Protesters outside Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s residence and at Galle Face attacked by government supporters and the police
Court-appointed Advocate Commissioner undertakes survey of the Gyanvapi mosque to ascertain the presence of Hindu deities inside the mosque
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposes Emergency for the second time in five weeks as the political crisis in the island nation deepens
Wildlife Irresistible penguins G. SHAHEED photographs by JON LANGELAND King Penguins, a moment of bonding, on South George Island. Photo: JON LANGELAND 1/18 Jon Langeland phtographing the chicks. Photo: JON LANGELAND 2/18 The playful ones prepare to glide down the iceberg or dive from the top into the waters. Photo: JON LANGELAND 3/18 King Penguins by the shore at sunset. Photo: JON LANGELAND 4/18 Penguins love to catch the waves. Photo: JON LANGELAND 5/18 On their bellies, a rare sight. Photo: JON LANGELAND 6/18 Gentoo penguins mating. Photo: JON LANGELAND 7/18 A Macaroni Penguin at its nest on a hilltop. Photo: JON LANGELAND 8/18 A King Penguin congregation at St. Andrew Bay. Photo: JON LANGELAND 9/18 The mother after feeding its chick. Photo: JON LANGELAND 10/18 A chick rejecting an imposter mother. Photo: JON LANGELAND 11/18 A Gentoo Penguin pair warm to each other. 12/18 A loner, in a pensive mood. Photo: JON LANGELAND 13/18 The elephant seal. Photo: JON LANGELAND 14/18 The fur seal. Photo: JON LANGELAND 15/18 The albatross, exhibiting its large wingspan. Photo: JON LANGELAND 16/18 The brown squa, one of the predators of the penguin. Photo: JON LANGELAND 17/18 Poking the mate with its beak. Photo: JON LANGELAND 18/18
King Penguins, a moment of bonding, on South George Island. Photo: JON LANGELAND 1/18 Jon Langeland phtographing the chicks. Photo: JON LANGELAND 2/18 The playful ones prepare to glide down the iceberg or dive from the top into the waters. Photo: JON LANGELAND 3/18 King Penguins by the shore at sunset. Photo: JON LANGELAND 4/18 Penguins love to catch the waves. Photo: JON LANGELAND 5/18 On their bellies, a rare sight. Photo: JON LANGELAND 6/18 Gentoo penguins mating. Photo: JON LANGELAND 7/18 A Macaroni Penguin at its nest on a hilltop. Photo: JON LANGELAND 8/18 A King Penguin congregation at St. Andrew Bay. Photo: JON LANGELAND 9/18 The mother after feeding its chick. Photo: JON LANGELAND 10/18 A chick rejecting an imposter mother. Photo: JON LANGELAND 11/18 A Gentoo Penguin pair warm to each other. 12/18 A loner, in a pensive mood. Photo: JON LANGELAND 13/18 The elephant seal. Photo: JON LANGELAND 14/18 The fur seal. Photo: JON LANGELAND 15/18 The albatross, exhibiting its large wingspan. Photo: JON LANGELAND 16/18 The brown squa, one of the predators of the penguin. Photo: JON LANGELAND 17/18 Poking the mate with its beak. Photo: JON LANGELAND 18/18