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  • Pandanus palm fruit<br />
Dani tribe man<br />
Budaya village<br />
Suroba<br />
Trikora Mountains<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20180308_Pandanus_palm_fruit_425.tif
  • Pandanus palm fruit<br />
Dani tribe woman<br />
Budaya village<br />
Suroba<br />
Trikora Mountains<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20180307_Pandanus_palm_fruit_3.tif
  • Pandanus palm fruit<br />
Dani tribe woman<br />
Budaya village<br />
Suroba<br />
Trikora Mountains<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20180307_Pandanus_palm_fruit_1.tif
  • Caulifloricious fruit<br />
Rain forest understory<br />
Odzala - Kokoua National Park<br />
Republic of Congo (Congo - Brazzaville)<br />
AFRICA
    20130611_Caulifloricious_fruit_126_©...jpg
  • Bolo Bolo flower & fruit (Clappertonia ficifolia)<br />
Lango Bai<br />
Republic of Congo (Congo - Brazzaville)<br />
AFRICA<br />
Originate tropical central Africa
    20130603_Bolo_Bolo_flower_&_fruit_23...jpg
  • Pandanus palm fruit<br />
Dani tribe man<br />
Budaya village<br />
Suroba<br />
Trikora Mountains<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20180308_Pandanus_palm_fruit_442.tif
  • Fruit Bat in Animal market<br />
Jatinegara Animal market<br />
Jakarta<br />
Indonesia
    20160326_Fruit_bat_in_Animal_market_...tif
  • Katydid (Tettigoniidae) eating fruit<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP10522 Katydid eating fruit.jpg
  • Fruit & vegetable vendor<br />
Georgetown<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    20151203_Fruit_&_vegetable_vendor_49.jpg
  • Fruit & vegetable vendor<br />
Georgetown<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    20151203_Fruit_&_vegetable_vendor_50.jpg
  • Fruit & vegetable vendor<br />
Georgetown<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    20151203_Fruit_&_vegetable_vendor_52.jpg
  • Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flower (Passiflora nitida)<br />
Turtle Mountain<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY1 Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flower.jpg
  • Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flower (Passiflora nitida)<br />
Turtle Mountain<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY134 Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flow...jpg
  • Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flower (Passiflora nitida)<br />
Turtle Mountain<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY166 Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flow...jpg
  • Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flower (Passiflora nitida)<br />
Turtle Mountain<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY228 Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flow...jpg
  • Fruit Eating Bat (Artibeus sp)<br />
Annai Village<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY1747 Fruit Eating Bat.jpg
  • Fruit & vegetable vendor<br />
Georgetown<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    20151203_Fruit_&_vegetable_vendor_53.jpg
  • Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flower (Passiflora nitida)<br />
Turtle Mountain<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY130 Bell-apple Passion Fruit Flow...jpg
  • Passion Fruit Flower (Passiflora grandiflora?)<br />
Butterfly Farm<br />
Iwokrama Forest Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY304 Passion Fruit Flower.jpg
  • Cashew Fruit (Anacardium occidentale)<br />
Savannah<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: Native to North East Brazil
    1SA222 Cashew Fruit.jpg
  • Fruit Bat<br />
Pteropus sp.<br />
ASIA
    1093660 Fruit Bat.tif
  • Cashew Nut Fruit<br />
Anacardium occidentale<br />
Amazon Rain Forest, PERU.  South America
    108432 Cashew Nut Fruit.tif
  • Fallen Liana Fruit<br />
Clusia grandiflora<br />
Iwokrama Reserve. GUYANA   South America
    1071606 Fallen Liana Fruit.tif
  • Fruit cultivaton some legal others illegally inside the National Park<br />
Wetland Reserve<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.<br />
<br />
Mission: Iberian Lynx, May 2009<br />
© Pete Oxford / Wild Wonders of Europe<br />
Zaldumbide #506 y Toledo<br />
La Floresta, Quito. ECUADOR<br />
South America<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958<br />
e-mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
www.peteoxford.com
    POX-2009-05-07_2Fruit Farms.tif
  • Black and gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)<br />
Only males of this species are black.  Females brown/gold. Juveniles vary in color.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sur Province. BRAZIL.  South America<br />
RANGE: S Brazil, Paraguay, e Bolivia and n Argentina. Reaches the highest densities of any cebid species on islands in the Paraná River in Argentina.<br />
Habitat: This genus occurs in modified and undisturbed dry to rain forests, wooded savannas and gallery forests out to mangrove forests. From sea level to about 2,500 meters. They prefer canopy but descend to the understory to feed and travel on the ground if necessary. Pefer to eat fruit - with a high proportion unripe. 40% or more of mature or young leaves. They are the only monkey species able to survive on an extended diet of leaves. Tail is prehensile. Diurnal monkeys.  Very vocal with males  demarkating territory by highly vocal dawn and dusk howling.
