Nature Photos That Opened Our Eyes

Baby Alligator Snapping Turtle

Here’s a baby alligator which looks just like a dinosaur. They are known to live up to 200 years and grow over 200 lbs. The largest alligator snapping turtle on record is a longtime occupant of Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, which weighed 249 pounds.  During the Great Depression, a massive 403-pounder was reported in Kansas, though this claim was never confirmed.

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Hairless Chimp

As a result of alopecia, this chimp lost all of his hair. This incredible photo shows just how muscular chimps really are. A number of studies have suggested that pound-for-pound, chimpanzees could be as much as 3 to nearly 5 times stronger than a human man.

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Wave Swallowing a Lighthouse

This incredible image shows a wave that looks to be swallowing a lighthouse with a man standing outside. This scene was captured in 1989 by photographer, Jean Guichard off the west coast of Northern France. A front of low pressure coming from Ireland brought gale-force winds and huge waves of 20 to 30 meters creating the setting for this spectacular image.

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Incredibly Rare Irrawaddy Dolphin

A rare Irrawaddy Dolphin, only 92 are estimated to still exist. These dolphins have a bulging forehead, short beak, and 12-19 teeth on each side of both jaws. Irrawaddy dolphins transition between saltwater and freshwater. The can weigh up to 400 lbs (181 kg) and can reach lengths up to 8 ft (2.4 m). They are considered to be slow swimmers

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Lightning Tree

This incredible photo captures a tree after it was apparently struck by lightning. As you can seem the tree is burning from the inside out. This phenomenon is not that uncommon. Hollow trees act like a natural chimney which can accelerate the burning inside and leave little evidence outside.

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World’s Largest Eagle

You’re looking at a harpy eagle, the world’s largest eagle. They are found throughout South America and wingspan of up to six and a half feet wide. They are considered the most powerful raptors in the Amazon. They prey on species as big as monkeys, sloths and even deer!

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Same Humpback Photographed 35 Years Apart

These incredible photos show a humpback whale’s tail captured in 1985 and then again in 2020. Humpbacks live 80-90 years according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The grow to 60 feet long and 80,000 pounds while eating 3000 pounds of food per day.

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Baby Gorilla and Baby Chimp

Photographer Michael Poliza captured this photo of a young gorilla and chimp playing together. It’s hard to say if they will remain friends as they grow older. It could depend on the type of gorilla, some are very territorial and aggressive. They also grow much larger than chimps and are used to rough-housing. Easter gorillas are the largest living primate. A full-grown male eastern gorilla typically weighs 140–205.5 kg (309–453 lb) and stands 1.7 m (5.6 ft) upright.

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Baby Swordfish

This is a baby swordfish. It’s incredible to think but that tiny fish can grow to be over 1000 pounds! Billfish like this come in a variety of species such as sailfish, sawfish, swordfish and marlin. The largest marlin ever caught on rod and real weighed 1,560 pounds and measured 14 feet, 6 inches in length, however, there are tales of a longliner catching a marlin off of Venezuela that weighed over 4500 lbs, in 1976. Apparently, it was so large it had to be cut into three pieces to be weighed. There is a replica at the marina entrance of the Cultural Pavillion of the Republic.

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Newborn Flying Fox Clinging To Mother

Here’s a newborn Indian flying fox clinging to her mother’s belly. Newborns can’t fly on their own for several months. There are more than 60 species of flying foxes across Asia, Australia, Africa, and assorted Pacific islands. The largest have 5.25 foot wingspans. They are mostly vegetarian and can’t echolocate. They mate upside down and colonies can be 200,000 thousand strong.

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Melanistic and Albino Alligators

Melanism is a condition in which an animal is morphologically dark due to the unusually high deposition of melanin. According to an internet search, there are less than 20 melanistic alligators known to exist in the world. There are less than 300 albino alligators known to exist.

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Whale Pregnant vs. Not Pregnant

This whale became well known after her young calf passed away and she carried the dead calf for 17 days and over 1000 miles. She was spotted again a year later but this time she was pregnant once again. You should be able to notice that she is wider in the photo on the right.

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Tippi Hedren’s Tiger

You might be familiar with actress, Dakota Johnson. This is a photo of her grandmother and one of her many tigers. At one point she had around 60 lions and tigers. It was last reported that she still has 13 or 14 lions and tigers living with her. She’s currently 91 years old!

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Diver Swims With Ocean Sunfish

Ocean sunfish, also called Mola Mola, is enormous. They can weigh from 540 to 2,205 Ibs (247-1000 kg) and grow up to 5.9ft, making them one of the heaviest known bony fish on earth. They prefer temperate and tropical water. You can find them between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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