Yep, there is someone out there creating a photographic library of all the animals in the world.
The National Geographic Photo Ark is a project to document all the species living in protected areas and zoos around the globe, in an effort to get us humans caring and protecting these animals for future generations.
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Leading this is the publication’s photographer, Joel Sartore, who has so far completed more than 6,000 studio portraits of different species in 40 countries.
Like a close-up shot of a platypus.
Platypus.
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