Google Maps Street View photographs world's wildlife Most people use Google Street View to explore cities and monuments, but it can also be used to go on a virtual safari. As part of National Geographic's Great Nature Project, people of all ages have been invited to take pictures of animals and plants and upload them online, Google Maps has shared a collection of images purposely showing off the local wildlife in far-flung locales. The ultimate goal of the Great Nature Project is to set a Guinness World Record for the largest online photo album of animals, the project's website proclaims. From sea turtles swimming off the coast of Heron Island near the Great Barrier Reef to monkeys bathing in hot springs at Japan's Jigokudani Monkey Park, Street View has purposely taken pictures of many animals. Street View cameras have also captured more random instances of nature at work, like seagulls nabbing a meal or frogs that jump onto the camera lens in the Brazilian Amazon. Majestic: A Reindeer galloping on a road in Lebesby, Norway Snow monkeys at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Off-roading: Sea turtle off the coast of Heron Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef Just passing through: A Seagull in Brighton, England, UK On safari: A wild donkey pictured in Botswana, Africa Relaxing in the sun: A frog jumps on to a camera on the Rio Negro River in the Brazilian Amazon Bottom of the world: Penguins on Half Moon Island, Antarctica