The Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is a subspecies of ringed seal (Pusa hispida). They are among the most endangered seals in the world, having a total population of only about 320 individuals. The only existing population of these seals is found in Lake Saimaa, Finland (hence the name).This seal, along with the Ladoga seal and the Baikal seal, is one of the few living freshwater seals.
Photographer Marcel Heijnen takes
pictures of Hong Kong’s shop cats. After
moving to a new neighborhood, he took
an impulse photo of Dau Ding, a cat
sitting on a shop counter, and the kitty
became his muse. He fell in love with
capturing the charm of local shop cats,
compiled his portraits into a book, and
put Dau Ding on the cover. SourceSource 2
My cat brings me socks as offerings when he wants attention
For the record, these were all shot in one day. When we redid the carpets, we found 102 socks stashed in various places around the house. All that time I thought it had been the dryer eating them…