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  • White-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegata) Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC FAMILY TO MADAGASCAR NUMBERING ONLY 3 SPECIES.<br />
These birds are considered primitive forms of the rail. Although they do fly they are almost exclusively terrestrial. Their nests are rather flimsy structures built low off the ground and accessible without flying. In this species the sexes are simular. They are strictly terrestrial forest species, secretive and active and found in groups of 2 - 4. They feed in the leaf-litter looking for seeds and small insects. At night several individuals may spend the night perched on a low horizontal branch. <br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Closed, deciduous dry forest on sandy soil and underbrush of which is covered with dead leaves. It is only known from 4 locations: Kirindy forest, n of Morondava, Ankarafantsika Reserve, Ankarana and Alalamera Special Reserves.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: Due to restricted range and degradation of original deciduous dry forest by slash-and-burn and by invasion of forest by dogs and rats - especially near villages.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA3526_White-breasted_mesite.jpg
  • White-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegata) Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC FAMILY TO MADAGASCAR NUMBERING ONLY 3 SPECIES.<br />
These birds are considered primitive forms of the rail. Although they do fly they are almost exclusively terrestrial. Their nests are rather flimsy structures built low off the ground and accessible without flying. In this species the sexes are simular. They are strictly terrestrial forest species, secretive and active and found in groups of 2 - 4. They feed in the leaf-litter looking for seeds and small insects. At night several individuals may spend the night perched on a low horizontal branch. <br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Closed, deciduous dry forest on sandy soil and underbrush of which is covered with dead leaves. It is only known from 4 locations: Kirindy forest, n of Morondava, Ankarafantsika Reserve, Ankarana and Alalamera Special Reserves.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: Due to restricted range and degradation of original deciduous dry forest by slash-and-burn and by invasion of forest by dogs and rats - especially near villages.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA3501_White-breasted_mesite.jpg
  • Baobab (Adansonia za) and rainbow.  Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR<br />
Flowers between November and June<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: West of Fort Dauphin up to Analalava. Prefers calcareous soils and is the only species in the spiny forest on limestone of the Mahafaly Plateau in the deep south.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR<br />
There are eight baobab species in the world. 6 are endemic to Madagascar, one from Africa and one from Australia. Baobabs probably evolved in Madagascar after Gondwanaland split and the Africa and Australian species must have arisen from colonising fruits floating across the Indian Ocean. In Madagascar the 6 species have evolved to fit their own niche within the dry forest zones. The 7th (African) species was introduced by Arab traders and is planted in some of the town in the north west.They are dryland plants and are 'drought survivors' and are able to store water from a sporadic downpour very efficiently within the soft, porous  wood of their big, fat trunks. They are quite fire resistant.
    MA4777_Baobab.jpg
  • Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus)<br />
Santiago Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This plant grows in the arid zone which consists of lava, ash and cinder and where only plants able to exist with little moisture can survive. Here temperatures soar up to 30 degrees Celcius. A high proportion of endemic plants have evolved under these harsh conditions in this zone. The lava cactus is a slow-growing herb which creates its own humus from dead cylindrical stems. It is a typical 'pioneer' plant that grows on barren lava flows.<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS
    1G8061_Lava_Cactus.jpg
  • Endemic frog (Boophis madagascariensis)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181024_Boophis_madagascariensis_63.tif
  • Endemic frog (Boophis madagascariensis)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181024_Boophis_madagascariensis_59.tif
  • Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)<br />
Western slopes of Andes<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Habitat & Range: endemic to the western slopes of Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador
    20160825_Long-wattled_umbrellabird_2...jpg
  • Endemic frog (Boophis madagascariensis)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181024_Boophis_madagascariensis_56.tif
  • Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)<br />
Western slopes of Andes<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Habitat & Range: endemic to the western slopes of Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador
    20160824_Long-wattled_umbrellabird_1...jpg
  • Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)<br />
Western slopes of Andes<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Habitat & Range: endemic to the western slopes of Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador
    20160824_Long-wattled_umbrellabird_1...jpg
  • Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)<br />
Western slopes of Andes<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Habitat & Range: endemic to the western slopes of Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador
    20160824_Long-wattled_umbrellabird_4...jpg
  • Sickle-billed vanga (Falculea palliata).<br />
Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR <br />
This is a family represented by 14 species of which 13 are endemic to Madagascar. The forms of bill shown by these 14 species reflect a spectacular range of evolutionary adaptations. All vangas are forest species and all feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates. They are loud and often found in large groups.  All vangas make bowl-shaped nests.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: North and ne, including Sambirano, Iharana and n of Sambava. Also found in w and s. Common thoughout its range. ENDEMIC TO MADASGACAR
    MA3747_Sickle-billed_vanga.jpg
  • Santa Fe Snake (Alsophis dorsalis)<br />
Santa Fe Island, Galapagos, ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS and to Santa Fe Island
    ME1035_Santa_Fe_Snake.tif
  • Svalbard reindeer<br />
Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway<br />
Arctic Ocean<br />
Endemic subspecies
    20230602_Svalbard_reindeer_14.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large (length 900-1075mm and weight: 3-4kg), vertically clinging and leaping lemurs. They are diurnal and live in mixed multi mail / multi female groups of up to 14 individuals. Verreaux's sifaka feed primarily on leaves, fruit and flowers. They have one young born between August and September. At first the infant clings to the mother's front then as it gets larger rides on her back.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Forested regions from Tsiribihina River in the west, south to the Tolagnaro area in the south-east and inland as far as Isalo Massif. They live in Dry deciduous forests in the west and Xerophytic spiny and gallery forests in the south.<br />
THREATENED: The various habitats in which this species are found are all becoming increasingly fragmented due cutting for timber,  firewood and production of charcoal. Although it is 'fady' or taboo to hunt this species amoung some tribal groups others especially around Isalo do hunt it and in this area it is known as 'sifaka for the cooking pot'.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA4075_Verreaux's_sifaka.tif
  • Svalbard reindeer<br />
Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway<br />
Arctic Ocean<br />
Endemic subspecies
    20230602_Svalbard_reindeer_17.tif
  • Svalbard reindeer<br />
Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway<br />
Arctic Ocean<br />
Endemic subspecies
    20230602_Svalbard_reindeer_16.tif
  • Verreaux's sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi) Mother and baby.<br />
Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large (length 900-1075mm and weight: 3-4kg), vertically clinging and leaping lemurs. They are diurnal and live in mixed multi mail / multi female groups of up to 14 individuals. Verreaux's sifaka feed primarily on leaves, fruit and flowers. They have one young born between August and September. At first the infant clings to the mother's front then as it gets larger rides on her back.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Forested regions from Tsiribihina River in the west, south to the Tolagnaro area in the south-east and inland as far as Isalo Massif. They live in Dry deciduous forests in the west and Xerophytic spiny and gallery forests in the south.<br />
THREATENED: The various habitats in which this species are found are all becoming increasingly fragmented due cutting for timber,  firewood and production of charcoal. Although it is 'fady' or taboo to hunt this species amoung some tribal groups others especially around Isalo do hunt it and in this area it is known as 'sifaka for the cooking pot'.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA4220_Verreaux's_sifaka.tif
  • Golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) Daraina, North-east MADAGASCAR<br />
This is the smallest member of the Propithecus genus, 870-940mm and weight +-3,5kg's. They are medium-sized vertical clinging and leaping lemurs and were only discovered in 1988. They are diurnal and at night sleep in very tall trees. Group size varies but usually contains at least 2 adult males and females although only one female seems to breed successfully each year. They feed on unripe fruit, seeds, shoots, mature leaves and flowers. Immature leaves are particularly relished.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Dry deciduous, gallery and semi-evergreen forests of a very small area between the Manambato and Loky Rivers in North-east Madagascar.<br />
