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Earth's natural wonders are parts of the natural world that nature has carved on such a scale that they defy belief. For human beings, survival within these extraordinary places can pose great challenges. Yet human ingenuity makes this possible.

In the Faroe Islands, locals collect a traditional delicacy Fulmar eggs from high cliffs.
In some of the natural wonders, people must push themselves to the limit to survive.
In some of the natural wonders, people must push themselves to the limit to survive.
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In some of the natural wonders, people must push themselves to the limit to survive.
In some natural wonders, animals can make the difference between life and death.
Earth’s natural wonders are among the most extreme places to live on the planet.
Witness wonders created by the force that makes our planet unique — life itself.
See wonders created by the grand and unpredictable power of water.
Explore extreme locales including Mount Everest’s Khumbu Icefall and the Grand Canyon.
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In Ethiopia’s Gheralta mountain villagers climb sheer cliffs for a baptism.
In Brazil, indigenous peoples use a natural plant toxin to paralyze hundreds of fish.
The Nenet people of Siberia migrate 500 miles across the ice with their reindeer herds.
In Vanuatu islanders depend on fishing to provide them with food from the sea.
In Australia Aboriginal peoples risk their lives collecting saltwater crocodile eggs.
In some natural wonders, animals can make the difference between life and death.
Earth’s natural wonders are beautiful, but survival there takes bravery and ingenuity.
Wrangling cattle by helicopter in Australia is a dangerous job for helicopter cowboys.
Collecting mussels from caves beneath the sea ice in the Canadian Arctic.
In Nepal herders bring their yaks down one of the steepest mountain passes in the region.