Being a wildlife photographer is one of the coolest professions around! You get to travel the world and see such marvelous sights -- what a dream!
However, sometimes you're a little too close for comfort! And sometimes, you might not even notice the wildlife approaching you from behind... surprise! With those surprises, comes this fun-filled wild animal encounters that no one was expecting.
A picture is worth more than words means is that the image itself conveys such complexity and sometimes multiple ideas, that it's more effective looking at a visual instead of a mere verbal description of said photo.
All the following pictures of animals are worth more than 1000 words, and you will soon see why. You don't need a caption or description to feel something when you look at each picture.
If you're in the mood to feel more images, without words, we've got the right assortment of pics for you.
Wow, wow, wow.
Picture this: you're on a safari at the Tadoba Reserve, in India, when all of a sudden you spot a black leopard drinking water from a pond. That's what happened to 23-year-old Abhishek Pangis, who watched the rare black leopard for a total of 40 minutes!
Can you imagine what a sight that must have been? Luckily, Pangis took some photos so we can see the majestic black leopard for ourselves. In an interview with LADBible, Pangis explains how he felt when first spotting the rare wildcat.
Still, must have been breathtaking to see it in person!
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Oh, wow!
These cat tatts are blowing our minds! They're all so absolutely purrfect, we don't even have a top 5! Cat tatts of sentiment value, cat tatts of colorful beauty, cat tatts of simplicity.. they're all magical.
We can look at these furrever.
Love can transform all. Sometimes, we can forget that, and then we see something miraculous and it opens our eyes to the truth once more.
The truth being, that love is powerful. In a breathtaking video (that currently has over 6million views), taken by TikTok user Lacey Scott, we are introduced to an old fish on the verge of dying. Lacey Scott took in this old fish, named him Monstro, and gave him proper care.
What happened next is so magical and beautiful, you'd have to see it to believe it. Trust it, it's worth every second.
Thank you for your loving heart, Lacey Scott.
The images below were taken the ultra-talented underwater photographer Paul Caiger.
Known as the Strawberry Squid, this is one bejeweled beauty! Its body looks as if there are jewels covering it, therefore it is also known as the reverse jewel squid. Sampled from the ocean twilight zone, they explain that this mysterious ocean dweller can be found between "the sunlit surface layer and extending down to about 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) deep."
"The strawberry squid is a source of food for many of the large apex predators–such as sperm whales and Risso's dolphins–that dive down into the twilight zone to feed. "
Paul Caigar's Strawberry Squid image won the most-liked Instagram photo and crowned top "Instastar" from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's best of 2019.
(Photos by Paul Caiger, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
We've shown you Masayoshi Matsumoto's incredible balloon sculpturing talent before, and now we're back with more amazing pictures of his skilled creations. From famous cartoon characters to the cutest little animals, Masayoshi is the balloon extraordinaire you didn't know you need in your life. Scroll through and enjoy his creations!
Get ready for some amazing photos from the animal kingdom.
They are pure, wholesome, beautiful, and touching at the same time.
And they are sure worth your time.
Whoever said that hippos can't be graceful? Seems like Disney had it right in Disney's Fantasia! Those hippos can absolutely move with the grace of a ballerina!
Turns out, hippos can do whale jumps too! Watch Hippo Fiona go crazy in their outdoor pool and celebrate with some joyful jumps.
It totally makes sense now that whales are the closest living relative to hippos. You'll see.
In Hai Phong, Vietnam, there is a cat named Cho. Le Quoc Phong, the owner of Cho, which translates to 'Dog,' told Buzzfeed News, "It was really hot the day I adopted Dog and he was breathing like a dog, so that's how he got his name."
The name just stuck!
What he didn't know at the time, Dog would become one of the coolest and seemingly most chill cats of all time! Le Quoc dresses him up in adorable outfits and Dog doesn't seem to mind it one bit! You can just tell from the images below Dog is full of personality!
It's no wonder that he soon became a celebrity in the marketplace, in which he works! Dog was 3-years-old when these images below circulated the web, meaning he'd be 5-years-old in 2020.
Okay, you might be thinking -- 21 minutes?! I'm not sitting through that!
But we promise every minute of this fantastic and elaborate video is worth watching. If you don't know who Mark Rober is, and you enjoy watching a mix of scientific-education and downright awesomeness to the max -- you got to check out more of his videos!
In his newest video, Rober has decided to create the ultimate ninja warrior-like obstacle course for the squirrels in his backyard. Don't worry, the obstacle course is squirrel-friendly and Rober does a wonderful job of explaining it all!
The end goal for the squirrels? Delicious nuts, of course! You'll laugh and be in amazement and full wonderment for 21 minutes, so why not take a break from this world for a moment and dive into some crazy (and really cute) squirrel action? It's more nuts than we could've imagined.
Migaloo, is a completely all-white humpback whale and is said to be the very first completely white humpback whale. Scientists are still unsure if Migaloo is albino or leucistic, which means he is unable to "produce pigment but has colored eyes."
The name Migaloo itself means "whitefella" in a few indigenous languages.
Migaloo was first spotted in 1991, around Hervey Bay and has been monitored by scientists ever since. Due to Migaloo being too well-known and so rare, special protections have been implemented to ensure nothing happens to Australia's favorite humpback. Whale watchers have to keep at least a five-hundred meter distance or face the penalty. A penalty of a fine up to $16,500.
Yikes. They aren't messing around and honestly, that's a great thing.
A tweet predicted a Migaloo sighting that he would be by Sydney soon and even possibly reach Cape Byron around Wednesday.
If you're in Australia, be on the lookout for the rare sighting! Though, Dr. Pirotta, Macquarie University Marine Scientist, says, "Migaloo is one of around 40,000 humpback whales so essentially it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. So when people see or may have seen this individual people get really excited and start to try and predict his movements."
"Migaloo is like the rock star for the ocean world because he's showing that we should care about the ocean. But also remembering that because he's so famous we need to be aware of our actions on the water," Dr. Pirotta added.
Seems like Australia reigns up top when it comes to rare sea life!
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We've seen some awesome maze videos in our time but this is one of the most detailed and just pure awesome mazes we've ever come across.
An entire Minecraft-themed maze all for one lucky hamster. Meet the smart hamster, Marshmellow, who is about to crush this 7-level maze, as if it was nothing.
That's right, you read that correctly, 7-levels of Minecraft awesomeness.
An adorable and well-spoken parrot named Einstien wants to go into the kitchen to get some food. He also expresses his wants to go and get dressed, and requests a "sweet po," which is an abbreviation he uses for sweet potato. Then you can hear him imitate the sound of water before flying into the kitchen and when landing on the counter he says, "Sorry! Hi sweet, let's go!"
You can follow this beautiful and intelligent parrot on Instagram for more silly antics!
Wow! This is incredible!
This is something we see from parrots all the time, but a raven? We've never seen a talking raven before.... and we're a mix of pure amazement and curiosity. Ravens are famously very smart creatures and this just takes it to another level.
Just amazing.
According to the YouTube description, Fable talking isn't something new, "Most evenings, once the yard goes quiet, Fable likes to sit and chat to herself. It's her own quiet time to try out her words, play around with the intonation, and try new sounds out. I really struggle to film her doing this as I can't leave a camera in the aviary or she will destroy it, and if I make it too obvious she will get suspicious and not chat. So I had a bit of a play with the camera and set it up where I know she prefers to sit, but out of reach! The video is hit and miss as she can go where she likes, but you can hear the audio clear as a bell."
Fable really is adorable, she's talking to herself the way a human child would.
