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Spectacular Winning Photos Of The British Ecological Society Photo Competition 2018


Overall winner. Stand Out From the Crowd, photographed on Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). An adult king penguin is surrounded by chicks at a large breeding colony. Populations of the species inhabiting Subantarctic islands face an uncertain future, as climate change threatens to shift oceanic fronts where the animals feed, pushing them further away from breeding sites. (Photo by Chris Oosthuizen/University of Pretoria/British Ecological Society) Continue reading »

South African Artist Creates Fantastic Life-Sized Cake Sculptures

When considering larger than life cakes with more than a little bit of character and movement, then one needs look no further than the extraordinary talents of South Africa-based Dorothy Klerck of Eat Cake Party. Continue reading »

Japanese Artist Turns Awkward Animal Photos Into Beautiful Sculptures

The internet loves memes, especially when special attention is given to hilarious animals. From time to time, while scrolling through your social media timelines, you might find yourself staring at a viral image that seems to challenge the limits of reality. Continue reading »

The 2019 Australian Firefighter Calendar Is Here And Still The Hottest Way To Raise Money For Charity

The 2019 Australian Firefighters Calendar is here and these sexy dudes are back at it, posing shirtless to raise money for the Children’s Hospital Foundation. The tradition has been around since 1993. Firefighters first began posing to raise money for research into childhood burns and they’ve been able to raise over $2.3 million since starting. Continue reading »

“Wild Masterpieces”: These Glamour Shots Of Animals Are Beautiful!

Who knew your pet could get any more majestic? With Wild Masterpieces online photo tool you can create a glamour shot of your pet that would look similar to the beautiful creatures featured below. Continue reading »

Famous Artists Depicted As Animals In Art History In Series Of Humorous Illustrations

Krishna “Nanu” Chavda is an illustrator with a very, very vivid imagination!

Chavda’s imagination is so wild, she sees famous artists in animals. She has created a series of 10 illustrations based on either a self-portrait of an artist, one of their artworks, or the artists’ art-making techniques. From Frida Kahlo to Leonardo, these artists get their animal match in the eyes of cows and leopards. Continue reading »

Cute Illustrations Of Animals Saying Very Depressing Things

Animals Got Problems is a retro-style comic featuring cute animals saying some very depressing things. Listed below are some of the funniest (saddest?) examples. Continue reading »

Dreamlike Animals: Whimsical Photo Manipulation By Julien Tabet

Fantastic creations by Julien Tabet, talented 20-year-old digital artist from France whose works are characterized by a fantastic and surreal atmosphere. Julien uses Photoshop to reimagine animals, and create a surreal world where everything is possible. Continue reading »

Photographer Set Out To Capture The Personalities Of Animals Who Adapt To Their Damaged Or Different Bodies Without Complaint

For her book “Perfect Imperfection”, the Australian pet photographer Alex Cearns set out to capture the personalities of animals who adapt to their damaged or different bodies without complaint.

“They push on, wanting to be included and involved in everything as much as they can”, the Perth-based photographer says. “These are the creatures who have lost a leg, been born without eyes, or are still showing the scars of former abuse”.

Part of the proceeds from sales of Perfect Imperfection go to the Australian Animal Cancer Foundation.


“Vegemite”. Japanese chin x pekinese. Lost an eye when attacked by another dog. (Photo by Alex Cearns/The Guardian) Continue reading »

An Artist Spray-Paint Animals On Plastic Wrap In The Forest With Amazing Results

A few years ago Ches, a Russian street artist, discovered a form of graffiti called cellograffiti where artist paint on industrial strength plastic film fixed between two columns or trees. Intrigued by the medium, Ches started using it in his own work. Continue reading »

Photographer Tim Flach Spent Two Years Photographing Animals That May Soon Be Extinct

British photographer Tim Flach traveled the world for almost two years and captured endangered animals in close, intimate portraits. His project titled Endangered took him across the globe for almost two years, and he photographed the animals that may soon disappear forever. You’ve heard of some of them and have seen their photos, but most of them are not so widely known. Still, all of them are beautiful and unique, and Tim captured their personalities and all their beauty in his images. Continue reading »

“Giant Animals And Tiny Humans”: Breathtaking Surreal Photo Manipulations By Eben McCrimmon

From Australia we bring you a beautiful series of photo manipulations and digital art by Eben McCrimmon who envisions a world where giant animals coexist with tiny humans creating gorgeous visuals where scale tricks your mind. Continue reading »

Hilarious Snaps Of The Unfortunate Brides Upstaged By Animals On Their Wedding


Fabio Mirulla

Its your big day, youve spent months planning every last detail of your wedding and youre just about to capture the moment perfectly on camera whenyoure upstaged by a grinning donkey. At least thats what happened to these poor couples who were dramatically photobombed by a whole host of camera-hogging animals on their special day. Continue reading »

Artist Aditya Aryanto Continues To Transform Animals Into Geometric Shapes – Meet Animal Balls!

