Humans and animals

From the moment humans first tamed animals about 10,000 years ago, animals have played a big role in people's lives. Even though at first domestic animals were used for meat, milk, and hides, as time passed, humans realized that they are not just food but living and breathing creatures. They began to see them as their friends who would accompany them while hunting, traveling, or guarding their homes. However, there was always something special but complex in the relationship between humans…

Who wouldn't be filled with joy to see the trust shown between this boy and his birds enjoying a sunny summer day? Found via Carpe Diem.

Climate change, mass species extinction, global deforestation, freshwater pollution, ocean dead zones, heart disease & other leading human killers, a devastating war on wildlife, and the suffering & slaughter of billions of farmed animals. It's all unnecessary.

Africa: San girl with cheetah, Namibia, Gregory Colbert

I'm an international award-winning children’s portrait photographer in Beaver, West Virginia with eight years of experience in the field. I'm also a mom of four who loves animals.

Some horses, when you hug them, they just stand there. Others want in on the action. Check out these public displays of horse-human affection. [equestrianstylist.com] [imgur.com] [bitlesshorseblog.com] [ridethroughthecountry.tumblr.com] [kioneslayer.deviantart.com] [curiositiesbydickens.com] Go hug a horse.

Photographer Alexandra Bochkareva loves working with redheaded models. However, series Autumn and Winter had double the pleasure because there were two red-haired beauties in front of her manual Helios 77m-4 lens - Polina or Olga and a trained fox named Alice.

Jane Goodall and chimpanzee

Vintage mexican style kitten Paston - etsy Feline and canine diversity Both the dog and cat species have evolved to have a bunch of fascinating breeds and appearances. In the Chinese Zodiac, the dog is born under the sign of loyalty and there is no question about this deep trait, while the cat is born under the influence of feminine luck and mystique. Anubis in Egyptian mysticism was a dog who was a protector in the underworld and a guide for souls. In ancient Egypt, the cat was revered as a…