The finalists of the 2019 AGORA Awards have been selected, after 130,000 submissions! And they are all spectacular! The winner will be announced November 6th, and win the title of 'world's greatest photo' along with a whooping $25,000!
Any while all the selections are breathtaking, we've simply only collected the animal pics. For the complete selection, head over to the AGORA Awards site.
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In a study published by the Science journal, researchers discovered an antibody found in llamas that could become an important component in a universal flu vaccine. Check out what the people on twitter thought about it.
First times doing just about anything for the first time in our lives can be unforgettable. Everything from the first time we tried to swim, ride a bike, see a movie, play in the snow – these memories are etched in our spirits forever! For our pets, the first times have never been so adorable.
World of Cow cartoons by Stik introduces you to the weird side of cows...
Creative duo Aleia Murawski and Sam Copeland hold onto an essential aspect of childhood — play. The miniatures the duo creates are so intricate in detail that if it wasn't for the mammoth snails that occupy them, you'd believe they were real. There is something intensely satisfying about watching a creature trail slime over the roof of a miniature car, or sit, tentacle eyes swaying, on the top of a skateboard. "I like to think of snails as tiny puppies with shells", Aleia comments. "I love seeing how they will interact with a set. We put cucumber juice on certain objects, but we cannot wield a snail to do something. We make a scene and hope they are interested in what is around them." For more, visit their unique instagram page.
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Cats aren't well-known for their fondness for international travel, but these kitties from Japan have become global jet-setters. Daisuke Nagasawa, CEO of a tech company, has spent the past few years taking his two faithful cats, Daikichi and Fuku-Chan, around the world with him while posting on instagram beautiful photos in some of the most iconic landmarks. Via: Design you trust
Humans are using far too much plastic and most of us don't realize what kind of problems it is causing for the animals that live there or how it affects the entire planet. The June 2018 cover of National Geographic magazine is helping make people more aware of the problem. It talks about how much trash people on this planet produce each year and even each day and how that trash is changing our world and the animal kingdom- animals are eating plastic and getting caught up in it. Shocking images fill up the pages. Birds are wrapped in plastic bags, turtles are caught in plastic fishing nets, and fish are eating small pieces of plastic that break free from the floating masses of trash that float around in the oceans. The photos are shameful and devastating.
Here are 5 museums around the world that showcase feline-themed exhibitions you will probably find interesting.
Photographers Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini photographed more than 200 photos of 100 different species of chickens around the world in a unique project called CHICken. The most beautiful photos of this project are published in a book currently being funded on Kickstarter.
Photographer Alan Schaller has beautifully captured the different personalities of adorable dogs all across the world.
The vision of every kind of animal on Earth is unique and some can even see what we can't. Here is how the world looks like through the eyes of different animals. Via: Brightside
