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Meet Millie, The Gravity-Defying Rock Climbing Cat

Cats are known to be among the most agile animals out there, excelling in athletic activities such as catrobatics and cat yoga. One talented feline named Millie has an uncanny aptitude for rock climbing — proving once again that cats are superior to humans. Millie’s owner Craig Armstrong likes to explore…

Photographer Captures Stunning Images Of Caterpillars As You’ve Never Seen Them Before

Caterpillars might be considered boring, particularly when compared with their prettier, metamorphosed butterfly selves. But photographer Samuel Jaffe thinks otherwise. A naturalist photographer by trade, Jaffe makes the furry, fluorescent, grubby little creatures the main focus of his photography. “Gravity” Hyalophora cecropia on buttonbush The Eastern Massachusetts native grew…

Photographer Captures The Sad Remains Of The Russian Space Program

Unremarkable and more than a little rundown, this may seem like just another innocuous building in Kazakhstan. In reality, though, it actually holds awesome relics of the Russian space program, which were uncovered by photographer and urban explorer Ralph Mirebs.…

German Artist Uses Dried Leaves To Make Delicate Crocheted Sculptures

Susanna Bauer does the seemingly impossible — she crochets fragile leaves, transforming them into miniature sculptures. “There is a fine balance in my work between fragility and strength; literally, when it comes to pulling a fine thread through a brittle leaf or thin dry…

Seconds-Old Baby Chameleon Doesn’t Realize He’s Out Of His Egg

This tail-over-shoulder fetal position may look uncomfortable, but not for this seconds-old baby panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), who hasn’t yet realized that his egg is no longer there. Nick Henn, from the pet shop Canvas Chameleon in Reading, Pennsylvania, explained that this newly-born baby chameleon had…

Adorable Baby Koala Clings To Mother As She Undergoes Emergency Surgery

A mother’s bond with her youngling is special, in humans and animals. This was beautifully demonstrated by this adorable joey who did not leave his mother’s side as she underwent life-saving surgery — touching everyone at Australia Zoo. Lizzy, the injured koala, was run over by a…