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  • Impala (Apyceros melampus) female and african elephant (Loxodonta africana). Chobe National Park, Botswana, Southern Africa
    01054650Impala_and_elephant.jpg
  • Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) female with baby. 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.
    MA768_Crowned_lemurs.jpg
  • Girl holding wild Vicuna captured for shearing {Lama vicugna} SW Bolivia, South America - to benefit Guadalupe community Dept Potosi 4800m 2001
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  • Quechua Indian shearing sheep, at base of Chimborazo Volcano (highest mountain in Ecuador)~Andes, Ecuador, South America, 2011
    01365517.jpg
  • Cheetah mother and cub. Botswana
    01032717Cheetah.jpg
  • Local woman with sandalwood paste face decoration Madagascar Nosy Komba Island
    1030173.jpg
  • Antandroy girl, portrait Southern Madagascar
    1030169.jpg
  • Portrait of Lioness (Panthera leo) resting at dusk, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01030041Lioness.jpg
  • Ring-tailed lemur with young, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
    1054187Ring-tailed lemur.jpg
  • Himba woman in traditional dress Kaokoland Namibia
    1026718.jpg
  • Himba woman beside traditional house. Kaokoland, Namibia.
    1026731.jpg
  • Himba girl with cow peritoneum on head for rite of passage to adulthood. Kaokoland, Namibia
    1068108.jpg
  • Himba girl Kaokoland, Namibia Hair tresses show adolescence
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  • Ring-tailed lemur & baby  (Lemur catta) Beza mahafaly Special Reserve. South-western MADAGASCAR <br />
THIS GENUS CONTAINS A SINGLE SPECIES<br />
Males and females look alike. Medium sized lemurs, length of 950-1,100mm and weight: 2.3-3.5kg's. They have long alternate black and white ringed tails and adopt a horizontal body posture generally moving quadrupedally on the ground. Ring-tailed lemurs are diurnal and are the most terrestrial of all Malagasy primates. This species has been studied since the 1960's and more information has been gathered on it than any other Malagasy primate. Their diet is very varied and consists of fruit, leaves, flowers, bark, sap and occasionally invertebrates. They also occur in larger groups than any other Malagasy primate - from 3 to around 25. There is a well-defined and maintained heirachy within the troop and females are dominant with the alpha female forming the focal point for the group. Males also have their own heirachy. Scent marking is important for demarking their territory. Young are born in August and September. Only 30% reach adulthood.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Spiny forest, dry scrub, deciduous forest and gallery forest are used throughout the majority of its range. At Andringitra Massif they are found on exposed rocks. They are found in south and south-western Madagascar from Tolagnaro in the se to just south of Morondava on the west coast. Generally found at lower elevations except in Andringitra Massif where it has been recorded above the treeline to altitudes in excess of 2,600 meters.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: The two main habitat types preferred by Ring-tailed lemurs, dense Didieraceae/Euphorbiaceae bush and riverside gallery forest, are already restricted and known to be diminishing alarmingly as a result of fires, overgrazing and wood-harvesting for charcoal production. They are still hunted for food and trapped to be kept as pets.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA6162_Ring-tailed_lemur.jpg
  • Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) near Andringitra mountains. South-central MADAGASCAR <br />
THIS GENUS CONTAINS A SINGLE SPECIES<br />
Males and females look alike. Medium sized lemurs, length of 950-1,100mm and weight: 2.3-3.5kg's. They have long alternate black and white ringed tails and adopt a horizontal body posture generally moving quadrupedally on the ground. Ring-tailed lemurs are diurnal and are the most terrestrial of all Malagasy primates. This species has been studied since the 1960's and more information has been gathered on it than any other Malagasy primate. Their diet is very varied and consists of fruit, leaves, flowers, bark, sap and occasionally invertebrates. They also occur in larger groups than any other Malagasy primate - from 3 to around 25. There is a well-defined and maintained heirachy within the troop and females are dominant with the alpha female forming the focal point for the group. Males also have their own heirachy. Scent marking is important for demarking their territory. Young are born in August and September. Only 30% reach adulthood.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Spiny forest, dry scrub, deciduous forest and gallery forest are used throughout the majority of its range. At Andringitra Massif they are found on exposed rocks. They are found in south and south-western Madagascar from Tolagnaro in the se to just south of Morondava on the west coast. Generally found at lower elevations except in Andringitra Massif where it has been recorded above the treeline to altitudes in excess of 2,600 meters.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: The two main habitat types preferred by Ring-tailed lemurs, dense Didieraceae/Euphorbiaceae bush and riverside gallery forest, are already restricted and known to be diminishing alarmingly as a result of fires, overgrazing and wood-harvesting for charcoal production. They are still hunted for food and trapped to be kept as pets.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA7663_Ring-tailed_lemur.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3399_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3392_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3256_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3248_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3273_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3221_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3397_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3250_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2786_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2784_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3396_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Orinoco Crocodile CHARGING (Crocodylus intermedius) CAPTIVE female for breeding to release young into the wild.<br />
