Video by @joelsartore | A female little owl (Athena noctua) at Centro Fauna Selvatica "Il Pettirosso" near Modena, Italy. This owl was found in early December, most likely suffering from head trauma likely due to a crash. After one week she was placed in a large aviary with 3 other owls, and just a month later she was released back into the wild. The odd shape of this little owl’s pupil is unique, but she has no vision problems. It is simply an aesthetic blemish from birth. The opportunity to photograph this animal was made possible by @greenteenteam, an organization promoting youth involvement in nature and wildlife conservation. To see an image of this owl, check out @joelsartore! . . #littleowl #owls #birdofprey #animalrehab #animalconservation #photoark #natgeo

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Photo by @tbfrost | Gelada monkeys have the most complex vocal repertoire of all primates. But they also use their faces to communicate . In this case a bachelor male is flashing his teeth and raising his eye brows to threaten another adult male gelada that is nearby. Unpublished photo from story in the current issue of nat geo co-shot by @jtkerby Follow me at @tbfrost for more photos from my work with wildlife.

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Foto de Mike Libecki @mikelibecki // "Todos conhecemos essa sensação, não é mesmo? Os cachorros da ilha Baffin estão entre os mais resistentes, fortes, inteligentes, obedientes e, obviamente, belos cães do mundo. Também conhecidos como Cão Inuíte Canadense, eles foram trazidos da Sibéria para a América do Norte pela primeira vez pelo povo Thule há mais de mil anos. Às vezes são identificados como a mais antiga e rara raça pura de caninos domesticaods por povos indígenas. Há muitas histórias fascinantes sobre esses cachorros se você está interessado em ler mais sobre isso. Na imagem, os cães esperam pela janta de foca fresquinha. Estamos a cerca de 400 km de jornada no oceano congelado próximo ao fiorde Gibbs, na costa leste da ilha Baffin, província Nunavut, Ártico Canadense…" Repost @natgeoadventure Photo: @mikelibecki  We all know this feeling right?  The dogs of Baffin Island are some of the toughest, strongest, smartest, most obedient, and of course, most beautiful dogs in the world…also known as the Canadian Inuit Dog (qimmiq is 'dog' in the Inuit language), they were first brought from Siberia to North America by the Thule people over 1,000 years ago. They are sometimes referred to as the oldest and rarest remaining purebred indigenous domestic canines. There is a lot fascinating history about these dogs if you are looking for something really interesting to read more about.  Here, the dogs are waiting for their fresh seal dinner…we were about 250 miles into our journey on the frozen ocean near Gibbs Fjord, east coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic… #joyineering #cachorro #cao #caes #inuite #canada

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