Special creatures

"Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace."
Albert Schweitzer.

The Green spider

Insects

Swans

Hydra

"If you have men who will exclude His creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity....you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellowman."
St Francis of Assisi

Hedgehog

Ducks

Frogs

Balkan green
lizard

Waxwings

"But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh, we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy."
Plutarch

Rotifers

Butterflies

Fish

UK Seashells site