Brad Wilson takes fine art portraits of wild animals.
Isolated in front of a dark backdrop and illuminated with soft sunlights, Wilson’s stunning portraitsare deceptively simple, but deep striking.
His series, “Affinity” explores humans’ relationship( or absence thereof) with the natural world.
Wanna get closer to nature? Start with 11 of Wilson’s jaw-dropping photos and wild realities about these majestic animals.
1. You’ll never be short on conversation, as baboons use at the least 10 different voices to communicate with their troops .
2. Mountain lions, pumas, and cougars are all the same species and go by many different names.
One of those names? Ghost feline. Don’t be surprised if she stops answering your texts.
3. Did you know mandrills sleep in a different tree each evening?
4. The palm cockatoo’s mouth is uniquely shaped and quite big, inducing them especially adept at cracking big nuts … if you’re into that kind of thing.
5. The golden tiger is the same species as a Bengal tiger, but with rare coloring.
Their fur is often thicker and softer than other tigers. Take that, other tigers.
6. Chimpanzees typically travel on all fours but they can walk up to a mile on two legs.
No word on whether they will stroll 500 more to fall down at your door.
7. Contrary to every cartoon, elephants do not like peanuts.
They do not eat them in the wild and keepers do not feed them to elephants in confinement. If you need to treat an elephant, stick to flowers … or pumpkins .
8. Barn owls swallow their meat whole and cough up the fur and bones.
Not much else to say about that.
9. This long-legged serval can jump up to 10 feet in the air.
The serval is native to more than 35 African countries and is acquired mostly in savannas.
10. Lorikeet tongues end in a kind of hairy brushing, which helps them get nectar from deep inside flowers.
( At least that’s what they’re telling ornithologists .)
11. This white-lipped tree viper is most comfortable in trees, but some people are bold enough to try to keep them as pets.
Beware, however, as the wise prophets Bell Biv Devoe once said: That girl is poiiiiiiiison . Never trust a forked tongue and a smile.
Wilson’s remarkable photos are a beautiful reminder to appreciate the natural world and the animals we share the planet with.
Wilson hopes that his images “remind us, despite the pronounced sentiment of isolation that too often characterizes our contemporary life, that we are not alone, we are not separate we are part of a beautifully rich and interconnected diversity of life.”
We live on this planet with some that amazing beings. It’s our responsibility to protect and celebrate them.
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