Baby animal photography is highly popular among today's audiences due to the wide variety of animals displayed and its depiction of the softer side of adorable creatures. These animal images offer the largest variety of subjects for the consumer and are generally heartwarming examples of young animals and their families.
Mother and child photos are an important part of this artistic category. Many wild animals stay near their mothers until they're old enough to be on their own and family is an important part of surviving in the savage world they inhabit. Baby animal pictures like 'Shahni' and 'Makulu' by Ron D'Raine are examples of the loving care and comfort that these animal mothers provide for their young. However, animal mothers have many jobs and for each picture that shows them comforting and taking care of their babies there are also photos that show these mothers teaching their young how to survive in the world, as seen in the iconic baby animal photograph 'Penguin and Its Chick'.
Domesticated animals are frequently used in framed baby animal images. However, 'domesticated' doesn't just mean cats and dogs! Although there are many baby animal pictures that feature these beloved pets, domestic animals such as horses, goats, cows, and other farm animals are also common in domestic baby animal photography. These works are the most common instance of humans being included in photographs of baby animals and range from heartwarming to refreshingly silly photos.
Although many instances of baby animal photography features domesticated animals, wild baby animal images are more widely sought after pieces of this category. These photographs feature animals that aren't usually seen by humans unless they're in a zoo and serve an important role in educating people about the caring and nurturing side of animals. Photographs such as 'Hair Raising Experience' by Mike Hollist and 'Pride's Proud Family' by Dino Paravano capture this rarely seen aspect of animal behavior as well as depicting animals that people may not have a chance to see otherwise.
