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  • Green Spiny Katydid (Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South AmericaGreen Spiny Katydid (Clepsydronotus sp.,Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP11987 Green Spiny Katydid.jpg
  • Green Spiny Katydid (Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South AmericaGreen Spiny Katydid (Clepsydronotus sp.,Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP11963 Green Spiny Katydid.jpg
  • Green Spiny Katydid (Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South AmericaGreen Spiny Katydid (Clepsydronotus sp.,Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP12007 Green Spiny Katydid.jpg
  • Green Spiny Katydid (Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South AmericaGreen Spiny Katydid (Clepsydronotus sp.,Tettigoniidae)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    TIP11969 Green Spiny Katydid.jpg
  • Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus)<br />
Western Province<br />
Solomon Islands<br />
South Pacific
    20230420_Spiny_devilfish_31.tif
  • Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus)<br />
Western Province<br />
Solomon Islands<br />
South Pacific
    20230420_Spiny_devilfish_33.tif
  • Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus)<br />
Western Province<br />
Solomon Islands<br />
South Pacific
    20230420_Spiny_devilfish_16.tif
  • Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus)<br />
Western Province<br />
Solomon Islands<br />
South Pacific
    20230420_Spiny_devilfish_23.tif
  • Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus)<br />
Western Province<br />
Solomon Islands<br />
South Pacific
    20230420_Spiny_devilfish_26.tif
  • Spiny devilfish (Inimicus didactylus)<br />
Western Province<br />
Solomon Islands<br />
South Pacific
    20230420_Spiny_devilfish_29.tif
  • Spiny Cochran Glass Frog with Eggs (Teratohyla spinosa) <br />
Chocó Region of NW ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Vegetation along streams. Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
    Spiny_Cochran_Glass_Frog_&_Eggs_MO12...jpg
  • Spiny Cochran Glass Frog with Eggs(Teratohyla spinosa) <br />
Chocó Region of NW ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Vegetation along streams. Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
    Spiny_Cochran_Glass_Frog_&_Eggs_MO12...tif
  • Green Spiny Katydid Female (Copiphorus gracilis)<br />
Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest<br />
ECUADOR. South America
    Green Spiny Katydid3195.jpg
  • Spiny Sea Star (Gomophia egeriae)<br />
Raja Ampat<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20160331_Spiny_Sea_Star_166.tif
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_19.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_29.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_11.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_10.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_14.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_13.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_1.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_5.jpg
  • Very Spiny Feather Star (Colobometra perspinosa) on Gorgonia Sea Fan<br />
Cenderawasih Bay<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20150807_Very_Spiny_Feather_Star_164.jpg
  • Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America
    20150519_Caribbean_Spiny_Lobster_26.jpg
  • Spiny Orbweaver Spider (Gasteracantha sp.)<br />
Kanuku Protected Area<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY4653 Spiny Orbweaver Spider.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) sitting on Didieraeaceae (Alluaudia ascendens) SPINY FOREST VEGETATION<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
    MA4569_Verreaux's_sifaka.tif
  • Verreaux's sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi) Mother and baby.<br />
Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large (length 900-1075mm and weight: 3-4kg), vertically clinging and leaping lemurs. They are diurnal and live in mixed multi mail / multi female groups of up to 14 individuals. Verreaux's sifaka feed primarily on leaves, fruit and flowers. They have one young born between August and September. At first the infant clings to the mother's front then as it gets larger rides on her back.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Forested regions from Tsiribihina River in the west, south to the Tolagnaro area in the south-east and inland as far as Isalo Massif. They live in Dry deciduous forests in the west and Xerophytic spiny and gallery forests in the south.<br />
THREATENED: The various habitats in which this species are found are all becoming increasingly fragmented due cutting for timber,  firewood and production of charcoal. Although it is 'fady' or taboo to hunt this species amoung some tribal groups others especially around Isalo do hunt it and in this area it is known as 'sifaka for the cooking pot'.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA4220_Verreaux's_sifaka.tif
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)<br />
Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large (length 900-1075mm and weight: 3-4kg), vertically clinging and leaping lemurs. They are diurnal and live in mixed multi mail / multi female groups of up to 14 individuals. Verreaux's sifaka feed primarily on leaves, fruit and flowers. They have one young born between August and September. At first the infant clings to the mother's front then as it gets larger rides on her back.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: Forested regions from Tsiribihina River in the west, south to the Tolagnaro area in the south-east and inland as far as Isalo Massif. They live in Dry deciduous forests in the west and Xerophytic spiny and gallery forests in the south.<br />
