Photo of the Day: Best of February

Every day, we feature an image chosen from thousands submitted to our photo community, Your Shot. Here are some highlights from February.

THE EYES HAVE ITA Tuareg man named Ahmadu poses for a portrait in Timbuktu, Mali. "This is why I travel," says Your Shot photographer Matjaz Krivic. "The people in my photos have inspired me again and again to go on the road—to meet kindness and fear, happiness and troubled lives, deep friendship and brief acquaintances."PHOTOGRAPH BY MATJAZ KRIVIC, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT

 FEELING FOXYOn Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's islands, two red foxes share a moment. Foxes, or kitsune, are common in Japanese folklore, often displaying magical properties.
PHOTOGRAPH BY YASUYUKI O., NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT

FIGHT FIRE WITH FIREFour members of the Wyoming Hotshots crew use a controlled burn, called backfiring, to fight a wildfire in Custer, South Dakota. With a controlled burn, firefighters can burn up vegetation and fuel in the path of the main wildfire, slowing down its momentum.PHOTOGRAPH BY KYLE MILLER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT

 GENTLE GIANTOff the coast of Western Australia, a bait ball of small fish makes way for a whale shark. Whale sharks are the largest non-mammalian vertebrates in the animal kingdom, with an adult weighing an average of 9 tons.
PHOTOGRAPH BY TOM CANNON, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT

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