A waterfall of clouds on the slope of the Markotkh Ridge in the Tsemesskaya Bay.

The cause of this phenomenon was a sharp temperature drop in the mountains.

The fur of the Far Eastern leopard is quite different from that of its tropical counterparts from Africa and South Asia. Its fur is especially long in winter - up to 7 cm!

Black herons inhabiting Africa adopt an ingenious strategy for catching fish.

Although foxes are distant relatives of dogs and wolves, they live alone, not in packs.

Running on the waves. Beach visitors in Peru walking on the floating pier of Tumbes, Peru 🇵🇪

It is impossible to imagine Switzerland without mountains. Here is also the world's steepest ski elevator Gelmerbahn to the Grimsel Pass (in some places the incline is 106%) 🇨🇭

Lake Lago di Como lies in northern Italy in the region of Lombardy and ranks as the third largest lake in Italy after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore 🇮🇹

Rare mammals, manatees, come to America on the Florida Peninsula to overwinter in warm streams.

Guizhou is a mountainous, multicultural province in southwestern China. The region is often referred to as "China's Switzerland": more than 80% of its territory is covered by mountains, forests, riverbeds and waterfalls.

Giant tortoises from the Aldabra Islands of the Seychelles

These slow-moving giants can weigh up to 250 kilos and measure up to 120 cm in carapace size. The neck of these turtles can extend out of their shells to a full meter, allowing them to pluck branches from trees and bushes.

Why does a viper move like a millipede?

That's one of the ways snakes move - in a straight line or "caterpillar". The snake uses the large scales on its belly as oars. Dips them into the sand, then strong muscles move the scales toward the tail

Pheasant mating dance.

A view from the porthole of a seagoing vessel.

The most terrifying part on the way to Everest is the Khumbu Icefall.

A German mounted soldier and an early airplane

Colorised picture of the shortest, tallest, and fattest man of europe playing a cards game in 1913.

Spider fights in Philippines

This is how big elephant herds used to be (1950s)

Photographer recreates 100-year-old photo from the Arctic showing the alarming scale of glacier retreat.

Skate to work! (1940s)