Hybrids

Animals and plants—or nature in general—have always been a huge inspiration to many artists across the world. But have any of us ever tried to imagine what these subjects would look like when combined? Well, a creative French agency called Les Creatonautes has been quite busy doing just that. This past year they have created a series of digital collages that combine sporting goods, animals, and edible objects all into one, and here’s the result.

It is difficult for us to believe that our beloved felines are merciless bird hunters. They do not do it out of cruelty, but because they are responding to their primitive hunter instinct. And it is amazing how efficient they are: they approach the prey in total silence and just in a jump they are already on the poor animal.

It is difficult for us to believe that our beloved felines are merciless bird hunters. They do not do it out of cruelty, but because they are responding to their primitive hunter instinct. And it is amazing how efficient they are: they approach the prey in total silence and just in a jump they are already on the poor animal.

If you love animals and often can't decide which ones you like more, Arne Olav Gurvin Fredriksen, known as gyyporama, has a bizarre, yet hilarious solution. This Norwegian electronics engineer invents new animal species by combining real ones in Photoshop. His animal hybrids are cute, silly, dorky, and sometimes a little bit creepy, but they will definitely make your day!

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Digital collage artist Arne Olav Gurvin Fredriksen uses Photoshop to create strange—and often hilarious—hybrid creatures by mixing different animal parts together. A project that started purely as a hobby, Fredriksen began making his photo manipulations in 2012. Each “cross-breed” is posted on Instagram on a regular basis, where the artist’s 14,000+ fans can vote to name them. […]

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