Five years ago, animal photographer Tanja Brandt introduced us to an incredible friendship that has led to hundreds of heart-melting photos. Meet Ingo and Napoleon (AKA Poldi): the Malinois Belgian shepherd and Owlet whose friendship has captivated the Internet for over half a decade.
Ingo and Poldi’s friendship received a fresh round of attention this weekend, but it isn’t new. I first ran across Brandt’s portraits of this duo while writing for 500px ISO 5 years ago, when Brandt first started sharing their special relationship with the world through heartwarming portraits uploaded to her website and Instagram.
“I go outside with them together — Napoleon on my hand, Ingo is free running,” she told me at the time. “I do the same with my big Harris Hawks, but they are also free and can fly. Not so with Napoleon. It’s too dangerous. Every cat would kill him, he don’t know hows to live free.”
At the time, Poldi was just 1 year old, the smallest hatchling of 7 who almost didn’t make it out of his shell. Ingo became his “protector,” and the rest is photo history:
Poldi isn’t Ingo’s only pal. Brandt works with multiple hawks and owls, and Ingo can be seen posing with all of them. There’s even some recent interactions between one of her owl, Ronja, and a fox named Leotie—incredible photos in their own right. But we’re not sure any of Brandt’s incredible imagery will ever reached the kind of viral sensation that Poldi and Ingo’s friendship earned when they first hit the scene in 2015.
To see all of these photos and more, check out Brandt’s website and/or give her follow on Instagram or 500px.
(via DIY Photography)
Image credits: All photos by Tanja Brandt and used with permission.
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