Animals

Nature photography was also disrupted due to the epidemic. These photographs, taken by chance by a photographer named Holly Neill, proved that wonderful moments can be captured without going far from your home.

Birds have a very vast world that includes a wide variety of species. Some are glamorous and big, while some are small and cute.

Meet Cinnabar Moths that break the notion that butterflies are more beautiful than moths. It takes its name from the mineral Cinnabar, which is a mercury ore. This makes it highly toxic.

Those who see this bird, which is among the rare species, for the first time, admire its beauty. However, it is an ordinary bird for local people in Africa.

Birds build their nests in places that will protect their eggs from all kinds of dangers. Even though they are notorious for the bird-brained idiom, this mother hummingbird's home is the kind of thing that would void this idiom.

Hummingbirds are one of the most beautiful and tiny members of the bird kingdom. It is amazing that these multi-colored birds have so many colors in their tiny bodies.

This bird with a mustache will make you smile with its very interesting appearance.

These bright yellow birds, known as 'village weavers', build hanging nests from various materials. It's fun to pile up various nesting materials and watch these little engineers to use them in construction projects. While some are picky, some get whatever they find.

It was 2011 when elderly fisherman Joao Pereira de Souza found a dying South American Magellanic penguin, covered in oil, on a beach off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. 

Despite being the smartest creatures of the planet, humans are the most polluting, consumerist species in the world. Their one-time usage of many things gives damage to the entire planet and livings. As though the plastic waste doesn’t cause enough trouble, there’s also a sub-category named balloon waste.

Meet one of a kind alpine parrot, it is named as Kea. High mountains might not be the just perfect natural living environment for parrots in general but for this alpine parrot, the situation goes different. The world is a home for many kinds of birds and Kea is just one of those fascinating creatures with its shining colors.

The wildlife photographer David Weiller came across the unique Brahmaea Hearseyi moth on his expedition in the rainforest. What makes this moth so special? 

Have you ever seen a glasswing butterfly?  Well, at first, it looks handmade butterfly, right?

For many generations this year will surely be remembered as the year of catastrophes. However, it has not been only comprised of negativities, as some good things happened , too. 

During his travels through the Amazon to study reptile and amphibian diversity, Photographer Mark Cowan photographed a crocodile.

A group of four people who did not know each other before came together to rescue a dog in Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque. Cynthia Klaila heard a dog’s cries while hiking and managed to find the big, fluffy white dog in a ravine. The dog was shaking, panting and lying when she was able to approach her.

Ossi Saarinen, a nature photographer, takes photos of beautiful birds which look like real version of Angry Birds. They are cute and adorable and they are definitely worth seeing.

Have you ever seen a dog with very captivatingly beautiful eyes. Here is the one. Winnie a Cocker Spaniel has hazel eyes in harmony with its eyelashes. It seems more like a Disney princess than a dog. Just look at the beauty of her eyes below.

Gloster Canaries are usually tiny birds with various colors such as yellow, cinnamon, and green. As a characteristic of its species, gloster canaries sing like all other canaries. Here we have a fellow with quite hilarious hairdo. Scroll down to see the photos.

We all know how cute Mickey Mouse ears. Imagine a real dog actually has those ears. A 6 years old Maltese/Papillon named Goma is definitely a lovable dog with real Mickey Mouse Ears. The photos of this little fellow are shared on an Instagram account and it already has 110.000 followers. Scroll down to see the best photos of Gomo.

Green turtles getting prepared to nest on a protected island were recorded by using drones. For the experts, it was both safe and cheap to photograph them like this.

The Baltimore oriole can be defined as a bird with brilliant orange-golden underparts and shoulder patches, with black wings and a blackhead. However, there’s a lot more to know about this neotropical migrant magnificent breed.

With a weight of 8-10 pounds and a wingspan of about 2.5 meters, the Harpy Eagle is the largest eagle species found in the South American region. The claw lengths of this eagle, known as the harpy eagle, can reach up to 15 centimeters. We hope none of us will see this eagle flying over us!

The deer you see in the picture is not from a movie scene. This deer lives in China and is known as Water Deer. The teeth of an adult Water Deer can grow up to 10 centimeters. Although this deer is a herbivore, it uses its teeth to protect itself and its territory.

Margaret Neville lives in South Africa. On a rainy day of September, she spotted gorgeous flower mantis in her backyard. It was an evolved kind for camouflage. Neville was very impressed by the discovery and named that female guest “Miss Frilly Pants” due to her purple pants.

Steve Biro, a wildlife photographer has been shooting birds for 10 years. Recently, he took a trip to Ontario and there he encountered a Bald Eagle. In the fascinating shot Biro took, the Bald Eagle glides around the water in a perfect symmetrical reflection.

Ospreys are very strong birds which can dive from up to 100 feet in the sky. Their athletic appearance and expert use of claws help them get their meals from water easily and wildlife photographers just admire this scene.

Finland is thought to be a cold, dark land having lots of forest trees by majority. But, a wildlife photographer from Finland, Ossi Saarinen believes in reverse that Finland is more than that and proves his idea with some fascinating nature pictures of his motherland.

Ossi Saarinen is a photographer who bonds his nature love and photography skills at the age of 21. He wonders around mystical woodlands of Finland and captures moments of living wild animals. Foxes, deers, red squirrels, bears and many others got captured by Saarinen’s gifted perspective. The wildlife photographer gets in close contact with these charming animals to present them in the most adorable and intimate way. Finland has so many untouched beauties such as lakes, tundras and forests which are natural habitats of various species. Saarinen spares plenty of his time to capture landscape, waits patiently for the shy creatures to show themselves. Results seem like coming out of a fairytale. We’ve made an interview with Saarinen to learn more about wildlife photography. Here it is.

There’s exhilarant news to get us out from the quarantined mindset. Another uplifting tale to come out of this lock-down mess, as terrifying as time may be, there's always some magic in this planet, and that magic comes from the heart of Mother Nature, reclaiming her planet. The world has witnessed air pollution being reduced, deers of Japan walking around the streets, sea life being re-energized by clear waters. And now, when humans got lock-down due to Covid-19 pandemic, sea turtles got liberated. Sea turtles are species that are being threatened due to pollution caused by humans. Since being undisturbed, they laid about 60 million of eggs which resulted thousands of little tortoises coming out to Rushikulya beach and make their nests.