Allan Dixon: Know everything about this Irish animal whisperer!
Are you an animal lover? That is good. Animals are prompt to identify the goodness in a person. They understand quickly whether you are compassionate or are out to trouble them. They allow only nice-hearted people to get close to them. And imagine taking a selfie with some unknown animal! It would be hard. But not for Allan Dixon. This Irishman travels a lot and whatever animals he sights on the way, he takes selfies with them and uploads them on his social media. Know more about this strange hobby cum job of Allan.
Allan Dixon and his animal love
Allan Dixon hails from Ireland. He travels a lot and loves animals. Hence during his travels, he sees many animals and is charmed by them. He loves to take selfies with those strange beings. That implies he gets really close to them for it. But how do the animals allow him to get so close?
Well, that is the art and skill of Allan. He is able to win the hearts and confidence of those wild animals, get close to them, and click pictures with them. Allan then loads these pics on his Instagram for his fans to see. He is also called an animal whisperer due to the closeness he achieves to the animals; so close that he seems to be whispering to them. It is believed that the animals sense his goodness and non-harming nature and allow him to be near them while clicking selfies.
More about Allan and his work
This Irishman has another nickname: Dr. Doolittle. He is a photographer by profession. He is an explorer and an adventurer. He is the leading artist in this sphere. In 2013, Allan won the “Best Job in the World” competition. And the prize was Australian dollars 100k. Moreover, Allan was able to be the outback adventurer in the Australian wilderness for six months. Talking about this win, Allan revealed how he decided to compete for this prize:
“My mum basically saw it and said to me ‘this looks like you!’ It just looked absolutely brilliant to me and I figured that I might as well give it ago and just try to make the best entry possible.”
Allan is now an adventure content creator and onboard of several tourism companies and wildlife conservation groups. He has taken selfies with almost all animals-elephants, giraffes, kangaroos, monkeys, cats, dogs, birds and the like. He also has innumerable selfies with quokkas. These are nocturnal animals of the size of a cat and are herbivores.
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How to take selfies with unknown animals?
Allan takes selfies with animals that are not his pets. They are strangers to him. He poses and takes the perfect pictures with them. But besides clicking pics with them, he also really cares for them. For his fans, Allan has put up a video in which he explains the tactics to click selfies with these animals. He shows how to have the best picture with a quokka.
Allan explains that firstly one needs to respect these tiny animals. One should have true love for them and approach them with kindness and cautiously. The Irishman is particularly a fierce advocate of quokkas. These are plentiful in Australia: on the islands off the coast of western Australia, and particularly on the Rottnest Island. Rottnest island is close to the city of Perth. It has white sand beaches with shallow waters and secluded coves.
Talking about the best moments as an adventurer, Allan revealed:
“I think honestly was the first time I met a crocodile. I’d never seen a crocodile in real life before and the first one I got to see, in Crocosauraus Crove in Darwin, was a five and a half metre giant which they basically just threw me in front of. It’s like seeing a prehistoric dinosaur up close.”
