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10 BEAUTIFUL BEASTS PORTRAITS

Two kittens.

by Toshihiro Gamo. Two Japanese Cats.

Today we’ve simply gathered 10 very special portraits of Beautiful Beasts. Some of these animals are wild and some are pets. Some are rare. And some are in rare candid camera captures. All are magnificent windows into their subjects’ beautiful existence.

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PHOTO CREDITS:

1. Photo: by Toshihiro Gamo. Two Japanese Cats.

2. Photo: by Kacie Downing. Giraffe kissing a squirrel.

3. Photo: Courtesy of the San Diego Zoo. Onya Birri, the albino koala.

4. Photo: by Jeff Krause. Lesser Flamingo beginning a dance.

5. Photo: by Uber Prutser. “A Party Animal.”

6. Photo: by Jeff Krause. “Lily’s Daydream.”

7. Photo: by Massmo Relsig. Wildebeest in Namibia.

8. Photo: by Maciej Lewandowski. Nose of what appears to be a goat.

9. Photo: by Adrien Sifre. Zebra.

10. Photo: by Toshihiro Gamo. Okapi at Yokohama Zoological Gardens.

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