24 Incredible Nature GIFs

By All That's Interesting | Edited By Savannah Cox
Published June 14, 2013
Updated September 29, 2025

If the heat of summer or the cold of winter proves too much for your budding love of nature, check out these amazing nature GIFs instead.

Despite its ubiquity, nature’s transcendental beauty is often difficult to capture.

That is unless you’re Marinus, a 28-year-old from the Netherlands who manages to do just so with relative ease. He creates nature GIFs from wildlife documentaries and immortalizes those moments in picture form. Here’s some of his best work:

Nature GIFs Dragonfly

Gecko GIF

Nature GIF Chimp

Deer GIF

Bats

Dungbeetle GIF

Fox GIF

Frog GIF

Hummingbird GIF

Jellyfish GIF

Kangaroo GIF

Lemur GIF

Marmot GIF

Owl GIF

Panda GIF

Penguin GIF

Polar Bear GIF

Seal GIF

Shoebill GIF

Snake GIF

Tarsier GIF

Turtle GIF

[gifdog src="https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nature-gifs-whale.gif" alt="Nature GIFs Whale" width="900" height="1260" class="size-full wp-image-12675 post-img-portrait"]

[gifdog src="https://allthatsinteresting.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nature-gifs-whitefowl.gif" alt="Nature GIFs Whitefowl" width="900" height="1260" class="size-full wp-image-12676 post-img-portrait"]

Nature GIFs above via Head Like An Orange. If you enjoyed these GIFs, be sure to check out our post on cinemagraph GIFs.

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All That's Interesting
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All That's Interesting
Established in 2010, All That's Interesting brings together a dedicated staff of digital publishing veterans and subject-level experts in history, true crime, and science. From the lesser-known byways of human history to the uncharted corners of the world, we seek out stories that bring our past, present, and future to life. Privately-owned since its founding, All That's Interesting maintains a commitment to unbiased reporting while taking great care in fact-checking and research to ensure that we meet the highest standards of accuracy.
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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox
Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.
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