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Mount Cook and Pukaki lake, New Zealand

From the blog in April 2010

  • Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

    Around Aoraki

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    Aoraki, or Mount Cook, stands at an impressive 3,754 m (12,316 ft) tall and lies in the Southern Alps the mountain range that breaks through the length of the South Island. It is here that many visitors to the country have caught their first glimpse of the dramatic peaks that the South Island has become so renowned for.

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  • Komodo dragon, Indonesia

    Unusual Animals

    Just because in some cases they have been around for millions of years doesn't mean you'll have seen them. In fact, our list of the world's more unusual animals includes some which are definitely not easy to see, such as the virtually motionless sloth. See which animals made our list.

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