Category: Animals
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Galvanized Wire Animal Sculptures by Kendra Haste!
Working only with layers of painted galvanized wire atop steel armature, UK artist Kendra Haste creates faithful reproductions of creatures large and small for both public installations and private collections around the world. A graduate of the from the Royal College of Art, Haste says she is fascinated by how such a seemingly ordinary medium, chicken wire,…
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Now You Can Learn Anatomy From Dissected Knitted Creatures!
If you have a visceral or ethical problem with animal dissection, then maybe Emily Stoneking’s artwork will help you learn about what makes animals tick without making you hurl or cry. If your memories of those high school classes are less than fond, she also has alien knit dissections as well. Stoneking sells these knitted animals…
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Perfectly Timed Photos Taken At Just The Right Moment
Whether taken through careful preparation and calculation or completely by accident, perfectly timed photos are an absolute joy to look at. With the perfect angle or in the perfect split second, you’ve captured an image that may never happen quite that way ever again. Which is your perfectly timed photo? And don’t forget, if you’re…
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The Cutest Miniature Crochet Animals Ever!
Su Ami are a family of five artists from Vietnam who crochet the cutest miniature animals ever. The artists sell their creations on Etsy where you can find hundreds of their miniature creations in various sizes. Some fit on the tip of your finger while others fit in the palm of your hand. Below you will find some…
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Huskies Appear to Walk on Water Across the Surface of a Frozen Lake
Russian photographer and all-terrain vehicle driver Fox Grom was taking a stroll with his dogs when he came across a stunning sight—a frozen lake covered with rainwater, making it appear like his two huskies were walking on water. “I always take pictures of my dogs whilst walking them, but on this occasion there was an…
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Photos of an Amazing Friendship Between a Dog and an Owl
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but Ingo the shepherd dog’s special buddy is Poldi, a little owl who loves to pose for pictures and cozy up to his canine pal. Germany-based animal photographer and collage artist Tanja Brandt documents their unlikely friendship in heartwarming portraits that show the closeness of their bond. Whether the…
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Say Goodaye to Brolga, the “Surrogate Mom” to Orphaned Baby Kangaroos
Say goodaye to Chris Barnes, a local Australian hero who has devoted his life to rescuing orphaned baby kangaroos in central Australia. The caretaker, who is nicknamed “Brolga” after the Aboriginal word for the mighty Australian crane, acts as a “surrogate mom” to nearly 30 kangaroos, including little joeys whose mothers were struck and killed by vehicles. For…
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Cuteness Overload With Newly Hatched Baby Chameleons Create at Sydney Zoo
If you’ve ever had any doubt about how cute reptiles can be, let us end those doubts right now. This gang of more than 20 baby chameleons, recently hatched at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, is one of the cutest band of curious explorers that we’ve ever seen. The little green guys are veiled chameleons, which are…
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Photographer Captures The Cutest Squirrel Photo Session Ever
When we last saw Russian nature photographer Vadim Trunov, he was looking at the macro world of bugs and snails (see HERE). His latest series sees him in close encounters with squirrels doing the strangest things! Vadim recently published some of the photos he’s captured of squirrels that seem to be building snowmen, taking photos of…
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The World Falls in Love with Quokka, Australia’s Most Adorable Animal
The world has spoken and it’s declared the quokka, the happiest, most photogenic animal on the planet. Taking the Internet by storm is the hashtag #quokkaselfie which shows the small marsupial posing for the camera, with humans, while donning its most charismatic grin. Though it bears a slight resemblance to its cousin the kangaroo, the quokka is…