This story appears in the August 2008 issue of National Geographic magazine ... In the year 1551 a strange male animal was put on public display in Augsburg, Germany. He had humanlike fingers ...

the project is now called the National Geographic Photo Ark. No matter its size, each animal is treated with the same amount of affection and respect. The results are portraits that are not just ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...

Fond also of the human animal, he loves parties and has been ... sponsored by the Smithsonian and the National Geographic Society. Among collectors’ items he particularly hoped to pick up ...

National Geographic wildlife photographer Joel Sartore travels the world to photograph animals. He specializes in endangered species and founded The Photo Ark, where he’s trying to photograph ...