November 16, 2005
Namibia
1999
Chris Johns
Bushman children play soccer in a village near the Nyae Nyae conservancy of northeastern Namibia.
Reduced to servitude in the land that was once their ancestors' domain, southern Africa's 85,000 indigenous Bushmen are struggling to avoid cultural extinction.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Bushmen," February 2001, National Geographic magazine)
November 17, 2005
Thailand
1994
Jodi Cobb
Thai fishermen use a crane to hoist fish traps from the sea near Phuket, Thailand.
The tsunami of December 2004 destroyed the livelihood of numerous fishermen, who lost everything from their boats to their fishing supplies. It will be several years before the industry can recover.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Many Faces of Thailand," February 1996, National Geographic magazine)
November 18, 2005
Assateague Island, Maryland or Virginia
1975
James L. Stanfield
Two stallions stomp and fight in a status display. Stallions are protective of their herds and fights often occur when mares are at stake.
—Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, the National Geographic Book The Wild Ponies of Assateague Island, 1975
November 19, 2005
Myanmar (Burma)
1983
James L. Stanfield
Replicas of five tiny bronze figurines—dancers and musicians escorted by a jester—provide a tantalizing glimpse into Myanmar's (Burma's) history.
The originals date from the 6th or 7th century and are archeologically invaluable. Four of them were stolen and sold on the black market shortly after their discovery in 1967, but were later returned.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Time and Again in Burma," July 1984, National Geographic magazine)
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