    22028_Black_&_gold_howler_monkey.tif
  • Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) grooming each other in Bharatpur National Park or Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary. Rajasthan. INDIA<br />
Macaques live in forest edges and in or near villages, towns and temples from up to 2,400 meters elevation in the Himalayas. They are diurnal monkeys and although often shy in the forests, become quite bold in urban areas. They walk and run on all fours feeding on the ground and in trees. They are gregarious and live in troops of up to 50 animals. They are also known to be good swimmers. The feed on insects, shoots, fruit and seeds as well as cultivated crops and small animals. They often store food in their cheek pouches to be eaten later. These monkeys are often captured by rural entertainers to train for village shows.
    IND748_Rhesus_Macaques.tif
  • White-fronted capuchin monkeys playing with local dog on the beach (Cebus albifrons) WILD MONKEY FORMING PART OF A TROOP LIVING IN THE JUNGLE TOWN OF PUERTO MISAHUALLI<br />
Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
RANGE: Isolated areas in N Colobia, Venezuela and coastal Ecuador; and middle and upper Amazon Basin of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil - west of Rios negro and Tapajóz.<br />
These are diurnal monkeys with prehensile tails. They live at all levels of the forest, including the ground and feed on fruit, seeds and anthropods. They live in large troops.[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D70<br />
Focal Length: 70mm<br />
Optimize Image: Custom<br />
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)<br />
Noise Reduction: OFF<br />
2005/01/22 10:15:26.1<br />
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority<br />
White Balance: Cloudy<br />
Tone Comp: Normal<br />
RAW (12-bit) Lossless<br />
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern<br />
AF Mode: AF-C<br />
Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
Image Size:  Large (2000 x 3008)<br />
1/125 sec - F/4.5<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Slow Sync<br />
Saturation:  Normal<br />
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV<br />
Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL<br />
Sharpening: None<br />
Lens: 35-70mm F/2.8 D<br />
Sensitivity: ISO 400<br />
Auto Flash Comp: -2.7 EV<br />
Image Comment:                                     <br />
[#End of Shooting Data Section]
    22635_White-fronted_capuchins.jpg
  • White-fronted capuchin monkey in river looking for food. (Cebus albifrons) WILD MONKEY FORMING PART OF A TROOP LIVING IN THE JUNGLE TOWN OF PUERTO MISAHUALLI<br />
Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
RANGE: Isolated areas in N Colobia, Venezuela and coastal Ecuador; and middle and upper Amazon Basin of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil - west of Rios negro and Tapajóz.<br />
These are diurnal monkeys with prehensile tails. They live at all levels of the forest, including the ground and feed on fruit, seeds and anthropods. They live in large troops.[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D70<br />
Focal Length: 70mm<br />
Optimize Image: Custom<br />
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)<br />
Noise Reduction: OFF<br />
2005/01/22 10:15:26.1<br />
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority<br />
White Balance: Cloudy<br />
Tone Comp: Normal<br />
RAW (12-bit) Lossless<br />
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern<br />
AF Mode: AF-C<br />
Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
Image Size:  Large (2000 x 3008)<br />
1/125 sec - F/4.5<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Slow Sync<br />
Saturation:  Normal<br />
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV<br />
Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL<br />
Sharpening: None<br />
Lens: 35-70mm F/2.8 D<br />
Sensitivity: ISO 400<br />
Auto Flash Comp: -2.7 EV<br />
Image Comment:                                     <br />
[#End of Shooting Data Section]
    22441_White-fronted_capuchin.jpg
  • White-fronted capuchin monkey  at river eating a fish that it has just caught (Cebus albifrons) WILD MONKEY FORMING PART OF A TROOP LIVING IN THE JUNGLE TOWN OF PUERTO MISAHUALLI<br />
Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
RANGE: Isolated areas in N Colobia, Venezuela and coastal Ecuador; and middle and upper Amazon Basin of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil - west of Rios negro and Tapajóz.<br />
These are diurnal monkeys with prehensile tails. They live at all levels of the forest, including the ground and feed on fruit, seeds and anthropods. They live in large troops.[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D70<br />
Focal Length: 70mm<br />
Optimize Image: Custom<br />
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)<br />