CITIES 1 ENDANGERED SPECIES and almost extinct in the wild after being hunted for their skins.<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Males reach 6m & Females 3.5m. They dig nests both on sandy beaches or in soil. Laying 15-70 eggs. The females stay near the nests and protect the young. Nest are heavily predated upon by Crab eating foxes and Tegue Lizards.<br />
HABITAT: Prefer mouths of primary tributaries of large rivers and seem to much prefer rivers through the Orinoco Savannahs to those through Orinoco forests. Travel large distances during the winter months into areas of lagoons and lakes to avoid fast flowing currents of the main rivers.<br />
DISTIBUTION: Orinoco River of Colombia and Venezuela and Trinidad.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR2965_Orinoco_Crocodile.jpg
  • Jewel chameleon FEMALE (Furcifer lateralis) commonly encountered across the island except in NW MADAGASCAR. Usually found in open scrubby lowlands, gardens and degraded habitats and within humid or dry areas. It is also found in and around the capital of Antananarivo.<br />
A small chameleon that may reach a length of 22cm. Coloration varies from uniformly green to a beautiful mix of green, blue, yellow and red. Three dark circles and a longitudinal white line along hte flanks are visible in most individuals. Dark stripes radiate out from the eyes and males and females are similar.<br />
There are more than 150 species world wide and over half of those are only found in Madagascar. All species on the island are Native.<br />
Chameleons are well-known for their special adaptions: The ability to change color rapidly to either match their surroundings or to reflect their mood. They have the capacity to move their turreted eyes independently of each other which allows them to look in different directions simultaneously. They have independent 360 degree vision except when hunting they use binocular vison to estimate the distance of the prey. They capture their prey with the rapid firing of their tongue which can extend to approximately half of their body length and is ended with a kind of gluing hammer. All species found in Madagascar lay eggs (Oviparous) and do not give parental care. The calumma and furcifer group are known as true chameleons as they have a prehensile tails. They tend to be solitary except during the breeding season. <br />
Furcifer lateralis is CITES 11 classification BUT is one of four species that may be exported from Madagascar - mainly for the international pet trade.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA8830_Jewel_chameleon.jpg
  • Southern Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Female and Sub-dominant male.<br />
Steeple Jason. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
These sea lions are relatively large, stocky animals. The males are one of the most distinctive of all the sea lions. Dwarfing the females in size, they have an enormous head and neck, complete with an extensive mane.<br />
RANGE: Fairly widely distributed with about 60 breeding sites on the Falklands. Also Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America from Peru south.<br />
They prefer tussock islands where they haul out during non-breeding season but breed on rocky beaches or slabs of broken rock. They feed mainly on octopus and squid with some Lobster Krill and fish. They usually feed in kelp beds and usually at night. They also prey on penguins as they come into shore - particularly Gentoo penguins and it has also been recorded that rogue bulls have come ashore and killed Elephant Seal pups and badly mauled weaners.<br />
<br />
The Jasons (Grand and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
This island has the largest Black-browed Albatross colony in the world with 113,000. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
    SJ1786 Southern Sea Lions.jpg
  • Southern Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Female and Sub-dominant male.<br />
Steeple Jason. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
These sea lions are relatively large, stocky animals. The males are one of the most distinctive of all the sea lions. Dwarfing the females in size, they have an enormous head and neck, complete with an extensive mane.<br />
RANGE: Fairly widely distributed with about 60 breeding sites on the Falklands. Also Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America from Peru south.<br />
They prefer tussock islands where they haul out during non-breeding season but breed on rocky beaches or slabs of broken rock. They feed mainly on octopus and squid with some Lobster Krill and fish. They usually feed in kelp beds and usually at night. They also prey on penguins as they come into shore - particularly Gentoo penguins and it has also been recorded that rogue bulls have come ashore and killed Elephant Seal pups and badly mauled weaners.<br />
<br />
The Jasons (Grand and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
This island has the largest Black-browed Albatross colony in the world with 113,000. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
    SJ1756 Southern Sea Lions.jpg
  • Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta leucoptera) female on nest.<br />
Steeple Jason Island. Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
The males have white head, neck, breast and underparts with black barring on flanks and upper back. The females have rusty-red brown head and neck, black barring on rutsty breast and underparts.<br />
RANGE & HABITAT. They are widely distributed with the largest populations found on extensive greens in coastal and freshwater pond areas. This race is generally regarded as being restricted to the Falklands, while C.p.picta, a smaller bird is found in southern South America.
