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  • Lioness (Panthera leo)<br />
Marataba, a section of the Marakele National Park, Waterberg Biosphere Reserve<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
SOUTH AFRICA
    20121224_Lioness_134.tif
  • Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus wollebaeki)  & Tourist<br />
GALAPAGOS, ECUADOR. South America<br />
Mosquera Island<br />
<br />
<br />
There are approximately 16,000 individual sealions in the archipelago and numbers are increasing. Males are much larger than females, weighing up to 250kg compared with 100kg in the females. They spend a large amount of time hauled up on sandy beaches. The males establish territories which are savagely defended from rivals. Young bachelors and unsuccessful bulls then leave the area and establish bachelor colonies on the outskirts of female haul-outs. Reproduction occurs mainly in the Garua season between July and December and will vary from Island to Island. Sealions are highly thigmotactic (seeking body contact) and loaf around in piles on the beaches. They are extremely efficient hunters, preferring sardines to other fish, so spend a considerable time resting or at play. Underwater they are well streamlined, lithe and acrobatic.<br />
ENDEMIC
    20171223_Galapagos_Sealion_25.tif
  • Galapagos Sealion (Zalophus wollebaeki)  & Tourist<br />
GALAPAGOS, ECUADOR. South America<br />
Mosquera Island<br />
<br />
<br />
There are approximately 16,000 individual sealions in the archipelago and numbers are increasing. Males are much larger than females, weighing up to 250kg compared with 100kg in the females. They spend a large amount of time hauled up on sandy beaches. The males establish territories which are savagely defended from rivals. Young bachelors and unsuccessful bulls then leave the area and establish bachelor colonies on the outskirts of female haul-outs. Reproduction occurs mainly in the Garua season between July and December and will vary from Island to Island. Sealions are highly thigmotactic (seeking body contact) and loaf around in piles on the beaches. They are extremely efficient hunters, preferring sardines to other fish, so spend a considerable time resting or at play. Underwater they are well streamlined, lithe and acrobatic.<br />
ENDEMIC
    20171223_Galapagos_Sealion_6.tif
  • Lioness (Panthera leo)<br />
Marataba, a section of the Marakele National Park, Waterberg Biosphere Reserve<br />
Limpopo Province<br />
SOUTH AFRICA
    20121224_Lioness_134.jpg
  • King Penguins & Antarctic Fur Seal<br />
(Aptenodytes patagonicus) & (Arctocephalus gazella)<br />
Prion Island,<br />
SOUTH GEORGIA
    SPX 170 King Penguins & Antarctic Fu...jpg
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) group at waterhole<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_163.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_86.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_33.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) group at waterhole<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_149.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) group at waterhole<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_136.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) group at waterhole<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_126.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) group at waterhole<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_120.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) group at waterhole<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_116.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) group at waterhole<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_115.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_88.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_79.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_54.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_46.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_42.tif
  • White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) 2 mothers & calves meet and greet<br />
Private Reserve, <br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
RANGE: Southern & East Africa<br />
ENDANGERED SPECIES
    20120813_White_rhinoceros_41.tif
  • Lions (Panthera leo) These are the Duba pride males. Duba Plains. Okavango Delta<br />
BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE LIONS AND THE LARGE BUFFALLO HERD AT DUBA HAS RECENTLY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMED BY DEREK AND BEVERLEY JOUBERT.
    G69_Lions.tif
  • Lion (Panthera leo) this is one of the Duba pride males. Duba Plains. Okavango Delta<br />
BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE LIONS AND THE LARGE BUFFALLO HERD AT DUBA HAS RECENTLY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMED BY DEREK AND BEVERLEY JOUBERT.
    G51_Lion.tif
  • Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) Cub, Felina. She is being hand raised and part of her rearing process is an experimental attempt to expose her to a surrogate mother domestic cat and her kittens principally to encourage early feline social interaction. <br />
El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascañas, Huelva. SPAIN<br />
RANGE: Iberian Penninsula of Spain & Portugal.<br />
CITES 1, CRITICAL - DANGER OF EXTINCTION<br />
Fewer than 200 animals in the wild. There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. They have suffered due to hunting, habitat loss, road accidents, reduced food supply due to desease in rabbits (Myxomatosis & RHD) - their base food supply. Deseases such as feline leukaemia<br />
A medium sized cat weighing 12-15kgs, Body length 90cm, Shoulder height 45-50cm. They have a mottled fur pattern, (3 varieties of fur pattern found between the different populations and distinguishing them geographically)  short tail, ear tufts and are bearded. They are territorial cats although female cubs have been found to share their mother's territory. Mating occurs in Dec/Jan and cubs born around April. They live up to 13 years.<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-2009-05-04_5Ib.Lynx & Cats.tif
  • Lions (Panthera leo) hunting buffalo (Syncerus caffer) <br />
Duba Plains area. Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
THIS BUFFALO HERD AND ITS LION INTERACTION HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMED BY DEREK AND BEVERLEY JOUBERT.<br />
This herd is under constant stress with these lions stalking and hunting them on a regular basis. At night the buffalo sleep in a tight group with bulls on the outside and calves in the middle.  The lions face a row a horns and can not attack them. But in the morning when they get up and start moving to feed the lions start following them and look for an opportunity to attack either an old or injured adult or calf.