Noise Reduction: OFF<br />
2005/01/22 10:15:26.1<br />
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority<br />
White Balance: Cloudy<br />
Tone Comp: Normal<br />
RAW (12-bit) Lossless<br />
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern<br />
AF Mode: AF-C<br />
Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
Image Size:  Large (2000 x 3008)<br />
1/125 sec - F/4.5<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Slow Sync<br />
Saturation:  Normal<br />
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV<br />
Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL<br />
Sharpening: None<br />
Lens: 35-70mm F/2.8 D<br />
Sensitivity: ISO 400<br />
Auto Flash Comp: -2.7 EV<br />
Image Comment:                                     <br />
[#End of Shooting Data Section]
    22492_White-fronted_capuchin.jpg
  • White-fronted capuchin monkey in river looking for food. (Cebus albifrons) WILD MONKEY FORMING PART OF A TROOP LIVING IN THE JUNGLE TOWN OF PUERTO MISAHUALLI<br />
Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
RANGE: Isolated areas in N Colobia, Venezuela and coastal Ecuador; and middle and upper Amazon Basin of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil - west of Rios negro and Tapajóz.<br />
These are diurnal monkeys with prehensile tails. They live at all levels of the forest, including the ground and feed on fruit, seeds and anthropods. They live in large troops.[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D70<br />
Focal Length: 70mm<br />
Optimize Image: Custom<br />
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)<br />
Noise Reduction: OFF<br />
2005/01/22 10:15:26.1<br />
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority<br />
White Balance: Cloudy<br />
Tone Comp: Normal<br />
RAW (12-bit) Lossless<br />
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern<br />
AF Mode: AF-C<br />
Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
Image Size:  Large (2000 x 3008)<br />
1/125 sec - F/4.5<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Slow Sync<br />
Saturation:  Normal<br />
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV<br />
Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL<br />
Sharpening: None<br />
Lens: 35-70mm F/2.8 D<br />
Sensitivity: ISO 400<br />
Auto Flash Comp: -2.7 EV<br />
Image Comment:                                     <br />
[#End of Shooting Data Section]
    22472_White-fronted_capuchin.jpg
  • White-fronted capuchin monkey in river looking for food. (Cebus albifrons) WILD MONKEY FORMING PART OF A TROOP LIVING IN THE JUNGLE TOWN OF PUERTO MISAHUALLI<br />
Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
RANGE: Isolated areas in N Colobia, Venezuela and coastal Ecuador; and middle and upper Amazon Basin of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil - west of Rios negro and Tapajóz.<br />
These are diurnal monkeys with prehensile tails. They live at all levels of the forest, including the ground and feed on fruit, seeds and anthropods. They live in large troops.[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D70<br />
Focal Length: 70mm<br />
Optimize Image: Custom<br />
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)<br />
Noise Reduction: OFF<br />
2005/01/22 10:15:26.1<br />
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority<br />
White Balance: Cloudy<br />
Tone Comp: Normal<br />
RAW (12-bit) Lossless<br />
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern<br />
AF Mode: AF-C<br />
Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
Image Size:  Large (2000 x 3008)<br />
1/125 sec - F/4.5<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Slow Sync<br />
Saturation:  Normal<br />
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV<br />
Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL<br />
Sharpening: None<br />
Lens: 35-70mm F/2.8 D<br />
Sensitivity: ISO 400<br />
Auto Flash Comp: -2.7 EV<br />
Image Comment:                                     <br />
[#End of Shooting Data Section]
    22430_White-fronted_capuchin.jpg
  • Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) grooming each other in Bharatpur National Park or Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary. Rajasthan. INDIA<br />
Macaques live in forest edges and in or near villages, towns and temples from up to 2,400 meters elevation in the Himalayas. They are diurnal monkeys and although often shy in the forests, become quite bold in urban areas. They walk and run on all fours feeding on the ground and in trees. They are gregarious and live in troops of up to 50 animals. They are also known to be good swimmers. The feed on insects, shoots, fruit and seeds as well as cultivated crops and small animals. They often store food in their cheek pouches to be eaten later. These monkeys are often captured by rural entertainers to train for village shows.
