Images Dated 1st June 2010

Polar bear cubs play at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo in St-Felicien

Polar bear cubs play at the St-Felicien Wildlife Zoo, Quebec, June 2, 2010. The zoo allowed public access to the polar bear cubs, born on November 30, 2009, for the first time on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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The Verdun Altar, depicting biblical scenes, 1181 (champleve enamelwork) (left panel

KLN377128 The Verdun Altar, depicting biblical scenes, 1181 (champleve enamelwork) (left panel) (detail of 146819) by Nicholas of Verdun (fl.1181-1205); Stiftsmuseum, Klosterneuburg, Austria; A© Stiftmuseum Klosterneuburg; Netherlandish, out of copyright

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Fortified village of Ushguli, Svanetia, Georgia

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement

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