THREATENED: The various habitats in which this species are found are all becoming increasingly fragmented due cutting for timber,  firewood and production of charcoal. Although it is 'fady' or taboo to hunt this species amoung some tribal groups others especially around Isalo do hunt it and in this area it is known as 'sifaka for the cooking pot'.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA4075_Verreaux's_sifaka.tif
  • 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
  • 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
    MA4899_Verreaux'_sifaka.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
  • 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
    MA4900_Verreaux'_sifaka.jpg
  • Baobab (Adansonia za) and rainbow.  Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR<br />
Flowers between November and June<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: West of Fort Dauphin up to Analalava. Prefers calcareous soils and is the only species in the spiny forest on limestone of the Mahafaly Plateau in the deep south.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR<br />
There are eight baobab species in the world. 6 are endemic to Madagascar, one from Africa and one from Australia. Baobabs probably evolved in Madagascar after Gondwanaland split and the Africa and Australian species must have arisen from colonising fruits floating across the Indian Ocean. In Madagascar the 6 species have evolved to fit their own niche within the dry forest zones. The 7th (African) species was introduced by Arab traders and is planted in some of the town in the north west.They are dryland plants and are 'drought survivors' and are able to store water from a sporadic downpour very efficiently within the soft, porous  wood of their big, fat trunks. They are quite fire resistant.
    MA4777_Baobab.jpg
  • 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
  • White-footed sportive lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) Berenty Reserve. Southern MADAGASCAR<br />
HABITAT: Xerophytic spiny forest and gallery forest in southern and south-west Madagascar. <br />
These are medium-sized nocturnal lemurs with long tails and the smallest in their genus. Length: 460-520mm; Weight 500-700 grams. They cling vertically to tree trunks and jump large distances with their powerful hind legs. Tree holes, tangles of lianas (vines) 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 feed on the tough leaves from Didiereaceae and Euphorbiaccae species, together with the leaves and occasionally flowers of the Tamarind or Kily tree.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR.<br />
THREATS: Habitat distruction from burning for more cattle pastures. Hunting in some areas.<br />
STATUS: Threatened due to small range and the above threats but still common thoughout its range
    MA4049_White-footed_sportive.jpg
  • Antandroy herdsman wearing hat made from goat skin. These traditional hats are now rare to see. His shoes are hand-made from Zebu skin. The gourd is for storing water or milk and the top is closed off with a corn cob. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern MADAGASCAR. They are mainly Zebu (cattle) herders, their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5448 Antandroy herdsman.NEF
  • Antandroy woman. This group of people live in the 'spiny' forest region of Southern MADAGASCAR
    MA4807 Antandroy woman.NEF
  • Antandroy woman collecting firewood. The braided and knotted hairstyle is typical of these people. Their traditional houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern Madagascar and are mainly cattle herders - their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5359 Antandroy woman.NEF
  • Antandroy woman collecting firewood. The braided and knotted hairstyle is typical of these people. Their traditional houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern Madagascar and are mainly cattle herders - their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5365 Antandroy woman.NEF
  • Antandroy man wearing traditional shaped pointed hat made from palm leaves. These traditional hats are now rare to see. The traditional houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern Madagascar and are mainly cattle herders - their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5353 Antandroy man.NEF
  • Antandroy man wearing hat made from goat skin. These traditional hats are now rare to see. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern MADAGASCAR. These people are mainly cattle herders, their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5357 Antandroy man.NEF
  • Antandroy herdsman wearing hat made from goat skin. These traditional hats are now rare to see. His shoes are hand-made from Zebu skin. The gourd is for storing water or milk and the top is closed off with a corn cob. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern MADAGASCAR. They are mainly Zebu (cattle) herders, their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5445 Antandroy herdsman.NEF
  • Antandroy child. This group of people live in the 'spiny' forest region of Southern MADAGASCAR
    MA5149 Antandroy child.NEF
  • Antandroy woman. This group of people live in the 'spiny' forest region of Southern MADAGASCAR
    MA4184 Antandroy woman.NEF
  • Antandroy man wearing hat made from goat skin. These traditional hats are now rare to see. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern MADAGASCAR. <br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5199 Antandroy man.NEF
