The Way Sperm Whales Sleep

Swiss wildlife photographer Franco Banfi and a team of scuba divers were following a pod of sperm whales off the coast of Dominica Island in the Caribbean Sea, when suddenly the large creatures became motionless and fell into vertical slumber.

Rare Albino Animals Prove You Don’t Need Color to Look Spectacular

Considering the myriad of beautiful colors we see in the animal kingdom, seeing a purely white animal is practically a surreal experience.

Whimsical Storybook Beasts and Birds Illustrated

Barcelona-based illustrator Vorja Sánchez depicts comically surreal storybook creatures that look like a cross between mutant dinosaurs and shadowy demons — but also captures the very lifelike spirit of birds and other animals.

Textured Sculptures Made from Thousands Porcelain Spines

Israeli born artist Zemer Peled creates surprising sculptures made from thousands porcelaine spines. She imagines abstract creatures that seem to be alive when we look at them. We have to come very close to it to see and understand the accuracy of their conception.

Stunning Glass Sculptures

Bill LeQuier has evolved from a traditional studio glass blower to a sculptor of unique glass art. His style and form have changed several times over the years;

Brinicle

Brinicles are long ice fingers that slowly form under the sea until it reaches the seafloor and freezes the ground including the creatures along its way. This happens when the salt-heavy brine accumulated within the frozen sea ice leaks out and flows down freezing the surrounding water, forming a descending tube of ice.

When the seawater freezes as it comes into contact with the brinicle it is a lot more spongelike than normal ice.

They are usually found in the Antarctic when saline water is introduced to the ocean.