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Valkyrie is an adorable two-month-old Maine Coon kitten who just became the latest Internet star. Why? Well, she has a very ‘human’ face. Tatiana Rastorgueva, the current owner of the baby Maine Coon shared a video and a few images of Valkyrie on her Instagram and people fell in love with the unusual kitten. It’s not really clear what makes her face so ‘human-like’ – it might b

The debate surrounding trophy hunting continues to rage, with an increasing number of people around the world opposed to the killing of majestic animals for sport. As if the subject needed any injection of controversy, American hunter Tess Thompson Talley has gone viral after posing next to a black giraffe she shot and killed while on a hunting trip in South Africa. Naturally, the image ha

As a birth photographer, each chance I get to document a home birth is special, but this family holds a special place in my heart. I’ve had the honor of capturing the births of two of Brooke’s three children. In each case, she had a very special family member there to help her through the experience. I remember with the first, the birth of her son Boyd, she had a sweet corgi by the name of

We often think of ourselves, humans, as being distinct from the animal kingdom, but the two worlds aren’t as different as they seem. Humans share most of their DNA with other animals, and these similarities show in the most striking ways. We often think of animals as much more short-sighted and in-the-moment than we are, but some animals have incredible memories. Certain individuals can rem

Nature can be oh so beautiful, and yet oh so dangerous. This is something most of us know well. As a result, working with wildlife brings with it benefits and pitfalls, often in equal measures. That includes those people who work as wildlife photographers, whose job it is, of course, to capture our planet’s most magnificent animals. One such photographer, Dolph Volker, works as a volunteer

Koko, the gorilla who could use sign language, has passed away at 46 years old. Koko ‘The Sign Language Gorilla’ Passes Away Aged 46 By : Emily Brown 12.5k Shares Koko The Sign Language Gorilla Passes Away Aged 46 kokoGorilla Foundation/Twitter Koko, the gorilla who could use sign language, has passed away at 46 years old. Koko became famous worldwide in the 80’s when she suc

Nan Hauser has dedicated the last 28 years of her life to protecting whales. But she never thought the day would come when a whale would protect her. In fact, she always assumed that a whale would be the death of her. “I’ve always said I’d be killed by a whale,” Hauser, a renowned marine biologist and President and Director of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation and Dire