ANIMALS

Stunning White Baby Reindeer Was Spotted in The Glistening Snow, Creating a Magical Moment

White reindeer, also known as leucistic deer, are a rare sight and make up less than one percent of the deer population. Spotting them in snowy conditions can be even more difficult due to their camouflage. However, a fortunate photographer stumbled upon one of these elusive creatures while hiking in Norway, creating a magical experience.

Mads Nordsveen has captured breathtaking views of many wonders across the world, but it was a humble and pure creature that caught his attention and left a lasting impression on him.

While hiking with friends on the northern Norwegian island of Senja, Mads Nordsveen, and his companions came across a white reindeer calf one morning, blending in perfectly with the snow-covered ground around them.

Image source: Mads Nordsveen

On that enchanting morning, the calf almost blended in with the snow. With bone-colored antlers piercing the air, and dark eyes being the only prominent feature, it could have easily been mistaken for another pile of snow.

Image source: Mads Nordsveen

Nordsveen noticed a brown reindeer standing a short distance away, which he believed to be the calf’s mother. The group remained still, quiet, and calm in order to approach the calf without disturbing it.

Image source: Mads Nordsveen

The photographer had only a brief moment to capture the baby reindeer’s presence before it ran back to its mother and disappeared into the woods, but that was all it took to ignite his artistic inspiration.

Image source: Mads Nordsveen

Nordsveen was informed by the Sami people, who have been herding reindeer in northern Norway, that white reindeer are incredibly uncommon and are considered to bring good luck. This made the encounter even more memorable for the fortunate photographer.

Image source: Mads Nordsveen

ANIMALS

Amazing Video of Unseen Ocean Creatures in the Ningaloo Canyons

The Schmidt Ocean Institute recently explored the Ningaloo Canyons on the western coast of Australia using a robotic underwater vehicle called the ROV Sebastian. Check out the amazing video of what they discovered in the deep parts of the Indian Ocean.

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ANIMALS

These Pics Are Art and the Artists Are Insects

Flying insects move so quickly that they are hard to follow, but new technology and some smart ideas have helped Spanish photographer Xavi Bou do just that. After spending 10 years focusing on birds in flight for his Ornithographies project, he turned his attention to insects.

For Entomographies, he uses high-speed video footage taken by Adrian Smith, an insect expert at North Carolina State University, to study and record how insects move. Bou then picks multiple frames and combines them into single images that show the fast movements of one or more insects through space and time.

With Smith’s help, Bou has captured the aerial tricks of wasps, the jumps of leafhoppers, and the fluttering of butterflies in amazing detail. He hopes that by doing this, he can make people more aware of the decline in important insect populations around the world.

1. Zebra longwing

This butterfly, which is common in many areas of the Americas, really fits its name. It can fly very high with just a few flaps of its large wings.