50 Extremely Fascinating Pictures That Will Completely And Totally Change Your Perspective On The Natural World

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26-05-2025

This, my friends, is what a pregnant horse looks like:
I am still searching for what a horse baby shower looks like. I imagine it's delightful.
And this is what a chimpanzee's hand looks like up close:
Would love to give a chimp a nice, firm handshake.
This is how big an average sized human is compared to a bunch of different bears:
Note to self: Stay away from those bears you were planning on rendezvousing with.
And THIS is what a polar bear's paw print looks like compared with a human hand:
Wolves are much bigger than most dogs. This is how big a wolf is in comparison with a human:
Wolves...they're big.
This is what an owl looks like without feathers:
Gremlin mode.
And this, in all its glory, is what an albino raccoon looks like:
Like a big ol' rat.
See those little specks there? Those are baby octopuses:
We love our eight-armed friends, don't we folks?
Termite hills can be absolutely gigantic:
No, thanks!!!!!!!! I'm all set.
This is what the skull of the largest ape to ever roam the Earth, the Gigantopithecus, looks like compared with our tiny little human head:
The ape was, well, giant. Like "as tall as a basketball hoop," according to the New York Times. Chill!
Even turtles have to go to the doctor. Here's what one getting an X-ray looks like:
Thoughts and prayers to my man here. You'll get through this.
Blue lobsters exist:
They say it's a "one in two million" chance to catch one of these gorgeous young 'sters.
And grasshoppers? Well, some grasshoppers can be pink:
I see you, nature.
This is how big a baby kangaroo is when it's born:
It's about the size of a quarter. It then spends the next four months or so in its mother's pouch.
In case you were wondering, this is why a bee dies after it stings you:
RIP, bee. We hardly knew thee.
This is what the inside of an elephant's foot looks like...
And this is what the inside of a human foot looks like:
Elephants... they're just like us.
In other news, this is how incredibly small a hummingbird feather is:
We love to see a tiny feather.
This is what a fish getting a CT scan looks like:
Specifically a French angelfish who had some buoyancy issues. The fish is all better now!
This is what a cow molar looks like compared to a human molar:
Cow dentists must make a killing.
Baby owls sleep facedown, on their stomachs:
This is because their heads are too heavy to hold up otherwise. Been there, brother.
This is what a lion's fang looks like compared with a cat's fang:
Can you tell which is which?
Anacondas are absolutely gigantic. Here's what one looks like in the wild:
I'd only ever seen one in that documentary with J.Lo and Jon Voight. They can be upward of 30 feet long.
Cats, my friend...cats can get really, really big:
This is a Maine coon cat. It can be 40 inches long.
This is how big an eagle's talons are:
Note to self: Do not trifle with an eagle.
This is what a flying fish looks like, wings outstretched:
Look at my boy.
This right here is a baby platypus, known as a "puggle":
This is the most important thing you'll learn all day.
This isn't a big ol' grape. It's the world's largest single-celled organism:
It's called Valonia ventricosa, and it's a type of algae.
This is a sunfish...
Pictured here with Santa, naturally.
And this is what the skeleton of a sunfish looks like:
Weird!!!
Stink bug eggs are little, tiny smiley faces:
Ain't that sweet?
Koalas have fingerprints that are extremely similar to human fingerprints:
Koalas are the only animal besides primates that have fingerprints.
Both seals and sea lions have nails:
They use them for grooming and, yes, they need to be cut if they get too long.
And this is what the "hand" of a manatee looks like:
Look at those little nails.
Speaking of gigantic animals, check out the size of this here lobster claw:
Say it with me, folks: That's a big claw.
This particular breed of sheep, known as Hissar or Gissar, is famous for its large, ample buttocks:
As you can plainly see.
Frogs, my boy... frogs can be very, very tiny:
Now you know. Use this knowledge wisely.
And hummingbird eggs are very, very small:
And we must protect these tiny little eggs at all costs.
This is what an X-ray of a pregnant dog looks like:
A comforting thought.
This is what a hedgehog getting some medical work done looks like:
Incredible. What a time to be alive. Wish Lemuel Cook could've seen this.
And this is what a whole bunch of baby hedgehogs look like:
Look at those little guys.
This is what a turtle's skeleton looks like:
So, yeah, they can't just leave their shell, dummy.
And while we're talking 'tons, this is what a penguin's skeleton looks like:
Lookin' good.
This is what a hairless raccoon looks like:
I still love it. Come here, my friend.
Jonathan the tortoise, the oldest living animal on land, just turned 192 years young this past year:
Folks, do we stan our boy Jonathan the giant tortoise?
This is what the face of a sawfish looks like:
She's beautiful.
This is a hammer-headed bat, an absolutely enormous fruit bat with an average wingspan of over three feet:
Look, buddy, I love you...but you gotta stay away from me.
Squids have hard, sharp beaks:
To kill prey, of course.
And this is what a giant squid's beak looks like:
Not terrifying at all.
Some scallops have a ton of tiny little blue eyes:
I had to learn it, and now you have to too.
This is what the inside of a wasp's nest looks like:
The stuff of nightmares.
And, finally, there's a bird that looks JUST like Danny DeVito:
It's called a royal tern. Nature is incredible.