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  • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Serra da Bodoquena. Limestone elevated area which devides the Pantanal and the Cerrado. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
RANGE: Central America, South America E of Andes to Uruguay and nw Argentina. Found in grasslands, swamps and lowland tropical forests. Density depends of food availability.  They are members of the Xenarthra (edentulous/toothless) order together with sloths and armadillos but are the only toothless members of the Order. They eat mainly ants and termites which are found by smell, then digging into the ground and inserting their sticky tongues into the nest. They feed for short periods at each nest, taking a very small percentage of usually worker ants which does not cause damage to the nest. Their tongues can extend up to 61cm / 12 inches and are coated with a thick saliva. It can move as rapidly as 150 times per minute licking up ants. Their stomachs do not secrete hydrochloric acid but depend instead on the formic acid content of the ants they eat to assist with digestion. They consume as much as 35,000 ants per day. They are usually active at dawn and dusk and spend up to 15 hours a day resting. They make shallow depressions in which to lay down and cover themselves with their tails to remain camourflaged. Giant anteaters have the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal, 32,7 degrees C. 90.9 degrees F. A single young is born in the spring and is immediately able to use its claws to climb up onto the mothers back where it is carried around for several months.
    22293_Giant_anteater.tif
  • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Serra da Bodoquena. Limestone elevated area which devides the Pantanal and the Cerrado. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
RANGE: Central America, South America E of Andes to Uruguay and nw Argentina. Found in grasslands, swamps and lowland tropical forests. Density depends of food availability.  They are members of the Xenarthra (edentulous/toothless) order together with sloths and armadillos but are the only toothless members of the Order. They eat mainly ants and termites which are found by smell, then digging into the ground and inserting their sticky tongues into the nest. They feed for short periods at each nest, taking a very small percentage of usually worker ants which does not cause damage to the nest. Their tongues can extend up to 61cm / 12 inches and are coated with a thick saliva. It can move as rapidly as 150 times per minute licking up ants. Their stomachs do not secrete hydrochloric acid but depend instead on the formic acid content of the ants they eat to assist with digestion. They consume as much as 35,000 ants per day. They are usually active at dawn and dusk and spend up to 15 hours a day resting. They make shallow depressions in which to lay down and cover themselves with their tails to remain camourflaged. Giant anteaters have the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal, 32,7 degrees C. 90.9 degrees F. A single young is born in the spring and is immediately able to use its claws to climb up onto the mothers back where it is carried around for several months.
    22293_Giant_anteater.tif
  • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Central Pantanal. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
RANGE: Central America, South America E of Andes to Uruguay and nw Argentina. Found in grasslands, swamps and lowland tropical forests. Density depends of food availability.  They are members of the Xenarthra (edentulous/toothless) order together with sloths and armadillos but are the only toothless members of the Order. They eat mainly ants and termites which are found by smell, then digging into the ground and inserting their sticky tongues into the nest. They feed for short periods at each nest, taking a very small percentage of usually worker ants which does not cause damage to the nest. Their tongues can extend up to 61cm / 12 inches and are coated with a thick saliva. It can move as rapidly as 150 times per minute licking up ants. Their stomachs do not secrete hydrochloric acid but depend instead on the formic acid content of the ants they eat to assist with digestion. They consume as much as 35,000 ants per day. They are usually active at dawn and dusk and spend up to 15 hours a day resting. They make shallow depressions in which to lay down and cover themselves with their tails to remain camourflaged. Giant anteaters have the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal, 32,7 degrees C. 90.9 degrees F. A single young is born in the spring and is immediately able to use its claws to climb up onto the mothers back where it is carried around for several months.