  • Antandroy man wearing hat made from the pith of cactus pads. These traditional hats are now rare to see. The traditional houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern Madagascar and are mainly cattle herders - their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5343 Antandroy man.NEF
  • Antandroy woman. The braided and knotted hairstyle is typical of these people. Their traditional houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. These 'people of thorns' live in the 'spiny' forests of Southern Madagascar and are mainly cattle herders - their ancestors coming from mainland Africa.<br />
THREATENED HABITAT<br />
MADAGASCAR
    MA5370 Antandroy woman.NEF
  • Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
climbing on Didiereaceae
    20181103_Dumeril's_boa_139.tif
  • Octopus tree (Didierea trollii)<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR
    20181103_Octopus_tree_277.tif
  • Octopus tree (Didierea trollii)<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR
    20181103_Octopus_tree_289.tif
  • Cushion Plant (Plantago rigida)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Bromeliad family
    10151209_Cushion_Plant_85.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_261.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_251.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_221.jpg
  • Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
climbing on Didiereaceae
    20181103_Dumeril's_boa_147.tif
  • Prickly Pear cactus<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
Used for cattle fodder
    20181103_Prickly_Pear_cactus_236.tif
  • Prickly Pear cactus<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
Used for cattle fodder
    20181103_Prickly_Pear_cactus_231.tif
  • Octopus tree (Didierea trollii)<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR
    20181103_Octopus_tree_281.tif
  • Local people<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR
    20181103_Local_people_202.tif
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_234.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_227.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_219.jpg
  • Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
climbing on Didiereaceae
    20181103_Dumeril's_boa_135.tif
  • Prickly Pear cactus<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
Used for cattle fodder
    20181103_Prickly_Pear_cactus_228.tif
  • White sea urchin (Tripneustes depressus)<br />
Tower Island<br />
Galapagos<br />
Pacific Ocean<br />
Ecuador, South America
    20161211_White_sea_urchin_2.tif
  • Cushion Plant (Plantago rigida)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Bromeliad family
    10151209_Cushion_Plant_83.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_255.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_244.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_225.jpg
  • Prickly Pear cactus<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
Used for cattle fodder
    20181103_Prickly_Pear_cactus_248.tif
  • Prickly Pear cactus<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
Used for cattle fodder
    20181103_Prickly_Pear_cactus_233.tif
  • Octopus tree (Didierea trollii)<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR
    20181103_Octopus_tree_250.tif
  • Man & Octopus tree (Didierea trollii) <br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR
    20181103_Man_&_Octopus_tree_254.tif
  • Madagascar ocotillo (Alluaudia procera)<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR
    20181103_Madagascar_ocotillo_187.tif
  • Making metal tools in Antandroy village. Houses are made from the Endemic Didiereacaea plants. Southern MADAGASCAR
    MA4875_Antandroy_village.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_260.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_250.jpg
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_235.jpg
  • Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili)<br />
Berenty<br />
South Madagascar<br />
MADAGASCAR<br />
ENDEMIC<br />
climbing on Didiereaceae
    20181103_Dumeril's_boa_153.tif
  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)<br />
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Center<br />
Somerset<br />
England<br />
UK<br />
captive
    20150827_European_Hedgehog_241.jpg
  • Black Spiny-tailed Iguana or Wish Willy (Ctenosaura similis)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America<br />
Native to Mexico & Central America.<br />
Fastest running lizard
    20150512_Black_Spiny-tailed_Iguana_6.jpg
  • Black Spiny-tailed Iguana or Wish Willy (Ctenosaura similis)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America<br />
Native to Mexico & Central America.<br />
Fastest running lizard
    20150512_Black_Spiny-tailed_Iguana_1.jpg
  • Black Spiny-tailed Iguana or Wish Willy (Ctenosaura similis)<br />
Halfmoon Caye, Lighthouse Reef Atoll<br />
Belize<br />
Central America<br />
Native to Mexico & Central America.<br />
Fastest running lizard
    20150512_Black_Spiny-tailed_Iguana_5.jpg
  • Black spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura similis)<br />
Mahahual <br />
Mahahaul Peninsula<br />
Mexico<br />
Central America
    20150608_Black_spiny-tailed_iguana_1.jpg
  • Black spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura similis)<br />
Mahahual <br />
Mahahaul Peninsula<br />
Mexico<br />
Central America
    20150608_Black_spiny-tailed_iguana_2...jpg
  • Spiny Thrift (Armeria pungens) growning on the dunes.<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.
