Wildlife refuge
1.
Giraffe
Photo by Ruben Schmalenberg
2.
Long-tailed widowbird, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Pretoria, South Africa
Photo by Chris Jek
The lovely long-tailed widowbird
Jek’s photography website
3.
From the BBC nature documentary Africa
GIF by Valentin at Gifmovie Tumblr
4.
Triangle spider, Kyogle, NSW, Australia
Photo by Deb Yarrow
Aussie Bugs
5.
Olm, an aquatic eyeless salamander that lives in the waters of underground cave systems in the Balkans
Photo by scientist Jana Bedek
Attenborough’s Ark: The Olm
6.
Grey-headed flying fox, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Photo by Andrew Mercer
7.
Polar bear in a field of fireweed on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Photo by Dennis Fast
Wildlife Photographer’s Images of Playful Polar Bears in a Field of Wildflowers (the rest of the photoset)
8.
African lion cubs
From the BBC nature documentary Planet Earth Live, episode “A Lion’s Tale”
GIF by Marinus at Head Like An Orange Tumblr
9.
Red fox
Photo by Igor Shpilenok
10.
Three elephants on the dry Hoanib river bed, Namibia
Photo by Anette Mossbacher
11.
Bornean orangutan, Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
Photo by Antoine Duchamp
Animals in Black & White
12.
Pelagic red crab, Great Tide Pool, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA
One-minute, four-second video at Monterey Bay Aquarium Tumblr: They’re baaaaaaack!
13.
Water strider, Europe
Photo by Anne Gattlen
14.
Desert cottontail, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
Photo by Dave Welling
15.
Snake in a pond in Calamocha, Spain
Photo by Carlos Pérez Naval
9 Year-Old Spanish Boy Becomes Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
16.
Kangaroo and her joey, Australia
Biomorphosis Tumblr
Also posted to randompictures and splodefromcute
Giraffe
Photo by Ruben Schmalenberg
2.
Long-tailed widowbird, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Pretoria, South Africa
Photo by Chris Jek
The lovely long-tailed widowbird
Jek’s photography website
3.
From the BBC nature documentary Africa
GIF by Valentin at Gifmovie Tumblr
4.
Triangle spider, Kyogle, NSW, Australia
Photo by Deb Yarrow
Aussie Bugs
5.
Olm, an aquatic eyeless salamander that lives in the waters of underground cave systems in the Balkans
Photo by scientist Jana Bedek
Attenborough’s Ark: The Olm
6.
Grey-headed flying fox, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Photo by Andrew Mercer
7.
Polar bear in a field of fireweed on an island off the sub-arctic coast of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Photo by Dennis Fast
Wildlife Photographer’s Images of Playful Polar Bears in a Field of Wildflowers (the rest of the photoset)
8.
African lion cubs
From the BBC nature documentary Planet Earth Live, episode “A Lion’s Tale”
GIF by Marinus at Head Like An Orange Tumblr
9.
Red fox
Photo by Igor Shpilenok
10.
Three elephants on the dry Hoanib river bed, Namibia
Photo by Anette Mossbacher
11.
Bornean orangutan, Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
Photo by Antoine Duchamp
Animals in Black & White
12.
Pelagic red crab, Great Tide Pool, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA
One-minute, four-second video at Monterey Bay Aquarium Tumblr: They’re baaaaaaack!
13.
Water strider, Europe
Photo by Anne Gattlen
14.
Desert cottontail, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
Photo by Dave Welling
15.
Snake in a pond in Calamocha, Spain
Photo by Carlos Pérez Naval
9 Year-Old Spanish Boy Becomes Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
16.
Kangaroo and her joey, Australia
Biomorphosis Tumblr
Also posted to randompictures and splodefromcute