    IND777_Rhesus_Macaques.jpg
  • Black and gold howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)<br />
Only males of this species are black.  Females brown/gold. Juveniles vary in color.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sur Province. BRAZIL.  South America<br />
RANGE: S Brazil, Paraguay, e Bolivia and n Argentina. Reaches the highest densities of any cebid species on islands in the Paraná River in Argentina.<br />
Habitat: This genus occurs in modified and undisturbed dry to rain forests, wooded savannas and gallery forests out to mangrove forests. From sea level to about 2,500 meters. They prefer canopy but descend to the understory to feed and travel on the ground if necessary. Pefer to eat fruit - with a high proportion unripe. 40% or more of mature or young leaves. They are the only monkey species able to survive on an extended diet of leaves. Tail is prehensile. Diurnal monkeys.  Very vocal with males  demarkating territory by highly vocal dawn and dusk howling.
    22032_Black_&_gold_howler_monkey.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
  • White-fronted Capuchin Monkey (Cebus albifrons) CAPTIVE<br />
Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
RANGE: Isolated areas in N Colobia, Venezuela and coastal Ecuador; and middle and upper Amazon Basin of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil - west of Rios negro and Tapajóz.<br />
These are diurnal monkeys with prehensile tails. They live at all levels of the forest, including the ground and feed on fruit, seeds and anthropods. They live in large troops.[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D70<br />
Focal Length: 70mm<br />
Optimize Image: Custom<br />
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)<br />
Noise Reduction: OFF<br />
2005/01/22 10:15:26.1<br />
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority<br />
White Balance: Cloudy<br />
Tone Comp: Normal<br />
RAW (12-bit) Lossless<br />
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern<br />
AF Mode: AF-C<br />
Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
Image Size:  Large (2000 x 3008)<br />
1/125 sec - F/4.5<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Slow Sync<br />
Saturation:  Normal<br />
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV<br />
Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL<br />
Sharpening: None<br />
Lens: 35-70mm F/2.8 D<br />
Sensitivity: ISO 400<br />
Auto Flash Comp: -2.7 EV<br />
Image Comment:                                     <br />
[#End of Shooting Data Section]
    EH26 White-fronted Capuchin.jpg
  • Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) feeding on Philodendron fruit (Philodendron sp. Araceae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Tropical forests of Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
    TIP18980 Common Squirrel Monkey.jpg
  • Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) feeding on Philodendron fruit (Philodendron sp. Araceae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Tropical forests of Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
    TIP18953 Common Squirrel Monkey.jpg
  • Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) feeding on Philodendron fruit (Philodendron sp. Araceae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Tropical forests of Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
    TIP18968 Common Squirrel Monkey.jpg
  • Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) feeding on Philodendron fruit (Philodendron sp. Araceae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Tropical forests of Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
    TIP18937 Common Squirrel Monkey.jpg
  • Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) feeding on Philodendron fruit (Philodendron sp. Araceae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Tropical forests of Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
    TIP18940 Common Squirrel Monkey.jpg
  • Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) feeding on Philodendron fruit (Philodendron sp. Araceae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Tropical forests of Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
    TIP18948 Common Squirrel Monkey.jpg
  • Common Mango or Indian Mango (Mangifera indica) – is the only mango tree commonly cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions, and its fruit is distributed essentially world-wide.<br />
NATIVE TO INDIAN SUBCONTINENT<br />
mid Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America.
    OR89_Common_Mango.jpg
  • Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) grooming each other in Bharatpur National Park or Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary. Rajasthan. INDIA<br />
Macaques live in forest edges and in or near villages, towns and temples from up to 2,400 meters elevation in the Himalayas. They are diurnal monkeys and although often shy in the forests, become quite bold in urban areas. They walk and run on all fours feeding on the ground and in trees. They are gregarious and live in troops of up to 50 animals. They are also known to be good swimmers. The feed on insects, shoots, fruit and seeds as well as cultivated crops and small animals. They often store food in their cheek pouches to be eaten later. These monkeys are often captured by rural entertainers to train for village shows.
