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A spring lamb spotted over Edinburgh, Scotland.
A face in the clouds – is it Salvador Dalí? – spotted over Greenfield, California.
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A Cumulus elephant spotted over Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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The Greek god Zeus arrives just ahead of a storm. Spotted over Pacifica, California, US.
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A laughing Cumulus spotted over Goodyear, Arizona.
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A dog barking over Bigfork, Montana, US.
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A cloud with eyebrows, (supercilium, Latin for eyebrows), spotted over Tuba City, Arizona, US.
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A classic UFO-like lenticularis over Torres del Paine, Chile.
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A swan-like horseshoe vortex over Herbster, Wisconsin, US.
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A fish, (made), out of water over the Black Rock Forest in the Hudson Valley, New York, US.
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A breaking heart over Bigfork, Montana, US.
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A giant bird over Curtin, Canberra, Australia.
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A Maori canoe, rowed by a line of warriors over Lake Taupo, New Zealand.
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A fallstreak hole that looks like an ultrasound image of a baby. Spotted over Arizona, US.
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A head in the clouds over Northland, New Zealand.
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A Centipede over Woodford Halse, Daventry, England.
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