The One World Collective The eyes of a creature Forget about BeetleCam and other devices. A British photographer risked his life as he captured these wildlife shots. Jonathan Griffiths held his camera just inches away from tigers, bears and cougars as he took the pictures. (Jonathan Griffiths/Solent) The 32-year-old endured minus 40 degree Celsius temperatures at a Canadian wildlife breeding reserve as he gained the trust of each animal over two or three days. He enticed them with meat – mainly chicken – to photograph them close-up in his 15-month project. ..and in another shot a tiger left condensation on his lens with its breath. The currency trader flew to Canada, where he stayed in a lodge by a wildlife breeding reserve. Jonathan said: “At first I was quite nervous being so close to the animals as I did not know what to expect and they are wild… (Jonathan Griffiths/Solent) My family think I’m a bit nuts and worry about the consequences if something went wrong. Two Brown bears roar at the camera. A Siberian tiger bares its teeth.
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