    22861_Giant_anteater.jpg
  • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Central Pantanal. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
RANGE: Central America, South America E of Andes to Uruguay and nw Argentina. Found in grasslands, swamps and lowland tropical forests. Density depends of food availability.  They are members of the Xenarthra (edentulous/toothless) order together with sloths and armadillos but are the only toothless members of the Order. They eat mainly ants and termites which are found by smell, then digging into the ground and inserting their sticky tongues into the nest. They feed for short periods at each nest, taking a very small percentage of usually worker ants which does not cause damage to the nest. Their tongues can extend up to 61cm / 12 inches and are coated with a thick saliva. It can move as rapidly as 150 times per minute licking up ants. Their stomachs do not secrete hydrochloric acid but depend instead on the formic acid content of the ants they eat to assist with digestion. They consume as much as 35,000 ants per day. They are usually active at dawn and dusk and spend up to 15 hours a day resting. They make shallow depressions in which to lay down and cover themselves with their tails to remain camourflaged. Giant anteaters have the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal, 32,7 degrees C. 90.9 degrees F. A single young is born in the spring and is immediately able to use its claws to climb up onto the mothers back where it is carried around for several months.
    22867_Giant_anteater.jpg
  • Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa murina), also Common or Murine Mouse Opossum with young.<br />
Marsupial mammal gives birth to 5-10 young. CONTROLLED<br />
Yupukari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America<br />
RANGE: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and eastern Bolivia.
    3GY5429 Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum.jpg
  • Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Central Pantanal. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
RANGE: Central America, South America E of Andes to Uruguay and nw Argentina. Found in grasslands, swamps and lowland tropical forests. Density depends of food availability.  They are members of the Xenarthra (edentulous/toothless) order together with sloths and armadillos but are the only toothless members of the Order. They eat mainly ants and termites which are found by smell, then digging into the ground and inserting their sticky tongues into the nest. They feed for short periods at each nest, taking a very small percentage of usually worker ants which does not cause damage to the nest. Their tongues can extend up to 61cm / 12 inches and are coated with a thick saliva. It can move as rapidly as 150 times per minute licking up ants. Their stomachs do not secrete hydrochloric acid but depend instead on the formic acid content of the ants they eat to assist with digestion. They consume as much as 35,000 ants per day. They are usually active at dawn and dusk and spend up to 15 hours a day resting. They make shallow depressions in which to lay down and cover themselves with their tails to remain camourflaged. Giant anteaters have the lowest recorded body temperature of any placental mammal, 32,7 degrees C. 90.9 degrees F. A single young is born in the spring and is immediately able to use its claws to climb up onto the mothers back where it is carried around for several months.
    22866_Giant_anteater.jpg
  • Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa murina), also Common or Murine Mouse Opossum with young.<br />
Marsupial mammal gives birth to 5-10 young. CONTROLLED<br />
Yupukari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America<br />
RANGE: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and eastern Bolivia.
    3GY5267 Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum.jpg
  • Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa murina), also Common or Murine Mouse Opossum with young.<br />
Marsupial mammal gives birth to 5-10 young. CONTROLLED<br />
Yupukari<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America<br />
RANGE: Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and eastern Bolivia.
    3GY5429 Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum.jpg
  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis) feeding on water opossum.<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
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  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis)<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
    28066_Ocelot.tif
  • Amazon Pink River Dolphin or Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) Cuyabeno Reserve. Cuyabeno contains large tracts of permanently flooded forest.<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Fresh water both turbid whitewaters and clear blackwaters. Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin & Madeira River of Bolivia.<br />
These are diurnal and nocturanal mammals. Often solitary or in groups of 2 - 4. They feed on fish, crabs and turtles. When they surface to breath only a small portion of their backs are visible. The young are usually dark gray. Their colors vary from pale to pink.
