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Portraits of astronauts from across the animal kingdom

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Cats and dogs, rabbits and chimpanzees have all been shot into space, but what about the extraterrestrial dreams of other members of class Mammalia? These strange pop paintings imagine a future filled with gorilla and tiger astronauts.

https://gizmodo.com/10-intrepid-animal-astronauts-5865757

Artist Rubbishmonkey created these uplifted illustrations. I wonder, do tiger and deer astronauts have trouble working together? If I were that buck I might worry about getting eaten, not to mention the problem of fitting a space helmet over those antlers.

Rubbish Monkey [society6 via Ian Brooks]

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