rays of the morning sun touch the Hutoushan Reservoir in Lhunzhub County,Lhasa,...Migrant birds such as black-necked cranes and bar-headed geese begin singing their dawn-time chorus and searching for food when the first rays of the morning sun touch the Hutoushan Reservoir in Lhunzhub County,Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region.展开更多
文摘It was 18:59.Sister Magdalene rose from her chair by the front gate of the churchandwalked towards thebell tower.Leaning to one side,Magdalene grasped the rope with her right hand while reaching into herpocket withher left,pulling out hercellphoneto check the time once more-7:00 p.m.
文摘"Choog choog choog."Each morning atthe crack of dawn,theprotection station in Mangkam's State-Level Natural Reserve for the snub-nosed monkeys is filled with the sound of motorcycle engines chugging along.It is during this time that the local rangers,protective"bouncers,"head on into the forest depths.Their mission?To lookafter andward off disturbances to the native Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys dwelling in thewooded land atoptheworld's highest reaches.
文摘Migrant birds such as black-necked cranes and bar-headed geese begin singing their dawn-time chorus and searching for food when the first rays of the morning sun touch the Hutoushan Reservoir in Lhunzhub County,Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region.
