National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders: Celebrating Diversity in the Animal Kingdom

National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders: Celebrating Diversity in the Animal Kingdom

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  • Create Date：2021-10-27 03:19:11
  • Update Date：2025-09-24
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  • Author：Joel Sartore
  • ISBN：1426221916
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Reviews

Cara BookShelfMomma ，

This photo book is extraordinary， the pictures are fantastic。 My family went through the pages wide eyed looking at all the animals。 The pictures that Sartore I clouded in this book show us the vast diversity in the animal kingdom。 My family loved the personalities that came out in the animals and how even though they were different there were fun similarities！ Animal lovers of all ages would love this book！！

Sara Strand ，

I adore everything Joel Sartore puts out into books and this is perhaps my favorite。 If you are an animal lover at all， you will pour over every page cataloging the incredible photographic details of some of the most unique creatures on the planet。

Cassie | The_BookSandwich ，

WHOA - I was NOT prepared for the gorgeousness of this book！ I love animals - especially the really weird looking ones （y’all know me and my diversity soapbox - they all deserve some love）。 Joel Sartore has had some crazy adventures capturing these creatures and I loved hearing how his travels would get bungled， or the animals wouldn’t cooperate， or he’d be sick on assignment。 STILL， he pushes through and manages to capture such wonderfully astounding images！ （And he ropes his kids in on assignm WHOA - I was NOT prepared for the gorgeousness of this book！ I love animals - especially the really weird looking ones （y’all know me and my diversity soapbox - they all deserve some love）。 Joel Sartore has had some crazy adventures capturing these creatures and I loved hearing how his travels would get bungled， or the animals wouldn’t cooperate， or he’d be sick on assignment。 STILL， he pushes through and manages to capture such wonderfully astounding images！ （And he ropes his kids in on assignment， too， which is awesome！）Also - can we just appreciate the beauty of the editing？ The animals that share a photo spread have similarities in their form， which is highlighted so well by their pairing。 Swipe to see what I mean。 Nature， she’s a FORCE！Thank you， TLCbooktours and NatGeo for the gifted book！ All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Lori L （She Treads Softly） ，

National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders: Celebrating Diversity in the Animal Kingdom by Joel Sartore is a very highly recommended collection of gorgeous photographs from the animal kingdom。 During his long career， Joel Sartore set out to photograph every kind of creature。 He has now amazingly captured the images of more than 11，000 of 20，000 species across the world。 In this latest collection he shares 462 of his photographs， in one or two page spreads。 Each photograph has the scientifically accur National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders: Celebrating Diversity in the Animal Kingdom by Joel Sartore is a very highly recommended collection of gorgeous photographs from the animal kingdom。 During his long career， Joel Sartore set out to photograph every kind of creature。 He has now amazingly captured the images of more than 11，000 of 20，000 species across the world。 In this latest collection he shares 462 of his photographs， in one or two page spreads。 Each photograph has the scientifically accurate name along with interesting information and/or distinctive features。 Sartore also recalls interesting stories and adventures resulting from his photographic journeys。A great example of what you can find in this latest edition of National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders is on 100-101。 The photograph is of the Egyptian fruit bat， Rousettus aegyptiacus（LC）。 "Roosting by the dozens or the thousands， these bats are found across Africa， the Arabian Peninsula， and the Eastern Mediterranean to northern India。 After breeding season， females gather in nursing colonies to give birth to and rear their pups， while males form bachelor colonies elsewhere。" On the page is also the story about an incident of "wet contact" Sartore experienced while taking photographs that could have potentially resulted in being infected with the Marburg virus。 Thankfully， after quarantining for 3 weeks， there was no sign of infection。The collection is broadly presented in four chapters: Pattern， Shape， Extra， and Attitude。 As mentioned， most of the pages are of single animals but along with individual photographs there are several pages that feature collections of a similar group。 These include mice， caterpillars， snakes， beetles， crabs， sea urchins， scorpions， snakes， parrots， and others。 There are also unique pairings such as a Western screech owl （pg。 358） and an Ocelot （pg。 359） both winking and a hippopotamus （pg。 330） and a Northern Luzon cloud rat （pg。 331） who both have their mouths wide open。 The index of animals at the back are listed by the page on which they appear， with the listed divided by the chapter name。I tried to pick out a few individual pictures that I loved， but it was simple too difficult to pair the list down。 （In the running: The Sand Cat， pg 4-5; Barred eagle-owl， pg 48; veiled chameleon tail， pg 119; Brazilian Porcupine， pg。 249; and the Proboscis monkey， pg。 253。） Previous photo ark collections include: National Geographic Photo Ark， Birds of the Photo Ark， and Photo Ark Vanishing。 National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders: Celebrating Diversity in the Animal Kingdom would make a wonderful， thoughtful gift。Disclosure: I received an advanced reading copy of this book from National Geographic for TLC Book Tours。 On 10/19 at: http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/ 。。。more

Julie ，

I really admire Sartore’s mission to capture as much of the planet’s biodiversity on film as possible while it still exists。 He travels the world photographing animals for his books and records their splendor while they’re still available to model for him。 His photography is exquisite and he is able to capture unique features and even characteristics of his subjects。 From doe eyes to feathers， scales， and fur， these photos are a delight to page through。 Sometimes they pose with great theatricali I really admire Sartore’s mission to capture as much of the planet’s biodiversity on film as possible while it still exists。 He travels the world photographing animals for his books and records their splendor while they’re still available to model for him。 His photography is exquisite and he is able to capture unique features and even characteristics of his subjects。 From doe eyes to feathers， scales， and fur， these photos are a delight to page through。 Sometimes they pose with great theatricality （looking at you Von der Decken’s safika） and occasionally Sartore provides a humorous anecdote in the captions。 National Geographic produces gorgeous large format books as a venue for phenomenal talent like Sartore’s。I received a complimentary copy of this book via TLC Book tours。 。。。more