After millions of years of evolution, Nature allows us to discover a myriad of animal species, each more sublime than the next. Fragile creatures that risk disappearing if destructive human activities continue their course. To pay tribute to them and to share their beauty even more, photographer Pedro Jarque Krebs has shared a series of sublime portraits that will allow you to discover wild animals as you have never seen them. And if you want to see more, just go to his Instagram page or his website.
#1 Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
#2 beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
#3 Serval (Leptailurus serval)
#4 Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
#5 Common Raven (Corvus corax)
#6 Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
#7 Caracal (caracal Caracal)
#8 Helmeted cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
#9 warthog (Phacochoerus)
#10 Blue Macaw (Ara ararauna)
#11 Fennec (Vulpes zerda)
#12 Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
#13 giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
#14 guereza colobus (Colobus guereza)
#15 jaguar (Panthera Onca)
#16 Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
#17 Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas)
#18 polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
#19 Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
#20 black swan (Cygnus atratus)
#21 Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
#22 Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
#23 Ceylon leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
#24 Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
#25 Brazza’s monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
#26 Common gray wolf (canis lupus lupus)
#27 Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
#28 Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
#29 Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)
#30 Reticulated Lory (Eos reticulata)
#31 Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
#32 Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa)
#33 Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
#34 Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
#35 Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
#36 jaguar (Panthera onca)
#37 Lion (Panthera leo)
#38 cougar (Puma concolor)
#39 Crocodile monitor lizard (Varanus salvadorii)
#40 six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
And if you want to continue reading, don’t hesitate to discover, or rediscover, these 35 photos of animals found in completely absurd situations.