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7 July 2025

A man looks through the columns of the Monopteros towards the Frauenkirche in the English Garden in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on July 6, 2025.

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4 June 2025

Two bikers sit on a riverside wall facing the Rhine River and Cologne Cathedral, with their helmets placed beside them in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on May 21, 2022. The iconic twin towers of the cathedral dominate the skyline while cargo ships pass through the busy waterway, symbolizing both leisure and logistics in the city.

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5 November 2024

The dry-season form of the Common Evening Brown butterfly (Melanitis leda) is seen camouflaged as a dead leaf while feeding on the juice of a fallen fruit in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 4, 2024. This butterfly, known for its erratic flight at dusk, is native to regions including Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Australia. In the wet season, its forewings feature two large subapical black spots with smaller white-centered spots, bordered by a ferruginous lunule on a brown background. In the dry season, however, the butterfly’s ocelli are reduced or absent, with its color shifting from grey to light brown, helping it blend with dead leaves for effective camouflage.

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