ENDANGERED due to habitat loss as they do not occur in a protected area - although FANANBY a local Madagascar NGO is working in Daraina to proclaim a protected site of about 20,000 ha. They are also spread between a number of discontinuous forest fragments. Gold mining is common in the forest in which they occur and trees are falling over as the ground is littered with deep holes from the miners. Deforestation is comman as agriculture encroaches and they are hunted in some areas.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA1661_Golden-crowned_sifaka.tif
  • Golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifakas (Propithecus tattersalli) Mother and baby. Daraina, North-east MADAGASCAR<br />
This is the smallest member of the Propithecus genus, 870-940mm and weight +-3,5kg's. They are medium-sized vertical clinging and leaping lemurs and were only discovered in 1988. They are diurnal and at night sleep in very tall trees. Group size varies but usually contains at least 2 adult males and females although only one female seems to breed successfully each year. They feed on unripe fruit, seeds, shoots, mature leaves and flowers. Immature leaves are particularly relished.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Dry deciduous, gallery and semi-evergreen forests of a very small area between the Manambato and Loky Rivers in North-east Madagascar.<br />
ENDANGERED due to habitat loss as they do not occur in a protected area - although FANANBY a local Madagascar NGO is working in Daraina to proclaim a protected site of about 20,000 ha. They are also spread between a number of discontinuous forest fragments. Gold mining is common in the forest in which they occur and trees are falling over as the ground is littered with deep holes from the miners. Deforestation is comman as agriculture encroaches and they are hunted in some areas.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA1567_Golden-crowned_sifakas.tif
  • Galapagos Hawk eating Iguana<br />
Buteo galapagoensis<br />
Espanola Island, Galapagos, ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS
    1064135 Galapagos hawk.tif
  • Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) eating Yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)<br />
Pantanal, BRAZIL, South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO SOUTH AMERICA
    20160917_Caiman_eating_anaconda_11.tif
  • Svalbard reindeer<br />
Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway<br />
Arctic Ocean<br />
Endemic subspecies
    20230602_Svalbard_reindeer_14.tif
  • Golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifakas (Propithecus tattersalli) Mother and baby. Daraina, North-east MADAGASCAR<br />
This is the smallest member of the Propithecus genus, 870-940mm and weight +-3,5kg's. They are medium-sized vertical clinging and leaping lemurs and were only discovered in 1988. They are diurnal and at night sleep in very tall trees. Group size varies but usually contains at least 2 adult males and females although only one female seems to breed successfully each year. They feed on unripe fruit, seeds, shoots, mature leaves and flowers. Immature leaves are particularly relished.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Dry deciduous, gallery and semi-evergreen forests of a very small area between the Manambato and Loky Rivers in North-east Madagascar.<br />
ENDANGERED due to habitat loss as they do not occur in a protected area - although FANANBY a local Madagascar NGO is working in Daraina to proclaim a protected site of about 20,000 ha. They are also spread between a number of discontinuous forest fragments. Gold mining is common in the forest in which they occur and trees are falling over as the ground is littered with deep holes from the miners. Deforestation is comman as agriculture encroaches and they are hunted in some areas.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA2179_Golden-crowned_sifakas.tif
  • Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) male on 'tsingy'.  'Tsingy' is limestone cast that is very sharp and ruggered. Ankarana Special Reserve. Northern MADAGASCAR.<br />
They are sexually dichromatic and other than the black lemur this is the most obviously sexually dichromatic lemur species and is also the smallest member of the genus. They are medium sized lemurs that adopt horizontal body postures. Length 750-850mm and weight 2,5-1,8kg. They are usually diurnal but can be active during the night. They live in groups of 5 to 15 individuals that contain several adult males and females and offspring.  The females tend to be dominant. Their home ranges are small and overlap with other groups. Although foraging occurs at all levels of the forest from the ground up to the canopy they appear to prefer the lower levels and understory. This probably reduces competition between the Sanford's brown lemur that usually occures in the same areas and feed in the upper levels. During dry and wet seasons fruit makes up their main diet. In the dry season flowers and young leaves are also taken.<br />
They are predatored upon by fossa, crocodiles and large raptors.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Restricted to the northern tip of Madagascar including the National park of Montagne d'Ambre, Ankarana Special Reserve, Analamera Special Reserve and Daraina Protected area.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR.<br />
THREATS: Direct distruction of their habitat for agriculture and logging. They are hunted too.
