Wild cows lounge on North Carolina’s Cedar Island in May 2019. On 6 September 2019, Hurricane Dorian blasted the island with Category 1 force winds and rain, creating what locals described as a “mini tsunami”. The low-lying marshlands were soon inundated with an estimated eight feet of water, and the cows were swept out to sea by the storm surge. They got lucky when they washed up at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Photo: Paula O'Malley Photography