Animals

November 7, 2016

Dreamy Animal Tattoos Look Like They’re Straight Out of an Enchanting Storybook

At Caffeine Tattoo, a talented team of artists creates body art out of your wildest dreams. The Polish parlor’s portfolio showcases an eclectic and distinctive collection of works, from black-and-white realist representations of photographs to stylized Pop Art portraits. Aga Yadou, one of Caffeine Tattoo’s top experts in ink, has found her niche in nature, creating awe-inspiring, watercolor-esque drawings of animals.

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November 2, 2016

Adorable Capybaras Stay Warm in the Winter by Soaking in Luxurious Hot Spring Baths

As the winter temperatures roll in, everyone is feeling the chill—even adorable capybaras. But for more than 30 years, the Izu Shaboten Zoo in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan has kept the creatures warm and cozy with a luxurious spa-style setup; they assemble an outdoor hot-spring bath that the capybaras happily soak in for the remainder of the year and into the next.

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November 1, 2016

Adopted Calico’s Thick Eyebrows Naturally Judge You All the Time

When Lilly the calico cat was found as a 4-month-old kitten wandering the streets of New Jersey, and brought to her forever home, her new human companion knew she was something special. Due to the two thick patches of black fur arching around her eyes, Lilly appears to have a constant judging face. As her human wrote in a blog post, “Some people think she looks like Cara Delevingne or Eugene Levy.

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October 28, 2016

Vibrant Animal Paintings Bursting with Colorful Spirit Are Lifted Off the Page

Artist Katy Lipscomb creates colorful portraits of animals that showcase their inner spirits. Using a rainbow-inspired palette, she produces mixed-media drawings and paintings that are realistic representations of wolves, deer, lions, and more, but expressed with jewel-toned hues like magenta and turquoise. This bold approach—contained within wispy shapes reminiscent of smoke—gives the work a fantastical feel, as if these creatures are summoned by magic.

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