Zoologist Vladimir Dinets discovered alligator dances, shown here, in the Everglades.
Everglades National Park, Florida —
Zoologist Vladimir Dinets discovered alligator dances, shown here, in the Everglades.
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Elephant seals enjoy the Monterey Bay, the best place to see marine mammals outside the Antarctic, says Dinets.
Monterey Bay, California —
Elephant seals enjoy the Monterey Bay, the best place to see marine mammals outside the Antarctic, says Dinets.
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This stunning part of the North American continent is a place where visitors can observe giant Greenland sharks, pet a seal pup, or watch a huge gannet colony at arm's length. A Northern gannet is shown here.
Eastern Quebec, Canada —
This stunning part of the North American continent is a place where visitors can observe giant Greenland sharks, pet a seal pup, or watch a huge gannet colony at arm's length. A Northern gannet is shown here.
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This part of Guyana is Dinets' favorite corner of the Amazon, beautifully preserved. Hoatzins, also known as stink birds, are shown here.
Ranch Karanambu, Guyana —
This part of Guyana is Dinets' favorite corner of the Amazon, beautifully preserved. Hoatzins, also known as stink birds, are shown here.
courtesy Vladimir Dinets
Etosha National Park is the best place in Africa to see wildlife, says Dinets, especially if you have kids.
Etosha National Park, Namibia —
Etosha National Park is the best place in Africa to see wildlife, says Dinets, especially if you have kids.
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The Masoala Peninsula is particularly lush, diverse and remote part of this wonderful island, and the place Dinets says naturalists must see before they die. An adult dwarf chameleon is shown here.
Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar —
The Masoala Peninsula is particularly lush, diverse and remote part of this wonderful island, and the place Dinets says naturalists must see before they die. An adult dwarf chameleon is shown here.
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Russian-born Dinets loves the Chukchi Peninsula, the remotest and most fascinating part of Siberia to him. A Russian chapel on a remote fjord is shown here.
Chukchi Peninsula, Russia —
Russian-born Dinets loves the Chukchi Peninsula, the remotest and most fascinating part of Siberia to him. A Russian chapel on a remote fjord is shown here.
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The world's most scenic road crosses an area of stunning cultural diversity. It's not always safe, Dinets says, but it's a great adventure. Nanga Parbat, the westernmost Himalayan peak, is shown here.
Karakoram Highway, China/Pakistan —
The world's most scenic road crosses an area of stunning cultural diversity. It's not always safe, Dinets says, but it's a great adventure. Nanga Parbat, the westernmost Himalayan peak, is shown here.
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Perhaps the world's hottest place, Dinets found Afar a place difficult and dangerous to travel through. His assistants in Afar are shown here collecting volcanic acid.
Afar Desert, Ethiopia —
Perhaps the world's hottest place, Dinets found Afar a place difficult and dangerous to travel through. His assistants in Afar are shown here collecting volcanic acid.
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Dinets has been at the edges of this fascinating region, and hopes to explore it thoroughly someday. Shown here is a lake of boiling lava at Nyiragongo Volcano.
Democratic Republic of Congo —
Dinets has been at the edges of this fascinating region, and hopes to explore it thoroughly someday. Shown here is a lake of boiling lava at Nyiragongo Volcano.
courtesy Vladimir Dinets