20 Insanely Magnificent and Hilarious Creatures Caught on Film
Amazing interactions between environment and species.
Humpback Whale and Dolphin
Captured by Lori Mazzuca in Kauai, Hawaii, USA. An unexplained interaction between a dolphin and a humpback whale. A lovely collaboration between two species.
Alaskan Brown Bear
Captured by John L. Morrow in McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska, USA. The bear was enjoying a day off in the rain. The photographer captured a priceless shot of an animal that appreciates his personal space.
Raccoon
Captured by Mark Farag, age 16 in Southern New Jersey, USA. The photographer considers himself to be “a serious amateur photographer”. It’s amazing how a person at this age could capture something so beautiful on film.
Baboon
Captured by Don Johnson at Phoenix Zoo, Arizona, USA. Baboons have acquired that name for a reason but, on this day the photographer captured the true joy and happiness that these animals feel when their among friends.
Lion Cub
Photographed by Conor Lachlan Myhrvold, age 17 at Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana. The cubs were isolated in the environment so this may have been the first interaction between human and cub.
Brown Bears
Bob Ettinger captured this hilarious meeting of the minds in Geographic Harbor, AK, USA. The Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island are focused on protecting the wildlife and surrounding areas to prolong the stay of many of these amazing creatures.
Rockhopper Penguins
The Neck, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands by Laura Crawford Williams was a once in a lifetime shot. The antics of these animals happened so quickly that the photographer “had little time to think.”
Snow Monkey and Baby
Jigokudani Yaen-koen, Nagano, Japan located at 2800 feet in a mountainous region of Japan by Toshio Hagiwara was a tougher than life kind of a shot. The animals had endured such harsh surroundings that it was amazing that these animals cooperated.
Bottlenose Dolphins
Captured by Tobias Bernhard in Transvaal, South Africa. These dolphins were captured fishing in exceptionally large surf. The photographer had to capture the shot quickly so he didn’t capsize in his inflatable boat.
Loggerhead Turtle Release
Photographed by Michael P. O’Neill in Juno Beach, Florida, USA. These turtle are a threatened species that are often trapped in fishing nets and other obstacles. “Here, a crowd gathered on the beach to watch as volunteers release a rehabilitated loggerhead turtle to return to the wild.”
Sea Lions
Photographed by Kevin Schafer in Monterey Bay, California, USA. Sea lions love to use each other as pillows. Here we have a mother and child showing just how comfortable it can be.
Otters
Captured by Tom and Pat Leeson in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA. “I think we’ve been caught in the act.” The otter pup has just started to eat solid food. By the looks of it, he’s too full to hold himself up.
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Captured by Franco Banfi in Pico Island, Azores, Portugal the amazing sperm whales are graceful creatures of the deep. The sperm whale grows up to 2.7 m in length and 250 kg in weight. They are the smallest species of whale.
Juvenile Beluga Whales
Photographed by Kevin Schafer in Churchill River, Manitoba, Canada. These whales travel to the shallow freshwater every summer. They grow up to 15 ft in length and they are completely white in color.
Beluga Whale Continued
Captured by Norbert Rosing in Cunningham River Inlet, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada. “Each year in July, hundreds of beluga whales congregate to mate and give birth in the mouth of the Cunningham River where warm, fresh water blends with the cold, salty arctic sea.”
Sea Lion and Pup
Captured by Eddie Schermerhorn, age 15 in Española Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. They normally establish living quarters in shallow waters of coastal areas with plentiful food resources.
Green Iguana
Captured by Michael D. Kern of Saint Cloud, Florida, USA in Palo Alto, California, USA. These species are usually household pets and can grow up to 1.5 meters long.
Mountain Gorilla
Captured by Rita Summers in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. These amazing animals have an innate ability to “live in hot or cold weather and travel into areas where temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Florida Manatee
Photographed by John Johnson in Crystal River, Florida, USA. The average Florida Manatee is roughly 3 meters long and weighs between 400 and 600 kg, with females commonly being larger than males.
Goliath Grouper
Photographed by Michael Patrick O’Neill in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Usually found in the shallow waters in the Coral Reef. They can “grow up to lengths of 8.2 feet and can weigh as much as 800 pounds.”
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24 Responses to “20 Insanely Magnificent and Hilarious Creatures Caught on Film”
On August 14, 2008 at 10:20 am
Nice article, I love all of the animal pictures.
On August 14, 2008 at 11:26 am
snow monkey
sea lion
that’s so funny,thanks~~~
On August 14, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Great article and lovely pictures.
On August 15, 2008 at 10:08 am
Great pictures. well researched
On August 17, 2008 at 1:17 pm
A lovely collection of images
On August 17, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Thanks. I thought they were so interesting and diverse.
On August 25, 2008 at 11:16 am
This is a certain species of sperm whale that is found in the waters of Portugal. The Wikipedia information does not always apply to every species.
Pygmy sperm whale: Kogia breviceps-Size: 2.7 to 3.4 metres.
This is it.
Physeter catodon-Largest-males do not usually exceed 18 m (60 ft)in length
Physeter macrocephalus 11 m Female 16 m Male
The only info left off was the word Pygmy other than that the facts are the facts.
Thanks for commenting.
On August 29, 2008 at 1:24 pm
great article, photos are beautiful and some of them are really funny. good job.
On August 29, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Thanks Dawn. It was alot of fun to write.
On September 2, 2008 at 11:51 pm
fasinating,I cant decide for the life of me which I like the best but I think its the alligator.
On September 3, 2008 at 11:08 am
Thanks andreab. I like that one also. I can’t even believe how close of a shot they got.
On September 3, 2008 at 3:28 pm
O. . .M. . .G. . .that fish was big. Do you think you could put something about a shark cus sharks are kool and there something kool to learn about
On September 3, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Thanks for the comment Kayla, I will look into that.
On September 11, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I dont know how i missed seeing this article before, Im just glad i did now! Amazing work with the research and pictures. I love how you have written a line about each animal in the picture. I cant pick a favourite though i think the snow monkey with baby one is adorable.
On September 12, 2008 at 1:43 pm
So cool! Great article and amazing pictures!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
On September 12, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Thanks for the comments Liane and Rookie. Some of these pictures were submitted by 16 year olds. To be that gifted at such a young age is incredible.
On September 14, 2008 at 8:57 am
Sea lions are going to become my favorite animal! So cute!
On September 26, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Baboons don’t smile because they’re friendly, it’s a warning.
On October 12, 2008 at 10:43 pm
The pictures come from various sources around the web. The photographers have been credited as they are the true artists of this piece.
People ranging from 16 and older. A group of individuals capturing life as it happens.
Well done!
On October 19, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Great photos…except for the Iguana. It’s one eye, flipped and duplicated. In other words, one side is a mirror of the other…it’s a manipulated shot.
On December 26, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Thanks so much for the continued interest everyone. The text was a bit cheesy but, it was taken from the photographers perspective so to each his own.
On February 22, 2009 at 5:21 am
Love the article, i particularly liked the iguana and rockhopper penguins!
On June 6, 2009 at 8:40 am
Sperm whales are not the smallest whale. They grow up to 20 metres in length.
On June 6, 2009 at 9:18 am
Lyndsay,
Pygmy sperm whale(the one pictured): Kogia breviceps-Size: 2.7 to 3.4 metres.
This is it.
Physeter catodon-Largest-males do not usually exceed 18 m (60 ft)in length
Physeter macrocephalus 11 m Female 16 m Male
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