Animals

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.

This mysteriously shaped boulder may have been used for human sacrifice in ancient times.

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

This high-Andean reserve protects the graceful vicuña that was nearly hunted to extinction for its precious wool.

This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.