    MA781_Crowned_lemur_on_Tsingy.TIF
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)<br />
underwater<br />
Fernandina Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR. <br />
South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS
    20141210_Marine_Iguana_underwater_89.jpg
  • Marine Iguana<br />
Amblyrhynchus cristatus<br />
Fernandina Island, Galapagos, ECUADOR. South America<br />
ENDEMIC
    1064465 Marine iguana.tif
  • Flightless Cormorant<br />
Phalacrocorax  harrisi<br />
Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR S. America<br />
ENDEMIC
    1064159 flightless cormorant.tif
  • Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) & Cape gannet (Morus capensis)<br />
Feeding in Sardine run,<br />
Eastern Cape<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
Gannet is IUCN STATUS: Vulnerable<br />
Endemic to Southern Africa
    20130704_Long-beaked_common_dolphin_...tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_47.tif
  • Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Red-ruffed_lemur_457.tif
  • American Oystercatcher  (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis)<br />
Puerto Egas, Santiago Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America<br />
ENDEMIC SUBSPECIES
    20161209_American_Oystercatcher_25.tif
  • Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)<br />
Punta Moreno, Isabela Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS
    20161206_Flightless_Cormorant_33.tif
  • Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)<br />
Bartolome Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
    20161128_Galapagos_Penguin_28.tif
  • Flightless Cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) and Lava Cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus)<br />
Fernandina Island. Western Isles of Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
These are the largest of the world's 29 cormorant species and the only one that has lost the power of flight. They live very locally to the shores of Isabela and Fernandina Islands and although they can not fly still retain vestigial wings which help them to balance when jumping from rock to rock. As they do not produce much oil to waterproof their wings they must dry out their wings when they return to shore. Nests are constructed of seaweed, flotsam and jetsam and are never more than a few meters from shore. Usually up to 3 eggs are layed.<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS
    3G1722_Flightless_Cormorant.tif
  • Stick insect (Phasm achryoptera) FEMALE. +- 12 inches long. Eastern rain forest.<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA8167_Stick_insect.jpg
  • American Oystercatcher  (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis)<br />
Puerto Egas, Santiago Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America<br />
ENDEMIC SUBSPECIES
    20161209_American_Oystercatcher_25.jpg
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) <br />
Black Beach, Floreana Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
Breeding colors, December
    20161205_Marine_Iguana_72.jpg
  • Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) juvenile<br />
Espanola Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Endemic
    20141219_Waved_Albatross_juvenile_13...tif
  • Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater<br />
GALAPAGOS, <br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
ENDEMIC
    20141215_Galapagos_Sealion_underwate...tif
  • Galapagos Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizi) Tracks of Nesting Female<br />
Santiago Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic Subspecies
    20141212_Galapagos_Green_Sea_Turtle_...tif
  • Brown Noddy(Anous stolidus galapagensis)<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC SUBSPECIES
    20141212_Brown_Noddy_9.tif
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)<br />
underwater<br />
Fernandina Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR. <br />
South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS
    20141210_Marine_Iguana_underwater_25.tif
  • Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) <br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
    20141210_Galapagos_Penguin_51.tif
  • Galapagos Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizi) Nesting Female<br />
Floreana Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic Subspecies
    20141207_Galapagos_Green_Sea_Turtle_...tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic
    20141206_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_64.tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic
    20141206_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_24.tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic
    20141206_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_54.tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic
    20141206_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_14.tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) & road<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic
    20141206_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_&_...tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) & road<br />
Santa Cruz Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
Endemic
    20141206_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_&_...tif
  • Cape gannet (Morus capensis) & Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis)<br />
Feeding in Sardine run,<br />
Eastern Cape<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
Gannet is IUCN STATUS: Vulnerable<br />
Endemic to Southern Africa
    20130630_Cape gannet & Long-beaked c...tif
  • Cape gannet diving & feeding(Morus capensis)<br />
Sardine run,<br />
Eastern Cape<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