    EH167 Pink River Dolphin.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u078_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u066_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u038_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u034_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u023_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u024_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    t197_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    t190_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q020_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q019_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    r091_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u093_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u041_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u037_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u031_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u026_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u012_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u009_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u008_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    r091_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
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  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u004_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
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  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    t194_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    s007_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q023_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q016_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q015_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q010_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q009_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
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  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
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  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male near Porto Joffre.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    u081_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguar (Panthera onca) - male. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    t193_Jaguar.jpg
  • Jaguars (Panthera onca) - mating pair. Cuiaba River.<br />
Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America.<br />
There is much size variation among these cats but in the Pantanal they are larger than those found in the rainforests. These are the largest of the spotted cats in the Americas. They are both diurnal and nocturnal and hunt at any time of the day. Territorial and generally solitary. They may feed on large mammals such as capybaras, peccaries and deer as well as turtles, tortoises, caiman, birds, fish and smaller mammals. They may kill livestock and do in the Pantanal which is why they are still hunted there by some ranchers.<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in a variety of habitats from rainforests to wet grasslands and arid scrub up to 2000 m in elevation. North, Central and South America. From Mexico to Argentina. Formerly in sw USA and Uruguay where now extirpated.
    q017_Jaguars_mating_pair.jpg
  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis)<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
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  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis) eating a baby goat CAPTIVE<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
    28136_Ocelot.tif
  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis)<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
    28005_Ocelot.tif
  • Killer Whale or Orca<br />
Orcinus  orca<br />
One of the most wide-ranging mammals on earth
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  • Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Pantanal. Largest contiguous wetland system in the world. Mato Grosso do Sul Province. BRAZIL.  South America. RANGE: All of South America.<br />
They are the largest rodents in the world - averaging 50kgs or 110Lbs. Largely aquatic mammals that feed on vegetation in and around swamps. They live in family groups of 10 - 30 animals. Due to their large litter sizes - up to 7 babies, they are are well suited to farming.  They do not compete with cattle as they graze short grass near water.
    22223_Capybara.tif
  • 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
  • African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking at Savuti Elephant Camp waterhole. Tourists are in a log pile hide at the waterhole.<br />
Savuti Channel in the Linyanti area.<br />
BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: Woodland savanna near water.<br />
STATUS: Botswana is one of the stongholds of the African elepant where their numbers are increasing.<br />
These are the world's largest land mammals with a shoulder height of 3 meters and weighing 6,000kg-male and 4,000-5,000kgs for females.<br />
Bulls and cows live in separate groups. Breeding herds generally consist of a dominant female or matriarch with a few closely related females and their offspring. Bulls are often found alone or in loosely bonded bachelor groups.<br />
Due to heavy poaching all over Africa CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) has banned the trade of ivory products. <br />
At the end of the dry season (around late October) there is very little water near available food so they have large distances to travel from the water in order to find enough food.
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  • Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) Mombo area, Chief's Island.<br />
Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: The prefer open grassland or light woodland. Nocturnal and diurnal. They weigh about 8kg's with a shoulder height of 38 cm. They are omnivorous and eat a wide range of foods including carrion, grass, fruit, seed, berries and any living thing they can kill, ie: young antelope, reptiles, insects, small mammals and birds.<br />
Their main predators are: Lions, leopard and hyaena but birds of prey  and python will also take the jackal's pups.
    FF19_Black-backed_jackal.jpg
  • Amazon Pink River Dolphin or Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) being hand fed.<br />
Cocaya River. Eastern Amazon Rain Forest. Border of PERU &ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Fresh water both turbid whitewaters and clear blackwaters. Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin & Madeira River of Bolivia.<br />
These are diurnal and nocturanal mammals. Often solitary or in groups of 2 - 4. They feed on fish, crabs and turtles. When they surface to breath only a small portion of their backs are visible. The young are usually dark gray. Their colors vary from pale to pink.
    CRM429 Pink River Dolphin.jpg
  • Amazon Pink River Dolphin or Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) being hand fed.<br />
Cocaya River. Eastern Amazon Rain Forest. Border of PERU &ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Fresh water both turbid whitewaters and clear blackwaters. Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin & Madeira River of Bolivia.<br />
These are diurnal and nocturanal mammals. Often solitary or in groups of 2 - 4. They feed on fish, crabs and turtles. When they surface to breath only a small portion of their backs are visible. The young are usually dark gray. Their colors vary from pale to pink.
