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Disney Animals Brilliantly Reimagined as Humans

There’s something totally mesmerizing about Alex Pick’s “Humanimals” transformations

Jack Shepherd
4 min readJun 23, 2021
All Photos: Apicollo Draws, via Instagram

German artist Alex Pick has an incredible gift for the art of the mashup. Through his Instagram page, he’s reimagined popular movie posters with Disney characters, Disneyfied Harry Potter, and made pretty much everyone into mermaids. And his latest project has a quality to it that makes it particularly hard to look away. He does such a good job of turning iconic Disney animals into humans (and vice versa) that it often takes a minute to realize that the switch has even happened.

Each of Alex’s “Humanimals” mashups is a joy to contemplate, as the characters seamlessly change species while retaining the essence of who they are. Be sure to check out his Instagram page to see more of these, as well as sketches that provide some insights into his process. Below are some of the best from his collection.

The Jungle Book: Baloo, Mowgli, and Bagheera

The Jungle Book: Baloo, Mowgli, and Bagheera

Gummi Bears: Cubbi and Sunni

Gummi Bears: Cubbi and Sunni

Winnie the Pooh: Tigger and Eeyore

Winnie the Pooh: Tigger and Eeyore

Lady and the Tramp: Jock, The Tramp, Lady, and Trusty

Lady and the Tramp: Jock, The Tramp, Lady, and Trusty

The Jungle Book: Mowgli

The Jungle Book: Mowgli

The Jungle Book: Bagheera

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Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd

Written by Jack Shepherd

I have a newsletter about crossword puzzles and a podcast about rom-coms. Formerly editorial director @BuzzFeed. Email: JackAShepherd at gmail

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