She learned to fly first before graduating to drone photography, but once Joanna Steidle, 50, got her first camera drone, the deal was done. Her life completely changed, as Steidle told The Epoch Times. She became an aerial artist specializing in marine photography and shadow plays from above while becoming a winner in a global…
Aerial Photographer Captures Undersea Predators Making Abstract Fish Art Seen From the Sky
Owl Goes on an Accidental Caribbean Vacation After Stowing Away on World’s Second-Largest Cruise Ship
A small burrowing owl that flew onboard the world’s second-largest cruise ship in Florida unwittingly ended up on a two-week Caribbean vacation and has since made headlines. The burrowing owl boarded Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas while the ship was docked in January. When passengers who were sailing around the Caribbean spotted the brown-feathered bird…
Rare White Tiger Cub Found Abandoned, Emaciated in Garbage Bin Outside Athens Zoo in Serious Condition
Greek veterinarians are fighting to save a white tiger cub found abandoned in a rubbish bin at an Athens zoo, believed to be a victim of the illegal wildlife trade. The three-month-old white tiger was discovered on Feb. 28 under a garbage bin in the parking lot of the Attica Zoological Park by a cleaner,…
PHOTOS: Meet Cezar, the Cashmere Bengal Cat Who Looks Like an Adorable Little Lion
Cezar the cat may look like a lion but rather than being ferocious, he is the sweetest feline you’ll ever meet. “My Cezar is exceptionally affectionate, cheerful, and, like all Bengal cats, very gentle,” Cezar’s owner, Wojtek Czachurski, 63, told The Epoch Times. Czachurski, from the small town of Bochnia in southern Poland, works in…
Chest-Bursting Wasps Among 600 New Species Discovered in Australia
‘Salsa dancing’ spiders, tiny crabs dressed in sea sponge, and chest-bursting wasps are among some of the 626 new Australian species scientists discovered in the past 12 months. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said that scientists are discovering and naming about two new species every day. “We have only discovered named about a third of the…
Blind Cougar Who Can’t Be Released Into the Wild Learns to Respond to His Carer’s Voice
An injured cougar that was diagnosed as blind and taken in by an Argentinian animal rescue center has learned to respond to his carer’s voice and the pair have formed a unique bond. Kai Pacha, 54, is the president of Pumakawa Animal Reserve, a nonprofit conservation, rescue, and rehabilitation center in Villa Rumipal in the…
PHOTOS: Canine Photographer Captures Man’s Best Friend Amid Majestic Iceland Scenes That Seem Unreal
Gazing at Anne Geier’s portraits of man’s best friend against a backdrop of dramatic Icelandic scenery, it’s hard to believe the canine-inspired Austrian photographer is entirely self-taught. “My goal was to become a good dog photographer, to make it maybe as a side job,” Geier, 36, told The Epoch Times, having turned professional just a few years…
Blind Cat Spotted Drowning Is Rescued by Neighbors, Maps Out New Forever Home by Feel, Sound
The story of blind cat Baby’s finding his forever home begins in the water. A neighbor with binoculars spotted “two little triangles” off Tampa Bay’s seawall that were actually cat ears piercing the surface. How It Started “[My neighbor] had been watching the cat swim aimlessly, pulled along by the current, meanwhile birds were circling…
Man Turns His Love of Horses Into Majestic Art, Shares Breathtaking Photos With the World
A Brazilian horse lover, raised on his grandfather’s farm, has turned his lifelong love into a treasured profession photographing horses to share their majestic beauty with the world. Antonio José Oliveira Mendes Neto, 33, known professionally as Tony Mendes, was born in Itanhém in the Brazilian state of Bahia. A trained nurse, he currently lives…
Cat Abandoned at Shelter With Heart-Wrenching Note From ‘Sorry’ Owner Is Finally Adopted
A one-year-old cat abandoned at a U.K. animal shelter was found with a heart-wrenching note from her former owner, hoping for a better home. Colorful calico Lilo was left at the Manchester & Salford branch of the RSPCA in northwest England. While shelter staff did not meet her former owner, they were able to learn…
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