IUCN STATUS: Vulnerable<br />
Endemic to Southern Africa
    20130629_Cape gannet diving & feedin...tif
  • Cape gannet (Morus capensis) & Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis)<br />
Feeding in Sardine run,<br />
Eastern Cape<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
Gannet is IUCN STATUS: Vulnerable<br />
Endemic to Southern Africa
    20130704_Cape_gannet_&_Long-beaked_c...tif
  • Fossa in rubbish (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_in_rubbish_179.tif
  • Fossa in rubbish (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_in_rubbish_187.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_328.tif
  • Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
climbing on Didiereaceae
    20181103_Dumeril's_boa_135.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_92.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_81.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_51.tif
  • Madagascan collared iguana (Oplurus cuvieri)<br />
Ampijoroa<br />
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve<br />
West Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181107_Madagascan_collared_iguana_...tif
  • Plated lizard (Zonosaurus laticaudatus)<br />
Ampijoroa<br />
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve<br />
West Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Mating
    20181107_Plated_lizard_Zonosaurus_la...tif
  • Plated lizard (Zonosaurus laticaudatus)<br />
Ampijoroa<br />
Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve<br />
West Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181108_Plated_lizard_Zonosaurus_la...tif
  • Indri (Indri indri)<br />
Palmarium<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181027_Indri_4.tif
  • Satanic leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181025_Satanic_leaf-tailed_geckon_...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Collared nightjar (Gactornis enarratus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181025_Collared_nightjar_132.tif
  • Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Black_and_white_ruffed_lemu...tif
  • Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Black_and_white_ruffed_lemu...tif
  • Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Black_and_white_ruffed_lemu...tif
  • Short-horned Chameleon (Calumma brevicorne)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181024_Short-horned_Chameleon_45.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_387.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_381.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_209.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_110.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_26.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_84.tif
  • Svalbard reindeer<br />
Rangifer tarandus platyrhyncus<br />
Svalbard<br />
Norway<br />
Arctic Ocean<br />
Endemic subspecies
    20180519_Svalbard_reindeer_41.TIF
  • Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis)<br />
Isabela Island, GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America<br />
endemic species
    20170519_Medium_Ground_Finch_39.tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone sp.)<br />
Breeding center<br />
Galapagos National Park,<br />
Puerto Villamil,<br />
Isabela Island, <br />
GALAPAGOS,  <br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
endemic
    20170519_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_70.tif
  • Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii excisa)<br />
Los Tuneles<br />
Lava tunnels<br />
Isabela Island, <br />
GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America<br />
endemic subspecies
    20170519_Blue-footed_Booby_283.tif
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone sp.)<br />
Breeding center<br />
Galapagos National Park,<br />
Puerto Villamil,<br />
Isabela Island, <br />
GALAPAGOS,  <br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
endemic
    20170519_Galapagos_Giant_Tortoise_92.tif
  • Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli) & Sally lightfoot crabs (Grapsus grapsus)<br />
Puerto Egas, Santiago Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
These herons feed in the characteristic fashion of a 'sit and wait' predator. They eat small crustaceans like Sally lightfoot crabs. They lay one egg in a rocky crevice or in mangrove strands.<br />
Sally Lightfoot crabs are the scavengers of the coast. They feed on anything from sealion placenta to other crustaceans. They play an important role in keeping the shores clear of organic detritus.<br />
Santiago (James Island) Galapagos Islands
    GC279__Lava_heron_&_crabs.tif
  • Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) <br />
Bartolome Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This is the only penguin to nest entirely within the tropics and in the case of those living on the northern tip of Isabela Island, the only penguins found in the northern hemisphere. They are the third smallest penguin in the world. They live in lava tubes and natural caves and crevices. The females lay one or two eggs and can breed more than once a year if conditions are optimal.<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
    3G2199_Galapagos_Penguin.tif
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding underwater<br />
Cabo Douglas, Fernandina Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
These are the only true marine lizard in the world. Although not truely social they are highly gregarious, often spending cool nights in tight clusters. As the sun rizes they can be seen sunning themselves on the rocks to heat up before going into the sea to feed. Their black coloration helps them to absorb the sun's energy and to camourflage on the lava rocks.