After the Animal Cubes series and its strange geometric animals, here is Animal Ball, a new amusing project created by the Indonesian photographer Aditya Aryanto, who is having fun this time transforming animals into inflatable balloons! Continue reading »

Design Duo Creates Fictional Maps That Honour Nature, Animals And Extraordinary People

DAU-DAW consists of two guys from the city of Aarhus, Denmark – Jeppe Knudsen Ringsted (DAU) and Nicolai Søndergaard (DAW). Continue reading »

The Super Monster Wolf Is Here To Scare Animals Away From Farmers’ Crops

A wolf-like robot to drive away wild animals that cause damage to agriculture has been introduced on a trial basis in Kisarazu in southwest Chiba Prefecture in Japan. Continue reading »

The Wild Side Series: The World’s National Animals And Their Tracks

Have you ever wanted to take a walk on the wild side to discover the world’s most iconic national animals? Learn how to identify the footprints of these often-elusive creatures and you’ll be on their trail in no time.

Komodo Dragon (Indonesia)

The world’s largest living lizards are found on the tropical islands of central Indonesia. They can grow to 10ft long and until 1912, the western world thought they were mythological, so prehistoric was their appearance. This is one real life dragon that should be approached with caution. Continue reading »

African Souls: The Amazing Photographs Of Animals By Manuela Kulpa

The “African Souls” series of the German photographer Manuela Kulpa, who captures the African animals with a very particular look and rendering. Some beautiful photographs through which she seeks to express the beauty, the strength, but also the fragility of wildlife and our environment. Continue reading »

Surreal Oil Paintings That Integrate Oversized Animals Into Found Vintage Photographs By Anja Wülfing

Anja Wulfing adds large animals into the black and white scenes of found vintage photographs, turning the attention away from the somber faces of its subjects and to the creatures that pose quite naturally behind their backs. Continue reading »

Photographer Captures The Beauty Of Animals Saved From Black Market Trade

In her ongoing series aptly titled “Where the Wild Things Are,” Los Angeles-based photographer Natasha Wilson shines a light on the ethereal beauty of wildlife saved from entering the black market trade. Continue reading »

These Quirky Kid’s Stools Were Inspired By Farmyard Animals

Japanese designer Takeshi Sawada, has designed a collection of quirky farm animal inspired stools for design brand EO – Elements Optimal. The collection is made up of three stools, Bambi, Sheep and Cow, with the design of the back of the stools and the faux fur seat easily telling you which animal it takes after. Each of designs are have a seat height of 33cm (just over 1 foot) and have a solid European Oak or an American Walnut base and back. Continue reading »

Artist Creates Beautiful Mashups Between Her Eyes And Animals

According to an artist Flora Borsi: “The photoshoot was done in 1 hour, I just made pictures of myself with the matching hairstyle and makeup, and then matched with the photos of each animal. The manipulation took me up to 20 hours for each. “Animeyed” previously appeared on many social media platforms, but now it’s an extended version with additional images.” Continue reading »

Animals Etched Onto Dirty Cars By Russian Artist Nikita Golubev

Over the last few weeks, Moscow-based artist and illustrator Nikita Golubev has taken to the streets to etch images of animals onto the sides of completely filthy vehicles. The reductive process involves creating “clean” spots by wiping or scraping his images onto the gritty surface of each car. Continue reading »

Amelia And The Animals By Robin Schwartz

Robin Schwartz is a 60-year-old professional photographer who lives in New Jersey with her husband, Robert Forman, daughter, Amelia, and five companion animals. Robin received a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Pratt Institute and her photographs are held in several museum collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Continue reading »

Animals That Look Like They’re About To Drop The Hottest Albums Ever


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These animals totally knew they were posing for their hotly anticipated album covers. They’ve got hits for days stored in their nests, and they’re just waiting for the right time to send them to radio and top all of the charts. If your furry friend is also plotting a #fire new release this year, plug them into our list below. Continue reading »