    IND777_Rhesus_Macaques.tif
  • 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
  • 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
  • White-fronted capuchin monkeys on the beach (Cebus albifrons) WILD MONKEY FORMING PART OF A TROOP LIVING IN THE JUNGLE TOWN OF PUERTO MISAHUALLI<br />
Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
RANGE: Isolated areas in N Colobia, Venezuela and coastal Ecuador; and middle and upper Amazon Basin of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil - west of Rios negro and Tapajóz.<br />
These are diurnal monkeys with prehensile tails. They live at all levels of the forest, including the ground and feed on fruit, seeds and anthropods. They live in large troops.[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section]<br />
Nikon D70<br />
Focal Length: 70mm<br />
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Noise Reduction: OFF<br />
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RAW (12-bit) Lossless<br />
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Hue Adjustment: 0°<br />
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1/125 sec - F/4.5<br />
Flash Sync Mode: Slow Sync<br />
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Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL<br />
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  • Hubbard's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur hubbardi) - previously assumed to be L. ruficaudatus<br />
Zombitse Reserve (high plateau between Isalo National Park and Tulear) MADAGASCAR. This reserve, only 21,500ha constitutes the last remnants of transition forest between the west & south floristic domains. It is a medium-sized nocturnal lemur with a long tail and one of the largest of the lepilemur species. Length: 500-560mm; Weight 500-800 grams. They cling vertically to tree trunks and jump large distances with their powerful hind legs. Tree holes or tree forks are the preferred sleep sites where they can be seen during the day resting. They are usually found singularly except during breeding season and when they have offspring. They are primarily folivorous although the fruits of some trees are also taken. It can tolerate leaves with high concentrations of potential toxins during the dry season and is even able to subsist on dry leaves. It may in some circumstances re-ingest its own faeces. During daytime resting this species is also known to have one of the lowest metabolic rates of any mammal. This is raised substantially prior to the night-time activity. This is a further adaption to help its survival on a very poor quality diet and also live at relatively high densities. A single young is born around October. At first the infant is carried by its mother in her mouth, it later clings to the fur on her back. When it is older still, the mother may leave or 'park' it in a tree hole or similar 'safe' site while she forages. They are preyed upon by  Madagascar long-eared owl (Asio madagascariensis), Madagascar harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) and fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox). The latter two being able to excavate it from its daytime holes.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Dry deciduous forest of w. Madagascar. Onilahy River inland to Zombitse and n to the Manombolo River.<br />
THREATS: Forest fires are common in its range to increase cattle pasture. Also hunted.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA6643_Hubbard's_Sportive_Lemur.jpg
  • Hubbard's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur hubbardi) - previously assumed to be L. ruficaudatus<br />
Zombitse Reserve (high plateau between Isalo National Park and Tulear) MADAGASCAR. This reserve, only 21,500ha constitutes the last remnants of transition forest between the west & south floristic domains. It is a medium-sized nocturnal lemur with a long tail and one of the largest of the lepilemur species. Length: 500-560mm; Weight 500-800 grams. They cling vertically to tree trunks and jump large distances with their powerful hind legs. Tree holes or tree forks are the preferred sleep sites where they can be seen during the day resting. They are usually found singularly except during breeding season and when they have offspring. They are primarily folivorous although the fruits of some trees are also taken. It can tolerate leaves with high concentrations of potential toxins during the dry season and is even able to subsist on dry leaves. It may in some circumstances re-ingest its own faeces. During daytime resting this species is also known to have one of the lowest metabolic rates of any mammal. This is raised substantially prior to the night-time activity. This is a further adaption to help its survival on a very poor quality diet and also live at relatively high densities. A single young is born around October. At first the infant is carried by its mother in her mouth, it later clings to the fur on her back. When it is older still, the mother may leave or 'park' it in a tree hole or similar 'safe' site while she forages. They are preyed upon by  Madagascar long-eared owl (Asio madagascariensis), Madagascar harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) and fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox). The latter two being able to excavate it from its daytime holes.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Dry deciduous forest of w. Madagascar. Onilahy River inland to Zombitse and n to the Manombolo River.<br />
THREATS: Forest fires are common in its range to increase cattle pasture. Also hunted.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA6642_Hubbard's_Sportive_Lemur.jpg
  • 914_Large_Fruit-eating_bats.TIF
  • Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)<br />
Mindo<br />
Cloud Forest<br />
West slope of Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Canopy and borders of humid forest, secondary woodland and clearings from lowlands up into subtropics on both slopes of the Andes.
    MND975 Bay-headed Tanager.jpg
  • Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola)<br />
Mindo<br />
Cloud Forest<br />
West slope of Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Canopy and borders of humid forest, secondary woodland and clearings from lowlands up into subtropics on both slopes of the Andes.
