No bars or fences separate Tallon Nightwalker from his new buddies

Oct 18, 2012 21:01 GMT  ·  By

When he was only 5 years old, Tallon Nightwalker began taking pictures of himself and various wild animals.

He is now 16 years old, yet can take great pride in his photo collection: over the years, he managed to stand next to 840 animals and have his photograph taken with them.

It might seem that this is all just a hobby, yet Tallon and his father, who helped him with this endeavor, take things very seriously.

The two main rules are that the animals featured in the pictures must be alive, and that no fences or other similar barriers can separate the teenager from them.

“We set goals every year to get another 100 or however many, and we've been able to achieve that goal for most of the years. I can foresee it going even further, if not to all of them,’’ the adolescent told members of the press.

You can check out Tallon's photos by visiting his Facebook profile here.