    POX-2009-05-07_77-Dunes & Plants.jpg
  • Madagascar spiny tailed lizard (Oplurus cuvieri)<br />
Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western dry-deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR, endemic.
    1163636 Oplurus_cuvieri.jpg
  • Madagascar spiny tailed lizard (Oplurus cuvieri) males fighting for territory, Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western dry-deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163622Oplurus_cuvieri.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
    MA8015_Ring-tailed_lemur.tif
  • Ring-tailed lemurs (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
    MA7460_Ring-tailed_lemurs.tif
  • White-footed sportive lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) Berenty Reserve. Southern MADAGASCAR, endemic,<br />
Xerophytic spiny forest and gallery forest in southern and south-west Madagascar.
    1163703White-footed_sportive_lemur.jpg
  • Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) near Andringitra mountains. South-central MADAGASCAR <br />
THIS GENUS CONTAINS A SINGLE SPECIES<br />
Males and females look alike. Medium sized lemurs, length of 950-1,100mm and weight: 2.3-3.5kg's. They have long alternate black and white ringed tails and adopt a horizontal body posture generally moving quadrupedally on the ground. Ring-tailed lemurs are diurnal and are the most terrestrial of all Malagasy primates. This species has been studied since the 1960's and more information has been gathered on it than any other Malagasy primate. Their diet is very varied and consists of fruit, leaves, flowers, bark, sap and occasionally invertebrates. They also occur in larger groups than any other Malagasy primate - from 3 to around 25. There is a well-defined and maintained heirachy within the troop and females are dominant with the alpha female forming the focal point for the group. Males also have their own heirachy. Scent marking is important for demarking their territory. Young are born in August and September. Only 30% reach adulthood.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Spiny forest, dry scrub, deciduous forest and gallery forest are used throughout the majority of its range. At Andringitra Massif they are found on exposed rocks. They are found in south and south-western Madagascar from Tolagnaro in the se to just south of Morondava on the west coast. Generally found at lower elevations except in Andringitra Massif where it has been recorded above the treeline to altitudes in excess of 2,600 meters.<br />
THREATENED SPECIES: The two main habitat types preferred by Ring-tailed lemurs, dense Didieraceae/Euphorbiaceae bush and riverside gallery forest, are already restricted and known to be diminishing alarmingly as a result of fires, overgrazing and wood-harvesting for charcoal production. They are still hunted for food and trapped to be kept as pets.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR
    MA8113_Ring-tailed_lemur.tif
  • Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) mother & baby, 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
    MA7844_Ring-tailed_lemurs.tif
  • 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
    MA6807_Ring-tailed_lemur.tif
  • Traditional Zebu (ox) cart. Antandroy couple - wearing the local hats typical of the region. Spiny forest area of southern MADAGASCAR<br />
 2005
    Traditional Zebu cart1163732.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) climbing Didieraeaceae (Alluaudia ascendens) spiny forest, Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163716Verreaux's_sifaka.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
    MA7752_Ring-tailed_lemur.tif
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