    MND215 Bay-headed Tanager.jpg
  • Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
One of the most bizarre mammals/ primates / lemurs in the world. Their peculiar features include huge ears, bushy tail, long shaggy coast, rodent-like teeth and a skeletal 'probe-like' middle finger. Males and females are simular looking and have a body length of 440-530mm and weight of 2.3kg. They are nocturnal lemurs and largely solitary. During the day they hide in a 'nest' which they make from twigs and dead leaves. They are continually making new nest sites. They feed on ramy nuts (Canarium madagascariensis) nectar from Traveller's palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), some fungi and insect grubs. They have also been known to raid coconut, lichee and mango plantations. They use their rodent-like teeth to gnaw into hard nut shells, then insert the skeletal finger to extract the pulp. A large portion of their night is spent foraging and they are able to travel considerable distances to do that. <br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Low and mid altitude rain forests, dry deciduous forests and some cultivated areas like lichee and coconut plantations. They are found widely in native forests along the entire east coast rain forest region, northern humid forests and west coast from Bemaraha north.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: The population densities are not known but as in the case of most lemurs probably declining through habitat loss as their home-ranges are large. In some areas it is 'fady' (taboo) to hunt them while in others they are thought to bring bad luck and are killed by villages.  The meat is also sometimes eaten.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA8917_Aye-aye.jpg
  • Pale-mandibled Aracari (Pteroglossus erythropygius)<br />
Western slopes of Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Habitat & Range: Subtropical and tropical forests Ecuador and Peru
    20160824_Pale-mandibled_Aracari_11.jpg
  • Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) Male<br />
Mindo<br />
Cloud Forest<br />
West slope of Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Humid highland forest in Costa Rica and Panama, as well as the Andes in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru.
    MND673 Red-headed Barbet.jpg
  • Equatorial Saki (Pithecia aequatorialis) with radio collar<br />
Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Adjacent to  Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Rainforests of Ecuador and Peru
    TIP8927 Equatorial Saki.jpg
  • Triggerfish for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Triggerfish_for_sale_199_©P...jpg
  • Mud Crabs (Alive)<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Mud_Crabs_245_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Sea Cucumber for Sale,<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Sea_Cucumber_for_Sale_45_©P...jpg
  • Mud Crabs (Alive)<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Mud_Crabs_169_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Mud Crabs (Alive)<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Mud_Crabs_166_©Pete_Oxford.jpg
  • Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
INC. Giant clam, Sea Cucumber, Octopus<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Parrotfish<br />
Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Red Snapper & Barracuda<br />
Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Parrotfish<br />
Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Reef_Species_for_sale_241_©...jpg
  • Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Coral Reef Species for sale<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Coral_Reef_Species_for_sale...jpg
  • Bivalves for Sale (Kai)<br />
Suva Sea Food Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Bivalves_for_Sale_(Kai)_115...jpg
  • Breadfruit for Sale<br />
Suva Produce Market<br />
Suva<br />
Viti Levu<br />
Fiji. <br />
South Pacific
    20140404_Breadfruit_for_Sale_54_©Pet...jpg
  • Cordyceps Fungus (Cordyceps sp)attacking Grasshopper (Orthoptera)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Humid temperate and tropical forests of South America and mostly Asia.
    Cordyceps Fungus attacking Grassho...jpg
  • Airplane Grasshopper (fam. Eumastacidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Airplane Grasshopper4380.jpg
  • Cordyceps Fungus attacking Moth (Cordyceps sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Humid temperate and tropical forests of South America and mostly Asia.
    Cordyceps Fungus attacking Moth309...jpg
  • Cordyceps Fungus attacking fly (Cordyceps sp)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Humid temperate and tropical forests of South America and mostly Asia.
    TIP12953 Cordyceps Fungus attacking ...jpg
  • Cordyceps Fungus (Cordyceps sp) genus of ascomycete fungi invading Tarantula <br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Humid temperate and tropical forests of South America and mostly Asia.
    TIP687 Cordyceps Fungus invading Tar...jpg
  • Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<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.
    OR3422_Red_Howler_Monkey.jpg
  • Red Howler Monkeys (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<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.
    OR3402_Red_Howler_Monkeys.jpg
  • Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<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.
    OR3411_Red_Howler_Monkey.jpg
  • Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus arctoidea) (3 sub-species in Venezuela)<br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
Diurnal arboreal monkeys. They live in troops consisting of an adult male, several femals and their young. Females reproduce in any season but seem to prefer the dry season when there is plenty of fruit. Up to 2 young are born and are carried on her back. The males are very vocal and their calls are heard for several kilometers in the early mornings. Feed on leaves and fruit.<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.
