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The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small furry domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are currently the most popular pet in the world. Owing to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere on Earth...

The dog (Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo) is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been the most widely kept working, hunting and companion animal in human history. The word "dog" may also mean the male of a canine species, as opposed to the word "bitch" for the female of the species. Dogs were domesticated from gray wolves at least twice...

This giant 36-foot (11 m) long whale shark was caught in Pakistan and later sold for $19,000. The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark, the largest living fish species. The largest confirmed individual was 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) in length. The heaviest weighed more than 36 tonnes (79,000 lb), but unconfirmed claims report considerably larger whale sharks...

The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small furry domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are currently the most popular pet in the world. Owing to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere on Earth...

Thomas Shahan, shoots close-up photographs of insects and spiders. His work has been published around the world. It's not entirely accurate to say that Thomas Shahan won't hurt a fly, but it's not far off. Shahan, currently living in Norman and studying art at the University of Oklahoma, shoots extreme close-up photographs of insects and spiders. Sometimes he uses himself as bait. “Deer flies, which are a close relative of horseflies, won't give up,” he said recently...

Birds (class Aves) are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) Ostrich...

Two-year-old Goatee is the one and only surfing goat in the world. Goatee likes to surf with her fellow human surfers on Pismo Beach, California. The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of goat...

Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar is mimicking a snake. The caterpillar draws its trunk into its foremost body segment. This posture resembles a snake with a large head and four large eye-like patches. Deilephila elpenor, known as the Elephant Hawk-moth, is a large moth of the Sphingidae family. Range The species is found throughout Britain and Ireland. Its range extends across Europe, Russia, and into China, northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, Japan and Korea (though not Taiwan)...

Yaki Zander is a nature lover from Israel. He is a photographer for 17 years and he is photographing nature all over Israel. Currently he lives in Ramat Gan, Israel. His photo equipment includes Nikon D-300 and lenses AF-S Nikkor 500mm 1:4G ED or AF-S Nikkor 300mm 1:4D ED...