Best NatGeo photos of 2017

National Geographic recently published the best photos of this magazine in 2017, selected from nearly 2 million photos of 88 photographers in 112 articles in the past year.

The best photos are chosen by NatGeo on a variety of topics, from nature to people, animals . and both human and natural relationships, as well as the contrast between natural conservation efforts and hunting animals (legal).

Check out some photos voted by NatGeo as the best in 2017 in this magazine:

Fireflies fly in the air, creating beautiful scenes like fairy tales in Santa Clara sanctuary, Nanacamilpa town, Mexico.This is one of the photos voted by NatGeo as the best in 2017 of this magazine.

A tourist sits on a boat in Laguna San Ignacio Bay in Mexico reaching into the water to caress gray whales who often come to the area to mate.Once frightened by fishermen, these great friends today play an important role in the local economy.

Colin Murdoch, who manages deer populations at Reraig Forest, Loch Carron, Scotland, is feeding his beloved animals.

"For a man who always wears vests and ties, immersing himself in the ocean is a real relaxation , " Brian Skerry, a photographer, said of the photo he took of former President Barack. Obama is diving.Photographer Brian hopes that with this picture, he can call more attention to the issue of ocean conservation.

A sea lion catches fish around a block of kelp in Cortes Bank, an underground mountain off San Diego, California, USA.Conservationists argue that it is a marine population worthy of protection.

Eating time at Reteti Elephant Reserve in Southern Kenya.

Theropithecus gelada primates ran to the cliffs where they lived when night began to drop to the Guassa Reserve in Ethiopia.These animals sleep at night on narrow ledges to avoid newspapers, hyenas and wild dogs.

The hunter carried on the shoulder of the skin of a mountain lion he shot in southern Utah, USA.Winter is the top hunting season because on the snowy ground, hunters may be more likely to observe mammals.In each hunting season, Utah also sets the number of lions to be hunted, in part based on the calculation of the number of animals the lion had killed the previous year.For example, in 2016, the lion killed 416 sheep and other farm animals, during the hunting season 2016 - 2017, hunters hunted 399 lions.

Mauli Dhan hangs by the cliff with bamboo ladders to get honey in Nepal.The use of smoked grass helps him to reduce the color of the bee sting because the smoke makes the bee disoriented.Before being able to tie one more rope to a person to ensure safety, Mauli must be very careful because only one loose step can cause incalculable consequences.

In a crowded prison in Quezon City, Philippines, about 2,072 out of 3,036 prisoners are imprisoned for drug involvement.

Roger Matthews (left) and Aaron Rodwell stood next to a crocodile about 4.5 meters long, weighed about 680kg, and they legally arrested and killed in Northern Australia.

The 9-year-old Aarti is facing the risk of sexual violence when she sells flowers alone in Delhi, India.Aarti is one of millions of children in the world who have to work to help their families, instead of going to school.

The desire to teach children back to computers brought these Samburu women to a class in the settlement north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.They are learning about tablets connected to the Internet via satellites and preloaded with educational programs.Today, technology has come to remote areas of Africa, mostly in the form of affordable mobile phones.

In Seoul, electronic stadiums and game centers cost about $ 1 an hour, and some locations are open 24 hours.Shortly after Korea deployed super high-speed Internet, some people were becoming addicted to the game.The government must also go in and pay for the treatment of some cases.

Hummingbirds often enjoy nectar drifting under heavy rain to enlist in their stomachs.In the picture is a hummingbird Anna shaking her waving rain, similar to the action that dogs do.According to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, each swing takes place over a period of 4/100 seconds.

Emperor penguins are looking for food.Brown patches above them are micro-algae clinging to sea icebergs and begin to photosynthesize in the spring.The photographer also camped on one of these ice sheets.