    OR3420_Red_Howler_Monkey.jpg
  • White-lipped peccaries (Tayassu peccari) Mother & piglets. <br />
VERY RARE TO HAVE 4 PIGLETS. STUDIES SHOW 1 - 3 IS THE NORM. PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Mato Grosso do Sur Province. BRAZIL.  South America. RANGE: se Veracruz State, Mexico to n Argentina. In wet tropical forests, dry tropical forests, tropical wooded savanna and thorn scrub. <br />
Peccaries are omnivorous but prefer fruit, seeds, roots and stems. They are gregarious and live in large groups. This group numbered over 1,000 animals which is very rare as today they are severly hunted and are suffering from habitat distruction as they need large territores.
    24080_White-lipped_peccaries.tif
  • Hanuman Langur or Black-faced, Common or Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) Ranthambhore National Park. Rajasthan. INDIA. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Forests, from plains up to 3,600 meters elevations in the Himalaya, open areas, villages and towns of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and N. Pakistan. In Ranthambhore they are often found around the Fort area.<br />
They are more arboreal than the Rhesus Macaque that inhabitats similar areas. They do however spend a considerable time on the ground foraging and visiting salt licks. Hanuman langurs are diurnal although most active early mornings and late afternoons. They walk and run on all four feet, leap with hind limbs and land on fore and hind limbs. They fequently  associate with chital deer and Rhesus macaques. Feed on shoots, leaves, flowers, buds and fruit and occasionally raid crops.<br />
STATUS: Abundant but Protected in the Hindu regions as it is regarded as the Monkey-God, Hanuman, from the Hindu epic, Ramayana, hence the name.<br />
Ranthambhore National Park was established as a sanctuary in 1955 as a tiger reserve in 1973 and a national park in 1981. The park is dominated by the ruins of the 1,000 year-old Ranthambhore Fort.
    IND994_Hanuman_Langur.tif
  • Hanuman Langur or Black-faced, Common or Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) Ranthambhore National Park. Rajasthan. INDIA. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Forests, from plains up to 3,600 meters elevations in the Himalaya, open areas, villages and towns of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and N. Pakistan. In Ranthambhore they are often found around the Fort area.<br />
They are more arboreal than the Rhesus Macaque that inhabitats similar areas. They do however spend a considerable time on the ground foraging and visiting salt licks. Hanuman langurs are diurnal although most active early mornings and late afternoons. They walk and run on all four feet, leap with hind limbs and land on fore and hind limbs. They fequently  associate with chital deer and Rhesus macaques. Feed on shoots, leaves, flowers, buds and fruit and occasionally raid crops.<br />
STATUS: Abundant but Protected in the Hindu regions as it is regarded as the Monkey-God, Hanuman, from the Hindu epic, Ramayana, hence the name.<br />
Ranthambhore National Park was established as a sanctuary in 1955 as a tiger reserve in 1973 and a national park in 1981. The park is dominated by the ruins of the 1,000 year-old Ranthambhore Fort.
    IND963_Hanuman_Langur.tif
  • Hanuman Langur or Black-faced, Common or Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) and Pilgrims in Ranthambhore National Park. Rajasthan. INDIA. <br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Forests, from plains up to 3,600 meters elevations in the Himalaya, open areas, villages and towns of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and N. Pakistan. In Ranthambhore they are often found around the Fort area.<br />
They are more arboreal than the Rhesus Macaque that inhabitats similar areas. They do however spend a considerable time on the ground foraging and visiting salt licks. Hanuman langurs are diurnal although most active early mornings and late afternoons. They walk and run on all four feet, leap with hind limbs and land on fore and hind limbs. They fequently  associate with chital deer and Rhesus macaques. Feed on shoots, leaves, flowers, buds and fruit and occasionally raid crops.<br />
STATUS: Abundant but Protected in the Hindu regions as it is regarded as the Monkey-God, Hanuman, from the Hindu epic, Ramayana, hence the name.<br />
Ranthambhore National Park was established as a sanctuary in 1955 as a tiger reserve in 1973 and a national park in 1981. The park is dominated by the ruins of the 1,000 year-old Ranthambhore Fort.
    IND931_Hanuman_Langur.tif
  • Woman selling vegetables and fruit in Jaisalmer. Rajasthan, INDIA<br />
Founded in 1156 Jaisalmer grew to be a major staging post on the trade route across the forbidding Thar desert from India to the west. It is known as the Golden City as the fort and town's buildings are built from the local yellow sandstone. The bustling narrow streets are lined with tradesmen selling their wares. Many of the smalll shops are occupied by descendents of the original owners. There are many exceptional Havelis (mansions of rich merchants - exquistely carved) both in the fort and the old walled town.
