10 photographs of wildlife that will surprise anyone (11 photos)

This collection features 10 unique wildlife photographs that will amaze even seasoned naturalists. Each image reveals unusual moments in the lives of animals or rare natural phenomena that challenge conventional understanding of the animal world.





A Dentist's Nightmare. The Mouth of a Leatherback Turtle. It looks scary, but in fact, these growths are used to feed on jellyfish, preventing them from slipping away.



Soldier's Lapwing. A bird from Australia. She literally has a couple of sharpened points on her wings for self-defense and to protect her chicks.





A baby stingray in its egg capsule. Scientists inserted a transparent glass into the hole to observe its development.



White elephants from Etosha National Park in Namibia. They live in the desert and regularly smear themselves with the local mud, which is why they always walk around snow-white.



Alien egg. Just kidding, it's probably a sea apple, a type of sea cucumber.



Deep-sea sponge Ping-Pong tree. The predator waits for plankton, shrimp, or small fish to stick to the sticky balls before slowly absorbing them.



The dragonfly emerges from its old shell. Now it's an adult!



Did you know there's a brown subspecies of giant panda? It's called the Qinling panda. Basically, it's the same, but a little smaller.



Chin's megastick insect. The longest insect on Earth. Lives on Borneo. 56.7 cm!!!



This is the venomous boxfish, or as this little fellow is also called, the "boxfish." The animal got its name from the cubical shape of its inner shell. Incidentally, it inspired the creators of the Mercedes-Benz Bionic.