Category Archives: Amazing Animal Pictures

Snow Cats

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Photograph by Steve Winter, National Geographic Experts thought cougars rarely socialize, but F51, a female living near Grand Teton National Park, traveled and fed with another female one spring. Eventually the other female adopted one of F51’s kittens. Read More »

Hungry Eyes

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On a trip to Bandhavgarh, India, while chasing tell-tale monkey alarm calls in search of tigers we huddled up in an open gypsy on a chilly, though sunny, morning. As we waited in silence we heard a crashing through the bushes right behind the car and a frightened sambhar ran out. As the bush behind us rustled again we turned ... Read More »

Polar Bear Mother With Cub

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Photograph by Norbert Rosing Dutiful mothers, female polar bears usually give birth to twin cubs, which stay with her for more than two years until they can hunt and survive on their own. Read More »

Risky Place

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(Photo and caption by Leslie Scopes Anderson/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) The Nile Crocodile made this a risky place for a Grey Heron to fish! Read More »

A Rufous

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(Photo and caption by Scott Bechtel/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) While photographing hummingbirds in British Columbia I shot this male Rufous just as he fanned out to show his authority when another male Rufous appeared over my head. Read More »

Brown Bear Cubs

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(Photo and caption by Erik Mandre/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) The picture is captured using special hide placed to the primeval forest in Finland. High trees offer protection to the brown bear cubs being vitally important to survive from all dangers around them. Bear cubs are threatened especially by the other male bears, who might attack and take their ... Read More »

A Red Fox

(Photo and caption by Greg Lincoln/National Geographic Photo Contest – www.ngphotocontest.com) A beautiful red fox is photographed with the Aurora Borealis outside of Bethel, Alaska. This shot was taken during a spectacular display of the northern lights. Read More »