    CRM419 Pink River Dolphin.jpg
  • African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking at Savuti Elephant Camp waterhole. Tourists are in a log pile hide at the waterhole.<br />
Savuti Channel in the Linyanti area.<br />
BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: Woodland savanna near water.<br />
STATUS: Botswana is one of the stongholds of the African elepant where their numbers are increasing.<br />
These are the world's largest land mammals with a shoulder height of 3 meters and weighing 6,000kg-male and 4,000-5,000kgs for females.<br />
Bulls and cows live in separate groups. Breeding herds generally consist of a dominant female or matriarch with a few closely related females and their offspring. Bulls are often found alone or in loosely bonded bachelor groups.<br />
Due to heavy poaching all over Africa CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) has banned the trade of ivory products. <br />
At the end of the dry season (around late October) there is very little water near available food so they have large distances to travel from the water in order to find enough food.
    DD35_African_elephants.jpg
  • Amazon Pink River Dolphins or Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) Cuyabeno Reserve. Cuyabeno contains large tracts of permanently flooded forest.<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Fresh water both turbid whitewaters and clear blackwaters. Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin & Madeira River of Bolivia.<br />
These are diurnal and nocturanal mammals. Often solitary or in groups of 2 - 4. They feed on fish, crabs and turtles. When they surface to breath only a small portion of their backs are visible. The young are usually dark gray. Their colors vary from pale to pink.
    EH493 Pink River Dolphins.jpg
  • Amazon Pink River Dolphin or Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) Cuyabeno Reserve. Cuyabeno contains large tracts of permanently flooded forest.<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Fresh water both turbid whitewaters and clear blackwaters. Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin & Madeira River of Bolivia.<br />
These are diurnal and nocturanal mammals. Often solitary or in groups of 2 - 4. They feed on fish, crabs and turtles. When they surface to breath only a small portion of their backs are visible. The young are usually dark gray. Their colors vary from pale to pink.
    EH130 Pink River Dolphin.jpg
  • Amazon Pink River Dolphin or Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) Cuyabeno Reserve. Cuyabeno contains large tracts of permanently flooded forest.<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Fresh water both turbid whitewaters and clear blackwaters. Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin & Madeira River of Bolivia.<br />
These are diurnal and nocturanal mammals. Often solitary or in groups of 2 - 4. They feed on fish, crabs and turtles. When they surface to breath only a small portion of their backs are visible. The young are usually dark gray. Their colors vary from pale to pink.
    EH118 Pink River Dolphin.jpg
  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis) carrying a baby goat CAPTIVE<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
    28121_Ocelot.tif
  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis) feeding on water opossum.<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
    28185_Ocelot.tif
  • Ocelot (Felis (Leopardus) pardalis)<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
Range: Forest and steppe from Arizona to n Argentina.<br />
Small cat weighing 11 - 16kgs. They prey on small mammals, birds, reptiles and are equally at home on the ground and in trees.  They are excellent climbers and swimmers.
    28093_Ocelot.tif
  • Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Male. WILD<br />
PHOTOGRAPHED IN: Serra da Bodoquena. Limestone elevated area which devides the Pantanal and the Cerrado. Mato Grosso do Sur Province. BRAZIL.  South America. RANGE: South America, E of Andes from n colombia to s Brazil, n Argentina and Paraguay, including Amazonia and Orinoco tropical forest basins.  They habit lowland rain forest and lower montaine forest from sea level to 1,700 meters (5,600 ft). <br />
Over hunting by humans and forest destruction is causing their numbers to decline dramatically and they are now classified as near threatened. They are predictable as they use well defined paths to water, where they spend large amounts of time either fully submerged or mud-wallowing. They live on average of 30 years with the female giving birth on average of 1 young every two years. These are the heaviest wild land mammals in South America.
