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Imagine gliding through the chilly, emerald-green waters of the Pacific, sunlight flickering through waving forests of kelp.

This was on full display last week while I was leading a photographic tour of bald eagles and sea otters in Alaska.

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There are also new animal faces to see with two orphaned puma cubs, a rescued red fox, Cedar the otter, and more. The Minnesota Zoo has over 4,500 animals to see and is open year-round.

Will has been crafting stunning displays just like these across Munster and beyond for the past 11 years. He runs his own ...

The Range is capturing the hearts of shoppers with its latest wall art offering, causing quite the stir for its "cute" and "lovely" appeal. As many aim to refresh their living spaces with a bit of ...

And while "post-apocalyptic" may stir up images of desolation and darkness, Panetta's vision was of a bright and whimsical land inhabited by otters ... comes to marrying art and design, Panetta ...

Panetta then reached out to her and asked if she could draw "Viking otters on an airship collecting gems," and boy, did Conlon deliver. The final Gems of Iridescia box art. (Rock, Stone & Dice ...

A lamp that melts candles without lighting them Aside from looking cute, this TikTok-famous lamp ... or replace your old water glasses with these works of art. A personalized nameplate necklace ...