It can be easy to forget about the rest of the world when you spend the better part of your day stuck in a dark office sitting in front of a computer. However, you should take some time to remember that this planet is absolutely amazing.

There are things that are going on all of the time that will blow you away if you took a chance to look at them. It’s really incredible to look at these images and remind yourself that you’re living on the very same planet that these things are happening on. Check them out!

1.) An owl about to catch a mouse.

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2.) Ants holding on to their bounty.

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3.) A polar bear cub riding its mother to shore.

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4.) An aquarium visitor holding hands with an otter.

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5.) A cathedral decorated in 50,000 LED lights.

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6.) The sun shot at a specific light wavelength.

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7.) An oasis in the Gobi Desert.

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8.) The most swingin’ bus stop in Canada.

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9.) An adult lion pretending to be hurt by their cub’s bite to try and encourage them.

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10.) A swimming pool in a flood.

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11.) A woman helping a horse who got stuck in mud.

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12.) A baby elephant frolicking with birds.

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13.) A tree decorated with 40,000 LED lights.

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14.) A volcanic eruption as seen from space.

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15.) An “ocean of flowers” in China

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16.) A bear waving hello.

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17.) A giant albino catfish.

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18.) A mountain road in Norway.

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19.) Butterflies resting on a crocodile’s head.

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20.) A homemade water slide.

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(via eBaum’s World)

Awesome! After seeing all of this, I feel like I just went on a journey around the world–without any of the fatigue or having to pay a bunch of money. It was a good time.