    23013_Brazilian_tapir.jpg
  • African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking at Savuti Elephant Camp waterhole. Tourists are in a log pile hide at the waterhole.<br />
Savuti Channel in the Linyanti area.<br />
BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: Woodland savanna near water.<br />
STATUS: Botswana is one of the stongholds of the African elepant where their numbers are increasing.<br />
These are the world's largest land mammals with a shoulder height of 3 meters and weighing 6,000kg-male and 4,000-5,000kgs for females.<br />
Bulls and cows live in separate groups. Breeding herds generally consist of a dominant female or matriarch with a few closely related females and their offspring. Bulls are often found alone or in loosely bonded bachelor groups.<br />
Due to heavy poaching all over Africa CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) has banned the trade of ivory products. <br />
At the end of the dry season (around late October) there is very little water near available food so they have large distances to travel from the water in order to find enough food.
    DD34_African_elephants.jpg
  • Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Large pod seen from the air near Mombo on Chief's Island.<br />
Okavango Delta. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
Aquatic mammals who come out onto land at night to graze on grass. They play an important role in keeping river channals open. May stay submerged under water for up to 8 minutes. An adult animal does not usually have any major enemies except in areas where there is very little grass and they have to walk long distances to find food. Their weakened condition may then render them vulnerable to lion or hyaena. They can also migrate seasonally to rain filled pans to allow access to grazing areas.
    BB06_Hippopotamus.jpg
  • Amazon Pink River Dolphin or Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) being hand fed.<br />
Cocaya River. Eastern Amazon Rain Forest. Border of PERU &ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Fresh water both turbid whitewaters and clear blackwaters. Amazon Basin, Orinoco Basin & Madeira River of Bolivia.<br />
These are diurnal and nocturanal mammals. Often solitary or in groups of 2 - 4. They feed on fish, crabs and turtles. When they surface to breath only a small portion of their backs are visible. The young are usually dark gray. Their colors vary from pale to pink.
    CRM443 Pink River Dolphin.jpg
  • Fallow Deer (Dama dama) & Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyana)<br />
Only the bucks have antlers. They are grazing mammals preferring habitat of mixed woodlanda nd open grassland. Usually found in herds.<br />
Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<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
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  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_163.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_18.tif
  • Indri (Indri indri)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Indri_15.tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Quichua Indian Man & Alpacas (Vicugna pacos)<br />
Pulingue San Pablo community<br />
Chimborazo Province<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20161225_Quichua_Indian_Man_&_Alpaca...jpg
  • Chimborazo Volcano (Highest mountain in Ecuador) & Alpacas (Vicugna pacos)<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160820_Chimborazo_Volcano_&_alpaca...tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_89.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_77.tif
  • Berthe’s mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181029_Berthe’s_mouse_lemur_95.tif
  • Indri (Indri indri)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Indri_88.tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Diademed_sifaka_112.tif
  • Common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Common_brown_lemur_307.tif
  • Polar bear
    20180521_Polar_bear_3632.TIF
  • Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)<br />
Maquipucuna Cloud Forest<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Native to South America<br />
Endangered
    20161226_Spectacled_Bear_62.jpg
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_144.tif
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)<br />
Kirindy<br />
Southwestern Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC
    20181030_Fossa_44.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_97.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_92.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_81.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Endangered
    20181103_Verreaux's_sifaka_51.tif
  • Indri (Indri indri)<br />
Palmarium<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181027_Indri_18.tif
  • Red-bellied Lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Palmarium<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Vulnerable
    20181026_Red-bellied_Lemur_23.tif
  • Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Palmarium<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181026_Crowned_lemur_13.tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Semi captive
    20181025_Eastern_lesser_bamboo_lemur...tif
  • Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema)<br />
East Madagascar<br />
Mantadia National Park<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
Critically endangered
    20181025_Diademed_sifaka_161.tif
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