Category: Animals
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The Most Creative Sculptures and Statues From Around the World
Every city that you visit has its own unique sculptures and statues, but some really make you look twice – and then some. The most unique and amazing sculptures known to capture the eyes of all who pass can be found tucked along secret streets and broadcasted in popular city squares. There are many sculptures and statues…
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Strange Fairy-Like Sculptures Created With Body Parts Of Insects
Amsterdam-based artist Cedric Laquieze, previously featured for his animal skeleton sculptures decorated with flowers, has created a new body of work. He calls his little creations ‘Fairies’, they are constructed from the body parts of a myriad of insects, bones and seeds, sculpted into flamboyant quasi-bug creatures that look exotic and alluring. What do you…
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Adorable Tiny Animals Embroidered By Chloe Giordano
Chloe Giordano, a talented illustrator and embroiderer in Oxford, England, creates tiny embroidered animals that are full of texture and life. What’s striking about her embroidered pieces, besides her painstaking attention to these animals’ rich colors, is their size. Most of these animals are not much larger than a thimble, which puts the amazing detail…
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These aren’t real animals! Wildlife Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye
With the exception of the repurposed containers, almost every aspect of these artworks by Singapore-based artist Keng Lye (previously) has been rendered in acrylic paint, carefully applied within layers of clear resin. A fish in a plastic bag, a tin can of tadpoles swirling under a frog on a lilypad, and even a completely convincing betta constructed…
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Puppy Pirate accepts Mark Zuckerberg’s #ALSIceBucketChallenge
It’s an internet viral sensation: pouring a freezing cold bucket of water on your head to raise funds and awareness for ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Everyone’s doing it, from Bill Gates, to Justin Bieber, to Oprah Winfrey, to the local random guy down the end of your street. However…
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Before-And-After Photos Of Rescued Dogs to Celebrate International Homeless Animal Day
To commemorate International Homeless Animal Day, we decided to collect some of the most heart-breaking (and heart-warming) dog rescue stories we’ve ever seen and put them all in one place. Animal shelters and rescue centers around the world have put countless volunteer hours into helping abused and homeless animals like these find loving homes. Animals…
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Couple Takes an Amazing Newborn Photoshoot… With Their Dog
One day, after professional family and pet portrait photographer Jame Clauss wrapped up a photoshoot, she found herself with nothing to do. So she and her photographer friends did what anybody would do in their position – they created a series of baby photos with their tubby Jack-Russell Terrier Snuggles instead of a baby. The…
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Spectacular Butterfly Sculptures by Yumi Okita
North Carolina-based artist Yumi Okita creates beautiful textile sculptures of moths, butterflies, and other insects with various textiles and embroidery techniques. The pieces are quite large, measuring nearly a foot wide and contain other flourishes including painting, feathers, and artificial fur. You can many of her most recent pieces here. And don’t forget, if you’re…
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Stunning Photographs of Wildlife by Spanish Photographer
Spanish photographer Marina Cano is known for her stunning photos of nature and and its wildlife. Although she lives in Cantabria in northern Spain, the photographer frequently travels to faraway locations such as South Africa and Kenya to capture spectacular shots of exotic beasts. What sets Cano’s photos apart is her unique ability to document…
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Scrap Metal and Farm Equipment Turned Into Stunning Sculptures!
South Dakotan sculptor John Lopez creates life-sized scrap metal sculptures with a uniquely Western American twist. In his hands, old discarded farm equipment is recycled into sculptures of iconic creatures from the American West like a bison, a horse plowing a field, or a Texas Longhorn. Lopez already had a career as a bronze sculptor,…