Thread by @SahilBloom

Nature is spectacular.

A short thread of the best nature photographs of the year:

Western lowland gorilla walking through a cloud of butterflies.

📸 Anup Shah

Two polar bears coming to shore during a hot Summer day.

📸 Martin Gregus

Clashing reindeer.

📸 Stefano Unterthiner

Fishing spider spinning a web.

📸 Gil Wizen

Swimmers, freedivers and divers enjoy themselves in a fresh water mass known as the Cenotes.

📸 Joram Mennes

The lotus ponds across Vietnam.

📸 Manh Cuong Vu

Cheetahs attempting to cross a river in strong currents.

📸 Buddhilini de Soyza

Peaceful photo of Kibande, an old mountain gorilla.

📸 Majed Ali

Wildebeests bucking at Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

📸 Anup Shah

Ravens exchanging objects to strengthen their relationship.

📸 Shane Kalyn

Orangutan at rest.

📸 Thomas Vijayan

A rehabilitation center caring for chimpanzees orphaned by the bushmeat trade.

📸 Brent Stirton

Siberian jay flies to the top of a spruce tree to stash its food.

📸 Lasse Kurkela

For more, check out these sources:

Kudos to these amazing artists.

nature.org/en-us/get-invo…

theatlantic.com/photo/2021/10/…

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/10-…

I’m obsessed with nature, these artists, and their work.

Who is missing? Add the best you’ve seen below.

@tim_cook — we should do a version of this thread with the best nature photos shot on the iPhone!