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Jim Brandenburg

The 10th-century bronze brooch was found at a Viking burial site near Smolensk, Russia.

As a part of Worthington, Minnesota's King Turkey Day, held every September, dozens of turkeys parade down the town's main street. This picture originally appeared in the February 1976 issue, but the festival just observed its 82nd year in September 2021.

Gray wolves were extirpated from Wisconsin in the early 1900s but returned in the 1970s from populations in Minnesota. In January 2021, they lost protections afforded by the Endangered Species Act.

An ancient cave painting in Namibia depicts three hunters. A June 1982 story chronicled Namibia's efforts to regain independence, but South Africa did not cede control until 1990.

A controlled fire burns across a section of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Oklahoma. The fire enriches the soil and clears it of shrubs and trees, allowing the grass to thrive.

A swallowtail butterfly rests on a birch tree in Minnesota's Superior National Forest. Minnesota, USA