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Employees of the Museum of Urban Sculpture clean the statue of Russian Czarina Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 19, 2026. By Dmitri Lovetsky / AP // Via The Atlantic

People walk near the Imam Ali shrine during a heavy dust storm in Najaf, Iraq, on May 18, 2026. By Anmar Khalil / AP // Via The Atlantic.

A bison with molting (shedding) fur stands near a tree in Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, on May 19, 2026. National Park Week will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a weeklong celebration in August featuring hundreds of commemorative events at many of America’s 433 national parks under the theme “Celebrate America’s Story.” By Mario Tama / Getty // Via The Atlantic.

A ground squirrel has a nibble in Sultan Sazlığı National Park in Kayseri, Turkey, on May 17, 2026. By Alaeddin Cogal / Anadolu / Getty // Via The Atlantic.

A thrush feeds a fledgling in a city park in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 21, 2026. By Sergei Grits / AP // Via The Atlantic.

A heron flies near Gölyazı village on the shores of Lake Uluabat, which has risen due to heavy rainfall during the winter months in the Nilüfer district of Bursa, Turkey, on April 23, 2026. By Alper Tuydes / Anadolu / Getty // Via The Atlantic.

Shelter. Second Place, Mammals. An elephant calf seeks shelter from the blazing sun in the only available shade—the body of its mother. Photographed in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. By Preeti John at GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026. // Via The Atlantic.

Practice Makes Perfect. First Place, Other Animals. A young African bullfrog fails to catch its prey. By Jens Cullmann at GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026. // Via The Atlantic.