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Stories, perspectives, and observations from a planet worth paying attention to.

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Meet Kesha, the only cat in the entire Arctic Ocean archipelago. 🦊❄️

Deep in the frozen tundra of Svalbard, where cats are banned to protect local wildlife, one rugged ginger tomcat became an unlikely resident. Kesha was rumored to have been officially registered as an "Arctic Fox" just to bypass the government's strict environmental ban.

Though he had an owner, Kesha loved his freedom. With a coat thickened by sub-zero winds and an ear torn from wild tussles, he spent 14 years greeting tourists and wandering the snowy streets. Whether the Arctic Fox story was true or not, Kesha spent years doing what no other cat was supposed to do—living in Svalbard.

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Into the quiet.

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Fall in Yoho National Park

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Isle of Skye, Scotland

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Norway

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Lofoten Islands, Norway

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A rainy day in Ichihara, Japan 🌧

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Faroe Islands

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Banff National Park, Canada

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24/7 darkness in the world's most northern town.

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British Columbia, Canada

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The gothic streets of Edinburgh, covered in rain 🌧

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Winter in Alaska

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Pacific Northwest

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An Antarctic orca spyhops through a fracture in the dense sea ice to survey its frozen hunting ground.

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The Ghost of Patagonia.

Weighing up to 80 kilograms and capable of striking in sub-zero gale winds, the Patagonian puma moves through the shadow of Torres del Paine National Park with absolute concealment. Powerful, elusive and perfectly adapted to the harsh southern steppe, this solitary stalker remains the region's ultimate apex predator.

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Alaska

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Calming colors of Greenland

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Autumn morning at the Grand Tetons.

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Blue hour light in Tromsø, Norway