    3G1969_Marine_Iguana_Underwater.tif
  • Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Males fighting<br />
Cabo Douglas, Fernandina Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
These are the only true marine lizard in the world. Although not truely social they are highly gregarious, often spending cool nights in tight clusters. As the sun rizes they can be seen sunning themselves on the rocks to heat up before going into the sea to feed. Their black coloration helps them to absorb the sun's energy and to camourflage on the lava rocks.
    3G1488_Marine_Iguanas_fighting.tif
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) and Lava lizards (Tropidurus albemarlensis)<br />
Cabo Douglas, Fernandina Island, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
These are the only true marine lizard in the world. Although not truely social they are highly gregarious, often spending cool nights in tight clusters. As the sun rizes they can be seen sunning themselves on the rocks to heat up before going into the sea to feed. Their black coloration helps them to absorb the sun's energy and to camourflage on the lava rocks.
    3G1311_Marine_Iguana_&_Lava_Lizards.tif
  • Galapagos Fur Seal & Pup (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) Cabo Douglas, Fernandina Island.<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
THIS PUP IS ONLY 30 MIN. OLD<br />
These are the smallest of the world's 7 species of fur seals with males only reaching 65-80kg's. They are found mostly in the upwelling zones  in the west of the archipelago. They are usually quite solitary and avoid body contact with other fur seals, preferring to be in the shady lava crevices. They are nocturnal feeders and thus have very large eyes and good nocturnal vision. <br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS.
    3G1158_Galapagos_Fur_Seal_&_Pup.tif
  • Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) <br />
Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS<br />
RANGE: Found on all islands in the Galapagos except Tower, Española, Darwin and Worf.<br />
It prefers the lowlands and transitional zones although it can be found feeding in the farm zones.<br />
Feeds on fallen fruit and poison apple, tree flowers, leaf buds, young green leaves, caterpillars, seeds and small insects. Some individuals have been seen cleaning parasites from the skin of giant tortoises on Alcedo Volcano on Isabela Island and on Marine Iguanas on Plazas Island.
    1G2006_Medium_Ground_Finch.tif
  • Marine Iguana female laying eggs. They dig holes in the sand and bury their eggs.<br />
Amblyrhynchus cristatus<br />
Puerto Villamil. Isabela Island<br />
Galapagos Islands<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS
    15050_Marine_Iguana.tif
  • Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) among Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) <br />
Punta Moreno, Isabela Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
    20161116_Galapagos_Penguin_&_marine_...tif
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) <br />
South Plazas Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS
    20161201_Marine_Iguana_11.tif
  • Scenic Punto Moreno<br />
Isabela Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America<br />
ENDEMIC
    20161122_Scenic_Punto_Moreno_3.tif
  • Medium Tree Finch (Camarhynchus pauper) male<br />
Floreana Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC to Floreana Island<br />
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
    20161121_Medium_Tree_Finch_male_33.tif
  • Marine Iguanas(Amblyrhynchus cristatus) <br />
Fernandina Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS
    20161207_Marine_Iguana_68.tif
  • Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) <br />
Fernandina Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Pacific Ocean<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO THE ISLANDS
    20161123_Marine_Iguana_35.tif
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