Joseph Gatt Mountain lion mother with her cub.

Joseph Gatt A heart-stirring painting by Gianni Strino (Italian, born 1953), entitled "The Gift", depicted an elderly woman embracing a kitten.

Joseph Gatt The crested barbet.

Joseph Gatt A young child hugging a spotted fawn.

Joseph Gatt A hippopotamus from the South Luangwa National Park Zambia receives a lot of attention from a pair of local red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus). The birds and the hippos have evolved a symbiotic relationship: the oxpeckers feed on external parasites, while the hippos benefit from the hygienic makeover. 📷 Daniela Anger

Joseph Gatt Jaguars are apex predators.

Timmy Walsh

Joseph Gatt When Siberian huskies accept a cat as one of their own.

Joseph Gatt A lion cub playing with an adult lion's tail.