    SJ630 Upland Goose on nest.jpg
  • Southern Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Female and Sub-dominant male.<br />
Steeple Jason. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
These sea lions are relatively large, stocky animals. The males are one of the most distinctive of all the sea lions. Dwarfing the females in size, they have an enormous head and neck, complete with an extensive mane.<br />
RANGE: Fairly widely distributed with about 60 breeding sites on the Falklands. Also Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America from Peru south.<br />
They prefer tussock islands where they haul out during non-breeding season but breed on rocky beaches or slabs of broken rock. They feed mainly on octopus and squid with some Lobster Krill and fish. They usually feed in kelp beds and usually at night. They also prey on penguins as they come into shore - particularly Gentoo penguins and it has also been recorded that rogue bulls have come ashore and killed Elephant Seal pups and badly mauled weaners.<br />
<br />
The Jasons (Grand and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
This island has the largest Black-browed Albatross colony in the world with 113,000. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
    SJ1774 Southern Sea Lions.jpg
  • Southern Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) Female and Sub-dominant male.<br />
Steeple Jason. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
These sea lions are relatively large, stocky animals. The males are one of the most distinctive of all the sea lions. Dwarfing the females in size, they have an enormous head and neck, complete with an extensive mane.<br />
RANGE: Fairly widely distributed with about 60 breeding sites on the Falklands. Also Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America from Peru south.<br />
They prefer tussock islands where they haul out during non-breeding season but breed on rocky beaches or slabs of broken rock. They feed mainly on octopus and squid with some Lobster Krill and fish. They usually feed in kelp beds and usually at night. They also prey on penguins as they come into shore - particularly Gentoo penguins and it has also been recorded that rogue bulls have come ashore and killed Elephant Seal pups and badly mauled weaners.<br />
<br />
The Jasons (Grand and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
This island has the largest Black-browed Albatross colony in the world with 113,000. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
    SJ1721 Southern Sea Lions.jpg
  • Sable Bull (Mr Bojangles) & females<br />
Camp #2<br />
Exotic Game Breeders / Eden Farm<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
South Africa
    20130428_Sable Bull (Mr Bojangles)_1...jpg
  • Lava Lizard female (Microlophus delanonis)<br />
Española Island,<br />
GALAPAGOS,  Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC TO GALAPAGOS
    20161202_Lava_Lizard_female_5.tif
  • Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) Female<br />
Floreana Island<br />
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS,<br />
Ecuador, South America<br />
ENDEMIC
    20161121_Medium_Ground_Finch_female_...tif
  • Zambian / Matetsi Sable female<br />
Exotic Game Breeders / Eden Farm<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
South Africa
    20130428_Zambian - Matetsi Sable fem...jpg
  • Zambian / Matetsi Sable female<br />
Exotic Game Breeders / Eden Farm<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
South Africa
    20130428_Zambian - Matetsi Sable fem...jpg
  • Glass Frog FEMALE & EGGS (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) <br />
CAPTIVE<br />
Chocó Region of northwest Ecuador on Colombian Border<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
Threatened species due to habitat loss.<br />
RANGE: Northern Ecuador, Colombia north to Panama
    20150220_Glass_Frog_FEMALE_&_EGGS_58.jpg
  • Glass Frog FEMALE & EGGS (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) <br />
CAPTIVE<br />
Chocó Region of northwest Ecuador on Colombian Border<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
Threatened species due to habitat loss.<br />
RANGE: Northern Ecuador, Colombia north to Panama
    20150220_Glass_Frog_FEMALE_&_EGGS_57.jpg
  • Female Jockey<br />
Naadam festival horse race<br />
Jockey's aged 4-12 years and most often girls<br />
Ulaanbaatar race track<br />
Mongolia
    104950_Female_jockey.jpg
  • Female Jockey<br />
Naadam festival horse race<br />
Jockey's aged 4-12 years and most often girls<br />
Ulaanbaatar race track<br />
Mongolia
    104944_Female_jockey.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150417_Puma_female_&_cubs_969.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_881.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_681.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_654.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_646.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_599.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_&_cubs_941.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_&_cubs_773.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150416_Puma_female_&_cubs_489.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female born without tail<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_tailess_207.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_441.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_423.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_398.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_369.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_354.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_168.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_269.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_262.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_110.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_58.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_142.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_36.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female born without tail<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150414_Puma_female_tailess_135.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female born without tail<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150414_Puma_female_tailess_112.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150414_Puma_female_127.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_183.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_150.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_137.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_131.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_119.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_116.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_112.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_100.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_94.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_74.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_52.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female born without tail<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_tailess_186.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female born without tail<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_tailess_181.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female born without tail<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_tailess_161.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female born without tail<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_tailess_159.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_480.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_459.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_420.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_400.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_302.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_294.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_285.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_293.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_283.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_270.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_242.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_237.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_222.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_215.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_219.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_210.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_200.jpg
  • Puma (Felis concolor patagonica) female with 7 month old cubs<br />
Lago Sarmiento<br />
Torres del Paine National Park<br />
Patagonia<br />
Magellanic region of Southern Chile
    20150415_Puma_female_&_cubs_207.jpg
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