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National Geographic’s Top 20 Photos Of 2015

National Geographic had embraced the digital medium with great gusto. And as result, here are the your favorite NatGeo Photo of the Day entrees for 2015. They tallied the shares, likes, views, and other esoteric data on picture popularity, and chose the 20 that you, digital peoples of the internet, liked the most. Have a virtual peek at the best pictures of penguins, ice cracks and more!

“Each day, we bring you one photo from around National Geographic that fits our criteria for Photo of the Day—sometimes classic, sometimes quirky, always an image with a story to tell,” the magazine commented on its website.

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When Penguins Attack | Casey Station, Antarctica

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Winter White | Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

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Yellow Jellies | Jellyfish Lake, Eil Malk, Palau

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Against the Wind | Quebec City, Canada

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Something’s Fishy | British Columbia, Canada

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Cracking The Surface | Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

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Who’s There? | India

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Kit Friendly | Estonia

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Mother of the Forest | Morondava, Madagascar

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Falls In Autumn |  Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

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Big Baby | Tonga

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Bioluminous Larak | Larak Island, Iran

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Bird Feeders |  Xingping, Guanxi province, China

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The Village | Sződliget, Hungary

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All The Fish In The Sea | Cabo Pulmo marine park, Mexico

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Fox Found | Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

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Dancing With The Moon | Iceland

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Shining Through | Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield, Wisconsin

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Hull-o | Bonnaire island, Carribean

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Imperial Blossoms | Imperial Palace, Kyoto, Japan

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