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December 2007
From mammoth fish to Tut's face to "death maps," we're bringing you the biggest and most stunning pictures and news this month.

In This Edition
• Pictures: Giant Catfish Caught
• Bizarre Dinos Photo Gallery
• #1 Wallpaper
• Tut Goes on Display

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Quiz: True or false? The giant catfish is the world's largest fish. (See below.)

Photos: Giant Catfish Caught in Cambodia

It's one whopper of a tale. An 8-foot (2.4-meter) behemoth was hauled in this month—the only Mekong giant catfish caught this year.

• Photos: World's Largest Trout
• More Megafish Stories

Pictures: Bizarre Dinosaurs

They're not science fiction. These unusual beasts really did exist—see dinos with bull horns, weird teeth, or spiky backs.

• News: "Vacuum Cleaner" Dino Found

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Savor Namibia's scenic dunes with this month's best wallpaper.

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National Geographic News

Gallery: Tut's Mummy Goes on Display

King Tut was recently moved from a restricted antechamber to a high-tech display case. See the famous boy king's public debut.

Photo Quiz

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Some archaeologists believe this recently found grotto once housed the mythical founders of a famous city. So where is it?

• Athens
• Rome
• Beijing

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Pictures: "Secret" Road to Machu Picchu

Go off the beaten path. Two adventurers chronicle their journey along the Camino Salcantay—a sparsely traveled ancient roadway to the famous Inca city—with stunning photographs.

National Geographic News

"Death Maps" Show How We Live, Die

AIDS, murder, lung cancer, and war all take their greatest tolls in varying parts of the world. See the surprising data—in an unprecedented visual form.

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Quiz Answer: False. The Mekong giant catfish, which reaches up to 10 feet (3 meters) in length, is arguably the largest freshwater fish. But it is dwarfed by the ocean-dewlling whale shark, which can grow to more than 40 feet (12 meters) in length.

Giant catfish photograph courtesy Zeb Hogan/University of Nevada-Reno/National Geographic Emerging Explorer

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