Appearance of a Pallas's cat
A rare sighting of the critically endangered Arabian Leopard, recorded in the Dhofar Mountains in southern Oman by Steve Backshall.
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Sharing cute moments, fun facts, and amazing stories from the animal world.
The Arctic hare can sprint up to 60 km/h — but we love it most when it’s just sitting still.
Mother and child
Affectionate parrot bonding with its owner.
Bighorn sheep rams use their massive, spiraling horns in fierce head-butting battles to establish dominance. Their specially adapted horns and skull structure allow them to absorb tremendous impacts without serious injury.
[📹 Tony Bynum]
A rare grey peacock-pheasant showing its beautiful spotted tail
Ocean acrobatics
Dolphins surfing waves in crystal clear waters off the coast of Esperance, Western Australia.
[📹 Jaimen Hudson]
The territorial call of a leopard is known as "sawing".
Mother deer returns just in time
Cub’s great escape instantly canceled by mom.
A robin, a blue tit, a great tit, and a tree sparrow perch on a snow-covered guelder rose.
[📹 RobertEFuller]
Meanwhile, this guy and the kitty he raised
Close encounter with a snow leopard.
[📹 Philippe Matteini]
slow-motion clip of an anhinga eating a fish. In real life, the action you’re watching happened in just 1.25 seconds
A fluffy bear floating through the water in search of fish.
Bears can float due to their thick layers of fat, which is less dense than water. Brown bears accumulate extra body fat during fall, allowing them to float while "snorkeling" for salmon.
Ibex making a clean track through the mountain snow
A white bison is relatively rare and it may be an albino or a leucistic specimen. This one was spotted in Wyoming
[📹 Jesus_86]
The horses of Iceland are the original Viking steeds and among the purest horse breeds on Earth. For more than 1,000 years—since the island was first settled—they have lived in complete isolation in the harsh North Atlantic, untouched by outside genetic influence.
[📹 linaimages]
This perfect shot of an eagle hunting a fish.