    IND2814_Woman_in_market.tif
  • Woman selling vegetables and fruit in Jaisalmer. Rajasthan, INDIA<br />
Founded in 1156 Jaisalmer grew to be a major staging post on the trade route across the forbidding Thar desert from India to the west. It is known as the Golden City as the fort and town's buildings are built from the local yellow sandstone. The bustling narrow streets are lined with tradesmen selling their wares. Many of the smalll shops are occupied by descendents of the original owners. There are many exceptional Havelis (mansions of rich merchants - exquistely carved) both in the fort and the old walled town.
    IND2812_Woman_in_market.tif
  • South American or Ringtailed Coati (Nasua nasua)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Central Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America. RANGE: Tropical lowlands, dry high-altitude forests, oak forests, mesquite frassland and on the edge of forests in Southern North America, Central and South America.<br />
These animals are omniverous feeding on fruit and invertebrates. They usually live in family bands, made up of females and young. Males tend to be solitary. They live about 7 - 10 years.
    22826_South_American_coati.tif
  • South American or Ringtailed Coati (Nasua nasua)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Central Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America. RANGE: Tropical lowlands, dry high-altitude forests, oak forests, mesquite frassland and on the edge of forests in Southern North America, Central and South America.<br />
These animals are omniverous feeding on fruit and invertebrates. They usually live in family bands, made up of females and young. Males tend to be solitary. They live about 7 - 10 years.
    22821_South_American_coati.tif
  • Nilgai or Blue Bull - male (Boselaphus tragocamelus)<br />
Bharatpur National Park or Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary. Rajasthan. INDIA<br />
RANGE & HABITAT: Forest, scub and near cultivation in India from the Himalayan foothills to Karnataka in the south. SW Nepal and Pakistan.<br />
These antelope are large with a shoulder height of 120-150cm. The males are metallic blue-grey and the females and young are tawny. They are shy animals active day or night. The males are solitary or form all male herds. Females and young form herds of 4 - 10 animals. They feed on grass, fruit, flowers, leaves and crops. They are abundant and the Hindus regard the Nilgai as sacred, as it is considered to be related to domestic cattle.
    IND217_Nilgai_or_Blue_Bull.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
  • Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) in nest<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.
    1G1673_Medium_Ground_Finch.tif
  • Land Iguana eating opuntia cactus fruit<br />
Conolophus subcristatus<br />
South Plaza Island<br />
Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR.  South America
    D1X_4077_Land_Iguana.tif
  • Land Iguana eating opuntia cactus fruit<br />
Conolophus subcristatus<br />
South Plaza Island<br />
Galapagos Islands, ECUADOR.  South America
    D1X_4070_Land_Iguana.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) 'dancing' across the ground.  They only do this when there is a clearing - they prefer to move from tree to tree by leaping.<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
    MA4906_Verreaux'_sifaka.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) 'dancing' across the ground.  They only do this when there is a clearing - they prefer to move from tree to tree by leaping.<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
    MA4753_Verreaux's_sifaka.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) 'dancing' across the ground.  They only do this when there is a clearing - they prefer to move from tree to tree by leaping.<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
    MA4905_Verreaux'_sifaka.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) 'dancing' across the ground.  They only do this when there is a clearing - they prefer to move from tree to tree by leaping.<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
    MA4751_Verreaux's_sifaka.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) 'dancing' across the ground.  They only do this when there is a clearing - they prefer to move from tree to tree by leaping.<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
    MA4900_Verreaux'_sifaka.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) 'dancing' across the ground.  They only do this when there is a clearing - they prefer to move from tree to tree by leaping.<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
    MA4899_Verreaux'_sifaka.jpg
  • Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)<br />
Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large (length 925-1,100mm and weight: 3.5-4kg), vertically clinging and leaping lemurs. Their distinctive coloration can not be confused with any other species. They are diurnal and live in family groups of three to ten. Coquerel's sifaka feed primarily on leaves, fruit, bark and flowers. They have one young in June or July. At first the infant clings to the mother's front then as it gets larger rides on her back.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Restricted to north-west Madgascar in dry-deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES due to habitat distruction for agriculture and the production of charcoal but also deliberately started bush fires lit to encourage new grass shoots to grow. Hunting also occurs in some areas although around Ankarafantsika Reserve it is 'fady' or taboo to hunt this species.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA3020_Coquerel's_sifaka.jpg
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