Pawsome Animal Stories!
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Although Rich East liked his job, he’d been working for the company for around 10 years and was feeling stuck and just bored overall. Although it probably wasn’t the easiest decision, Rich quit his job to travel around Australia with his cat Willow. Willow has been in Rich’s life for about 5 years and they’ve been inseparable, but now their adventures have taken an entire … [Read more...]
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Craig Capeheart was sitting in an inflatable boat off the coast of Mbotyi in South Africa when he captured the exact moment a 40-ton whale jumped completely out of the water and back into the ocean. It apparently didn’t matter how much this animal weights because it was just as graceful. “It seems that never before has a recording been made of an adult humpback whale … [Read more...]
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Nothing can top the beauty of nature. This is especially true for Russia's Lake Baikal, the cleanest, oldest, and deepest lake in the world. Five months a year, Lake Baikal freezes over, and produces the most beautiful, clear ice that you will ever see on a lake. The thickness of this ice reaches 70 cm, and it can tolerate a vehicle over 15 tons. The ice is constantly … [Read more...]
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When this white pine bonsai was planted in 1625, probably no one expected that it would live to see such a historic event. It was owned by the Yamaki family, who in 1945 lived only two miles from where American forces dropped the bomb that ended around 140,000 lives. Miraculously, the bonsai, and the Yamaki family, were left unharmed, and this incredible little tree continues … [Read more...]
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Marina Piro, an Italian-born young woman who’d been living in the UK decided to make a serious change in her life. She has taken to the road with her pet dog Odie and her old van Pam. Her Renault Kangoo was restored by her. On her own, she was able to outfit it with a homemade bed, floor and kitchen just spacious enough to live out of with her canine companion. All of this … [Read more...]
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When Lisa M. Ca flew in from Germany to live with her husband in Michigan, she did not expect these feathery critters to follow suit. During the summer, Lisa decided to feed the neighborhood birds, placing a food bowl right outside of her home. Noticing how beautiful the birds were, she wanted to photograph them from close, so she started researching available cameras that … [Read more...]
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If it’s ever occurred to you that nature photography is just taking pictures of animals in their natural habitat, we urge you to think again because these 20 entries for the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year are no joke. The four categories in which talented photographers from all over the planet disputed a 10-day trip to the Galápagos and two 15-minute … [Read more...]
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When we think about Japan, it’s difficult not to reminisce about the beauty of its culture and how it all always looks like it’s completely taken from a movie. Japanese photographer Hidenobu Suzuki, inspired by this, created a series of photographs he took during the rainy season that look so beautiful they almost seem like paintings. He shared “I wanted my pictures to … [Read more...]
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Meet Liz Clark, a surfer and environmentalist that has been sailing all over the world on her boat ‘Swell’ for the past ten years. She began her journey on 2006 and has spent most of her traveling time alone, but in 2013 she met a skinny and hungry cat that would end up becoming her feline companion. She named the cat Amelia in honor of pilot Amelia Earhart but has decided … [Read more...]
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Meet Aspen, a Golden Retriever from Colorado who shows that dogs are not simply man’s best friends, additionally they are the best travelling buddies. Hunter Lawrence, his owner and dedicated photographer, lives in Colorado and regardless if he’s rafting, mountain climbing, bathing in mountain lakes or driving around in a VW Camper, Aspen is always there with him, because … [Read more...]