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Like most woodland animals, there's something whimsical about squirrels. They're small, fast, and possibly help out the fairies when needed. For your afternoon dose of serotonin, here are 11 beautifully captured photos that show just how magical the little creatures are. For more animal photos, have a look at this collection of very chonky animals. 

If forests and woodlands are your thing, and you grew up reading books by Beatrix Potter and believing that fairies possibly (probably) dwell in the forests, have a look at the photos below. They are beautiful photos of the animals that live in woodlands, and these nature photographers really captured the magical feelings of the forests. If you're after some more beautiful nature photography, have a look at these whimsical photos of squirrels. 

These mugs are so whimsical and magically we literally want them ALL. 

Who is the brilliant mind behind such a fun and lovely idea? Meet the talented Brooke! Brooke is a lover of all living things, born on the Front Range of Colorado, and currently living alongside the Atlantic ocean, spending her days with her "hands in the mud and her feet in the sand."

Written on Brooke's website, she shares the inspiration behind such whimsical ceramic pieces, "The process always begins with inspiration. The coast of Maine and the mountains of Colorado are my muses. 

Ceramics are thrown, hand-built, pinched, coiled, or slip cast. Depending on the resources they are fired in electric, gas, salt, or wood kilns. Functional pieces are always lead-free and food safe."

Brooke's animal-inspired mugs are so lovely, you can have a closer look at all her ceramics on AP Curiosities. 

When it comes to Halloween, we absolutely love to feature the Halloweeniest cat there is - the black cat! And to break the superstition that black cats are unlucky. Because, frankly, how can something so sweet and adorable be unlucky? Statistically, black cats are the least likely to be adopted and we need to fix that. 

Black cats are magic. For those of you who own a mini-house panther, you already know. We're here to spread that magic! Each week, during October, we will be featuring a segment solely on black cats! Be sure not to blink, or you might miss it! 

Sometimes, we look at a picture of a deer or an elk, and it looks so magical, we're not even sure that it's real. It's their antlers, we know that, their antlers look so enchanting and outlandish. Even the simplest ones have something quite magical to them. These antler-y animals are incredible, beautiful and honorable.

It's October, the month of scares and magic, and what better way is there to bring some magic into your life than these extraordinarily bewitching animals. Take a look at these pictures and let their magic envelop you, allow them to inspire you, and may whatever you do today end up more wonderful than you ever hoped. 

Enter the magical world of Japanese artist, Mono Kubo! Mono Kubo, a talented artist who has re-imaged our world where humans are lost and regular-sized, but animals are giant creatures here to comfort us or provide us with some sort of path. Mono Kubo's message behind each one of these stunning and imaginative artworks is trying to tell the viewer that the best way to befriend and understand nature is to envision the roles reversed. We like to believe in a world such as the one Mono Kubo has created. A world where animals are larger than life and are our saviors, in one way or another. 

We have shared some of this artist's artwork before but below are some new ones (mixed with a bit of older items).

You can follow this incredible artist on Twitter or Tumblr! Truth us, you can get lost in this magical world (in the best way possible).

Ladies and gentleman, it's the first of October, and that means that you probably should have started preparing for Halloween a week ago. We're kidding. Obviously, you should have started two weeks ago. 

Halloween, one of the most iconic holidays in the world, so iconic that even some animals are celebrating it. We wanna say that these animals just dressed up for Halloween, but no, these creatures just look like wizards - magical all day every day. To celebrate the beginning of this month and bring some magic into your life, take a look at these widardly-looking animals. May they bewitch you and and bring you the best of luck.

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. 

Meet the talented artist, Piper Thibodeau! Ever since 2012, Thibodeau has been drawing daily paintings and growing every day as a marvelous artist! Now, she has a plethora of whimsical and insanely adorable paintings of animals. 

However, these animal paintings aren't as simple as animals you imagine. These animals are extraordinary and completely out of the ordinary, They are animals based on word play! 

You can purchase incredible art prints here and become a Patreon, as well! Piper Thibodeau's work can be found on all social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram. 

Check out some of the magical art below! 

Meet the extraordinary photographer -- Andrea Martin! An award-winning children and family photographer in West Virginia. 

Her photographs below show such a tenderness between the children and animals, it's truly magical and looking at a real-life Disney movie moment. The ethereal lighting and happy expressions on the children's faces are all so endearing -- each photograph here is truly a beautiful moment preserved in time. 

Check out the stunning imagery below. 

While hiking in the magical landscape that is Norway, wildlife photographer Mads Nordsveen happened to stumble upon a breathtaking sight of a rare white baby reindeer, standing in pure white snow. 

It's amazing that Nordsveen even spotted the little beauty in the first place, due to it's natural surrounding as the perfect camouflage. 

That we're thankful he did spot the calf or else we wouldn't have these lovely images. 

There's so much beauty under the sea. These creatures swim with just grace and can be so mesmerizingly colorful! 

Sure, it's slightly terrifying and there's so much unknown about the world below but that makes it all the more exciting! 

Let's take a quick dive and explore some of the treasures the deep blue has to offer! 

A snail looking at its own reflection? Who knew a snail could be a creature of deep sentience?

Photographer Vyacheslav Mishchenko, that's who. 

This magical and microscopic world is captured by the talented Ukrainian photographer Vyacheslav Mishchenko, who has a gallery full of insects and beautifully shares their little/big world. . 

The photographs are crisp, colorful, heartfelt photos that look like it could be part of a fairy tale.

See the complete whimsical gallery that'll for sure leave you speechless. 

Another uplifting story to come from this lock-down mess. As scary as times might be, there's still some beauty in this world and that beauty comes in the form of mother nature, reclaiming back her world. 

We've seen less air pollution, deers chilling in the streets of Japan, clear waters that brought back the return of certain sea life. And now, with Eastern India under lock-down, sea turtles who are famously vunerable and threatened by humans and our pollution, were left completely undisturbed to lay an estimate of 60 million eggs. 

That means hundreds of thousands olive tortoises reached the shore of Rushikulya beach and comfortably made their nests. 

So next time you're feeling down about the certain situation, remember these tortoises who were able to nest in complete tranquility this year. It might bring some sort of peace. 

 Story via Fun-Owl

Something really special about snowfall, isn't there? And if you're seeing it for the very first time -- well, that feeling is pure magic. 

Here are 17 animals experiencing their very first snow and their expression says more than 1,000 words!