A Moose in Broken Lake Ice: The Swedish Rescue Account
A skating outing became an unexpected wildlife encounter when a group in Sweden found a moose struggling in broken lake ice. The animal cou...
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Winter Wildlife & Animal Photography
Explore wildlife photography and memorable animal encounters, from snowy habitats to other corners of the natural world. Browse the stories, then discover related wildlife and landscape collections from the Arctic and Antarctica.
The Viral Penguin Fight: Pair Bonds, Nests and Human Storytelling
A wildlife clip became a miniature relationship drama when National Geographic presented a fight between penguins as a husband discovering ...
The Gimmelwald Cat and the Hiker: An Unexpected Alpine Encounter
A black-and-white cat, an Alpine trail and a hiker with a sore ankle: it is an excellent beginning for an unexpected mountain story. The en...
A Wolf-Shaped Aurora: Marja-Terttu Karlsson’s Remarkable Photograph
First you see the green sweep of the northern lights. Then a pointed muzzle, an arched back and what looks remarkably like an animal boundi...
Vadim Trunov’s Winter Squirrels: The Playful Photographs and Their Setup
A squirrel peers over a camera. Another raises a snowball. Two stretch upwards beneath a pine cone, looking for all the world like tiny vol...
The Gulmarg Snow Leopard Encounter: What the Trip Account Clarified
A shape in the snow suddenly became a very memorable part of a ski day in Gulmarg. The 2016 footage shows an unexpected encounter with a sn...
Finn’s Snow Maze: A Small Dog Finds a Route Through a Deep Snowfall
For a small dog, a deep snowfall can turn the garden into a very tall obstacle. Finn’s owner found a cheerful solution: shovel a network of...
Feeding Community Cats in a Snowy Istanbul Neighbourhood
The cats appear one after another along a narrow route through the snow. A woman carries food between the white banks, and the scene fills ...
Miss Ice River: Steven Peterson’s Account of a Deer Rescue
A deer stands beside a man in a snowy landscape, and the story is told through sign language. The animal became known online as Miss Ice Ri...