    GG34_Lions_hunting_buffalo.jpg
  • Lionesses (Panthera leo) watching buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd from a distance. <br />
Duba Plains area. Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
THIS BUFFALO HERD AND ITS LION INTERACTION HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMED BY DEREK AND BEVERLEY JOUBERT.<br />
The buffalo herd is under constant stress with these lions stalking and hunting them on a regular basis. At night the buffalo sleep in a tight group with bulls on the outside and calves in the middle.  The lions face a row a horns and can not attack them. But in the morning when they get up and start moving to feed the lions start following them and look for an opportunity to attack either an old or injured adult or calf.
    GG69_Lioness.tif
  • Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) Cub, Felina. She is being hand raised and part of her rearing process is an experimental attempt to expose her to a surrogate mother domestic cat and her kittens principally to encourage early feline social interaction. <br />
El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascañas, Huelva. SPAIN<br />
RANGE: Iberian Penninsula of Spain & Portugal.<br />
CITES 1, CRITICAL - DANGER OF EXTINCTION<br />
Fewer than 200 animals in the wild. There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. They have suffered due to hunting, habitat loss, road accidents, reduced food supply due to desease in rabbits (Myxomatosis & RHD) - their base food supply. Deseases such as feline leukaemia<br />
A medium sized cat weighing 12-15kgs, Body length 90cm, Shoulder height 45-50cm. They have a mottled fur pattern, (3 varieties of fur pattern found between the different populations and distinguishing them geographically)  short tail, ear tufts and are bearded. They are territorial cats although female cubs have been found to share their mother's territory. Mating occurs in Dec/Jan and cubs born around April. They live up to 13 years.<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-2009-05-04_62Iberian Lynx Cub.tif
  • Lioness (Panthera leo) hunting buffalo (Syncerus caffer) <br />
Duba Plains area. Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
THIS BUFFALO HERD AND ITS LION INTERACTION HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMED BY DEREK AND BEVERLEY JOUBERT.<br />
This herd is under constant stress with these lions stalking and hunting them on a regular basis. At night the buffalo sleep in a tight group with bulls on the outside and calves in the middle.  The lions face a row a horns and can not attack them. But in the morning when they get up and start moving to feed the lions start following them and look for an opportunity to attack either an old or injured adult or calf.
    GG11_Lioness_hunting_buffalo.jpg
  • Lion pride (Panthera leo) following the buffalo herd (Syncerus caffer) - which number around 1200 animals.<br />
Duba Plains area. Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
THIS BUFFALO HERD AND ITS LION INTERACTION HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMED BY DEREK AND BEVERLEY JOUBERT.<br />
When the buffalo are not feeding they tend to group tightly in wooded areas with the young in the center to protect themselves againt these lions. They are under constant stress with these lions stalking and hunting them on a regular basis.
    FF27_Lions_following_buffalo_herd.jpg
  • Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) herd is still in a tight group after sleeping this way and they will stay grouped until mid morning in the hopes that it will then be too hot for the lions to follow and hunt them.<br />
Duba Plains area. Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
THIS HERD AND ITS LION INTERACTION HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMED BY DEREK AND BEVERLEY JOUBERT.<br />
HABITAT: Open plains where they eat coarse grass - in doing so expose the more tender grass and shoots for the many animals that find the old grass unpalatable. When not feeding they tend to group tightly in wooded areas with the young in the center to protect themselves againt predators.<br />
They usually occur in large herds and are under constant stress with lions and hyaena stalking and hunting them on a regular basis.<br />
Both sexes have horns. Males horns more massive. Males are also larger and darker in color. They weigh between F: 550kg and M 600-1000kg's with a should height of 140 cm. <br />
They are predatored on by lions, spotted hyaena and large crocodiles.
    D01_Buffalo_herd.jpg
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