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  • Leopard (Panthera pardus) Female 10 month old cub. Although she still feeds off of some of her mothers kills and they are often seen playing together - she is now independent and able to hunt small mammals. Savuti Channal, Linyanti area. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: Found in every habitat and generally survive even near urban areas.<br />
STATUS: Common although numbers are declining in hunting areas and where they come into conflict with cattle farmers.<br />
They are medium sized cats weighing about 60 - 80 kg's with a shoulder height of 70cm. Weight-for-weight the leopard is the strongest of the cats with the incredible ability to carry a carcass weighing up to three times its own weight on the ground and to drag as much as 110kg's up a tree - to avoid competition from other predators. <br />
They usually hunt small to medium antelope, monkeys and occasionally a baboon and will scavenge food when possible. They tend to be solitary and secretive so are not often seen.
    F59_Leopard_10_month_old_cub.TIF
  • Leopard (Panthera pardus) Female coming down from a tree.  Savuti Channal, Linyanti area. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: Found in every habitat and generally survive even near urban areas.<br />
STATUS: Common although numbers are declining in hunting areas and where they come into conflict with cattle farmers.<br />
They are medium sized cats weighing about 60 - 80 kg's with a shoulder height of 70cm. Weight-for-weight the leopard is the strongest of the cats with the incredible ability to carry a carcass weighing up to three times its own weight on the ground and to drag as much as 110kg's up a tree - to avoid competition from other predators. <br />
They usually hunt small to medium antelope, monkeys and occasionally a baboon and will scavenge food when possible. They tend to be solitary and secretive so are not often seen.
    FF64_Leopard.tif
  • Durian for Sale (Durio sp.)<br />
Vegetable Market<br />
Biak Island<br />
West Papua<br />
Indonesia
    20150817_Durian_for_Sale_101.jpg
  • Leopard (Panthera pardus) Female relaxing on the branch of a tree.  Savuti Channal, Linyanti area. BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
HABITAT: Found in every habitat and generally survive even near urban areas.<br />
STATUS: Common although numbers are declining in hunting areas and where they come into conflict with cattle farmers.<br />
They are medium sized cats weighing about 60 - 80 kg's with a shoulder height of 70cm. Weight-for-weight the leopard is the strongest of the cats with the incredible ability to carry a carcass weighing up to three times its own weight on the ground and to drag as much as 110kg's up a tree - to avoid competition from other predators. <br />
They usually hunt small to medium antelope, monkeys and occasionally a baboon and will scavenge food when possible. They tend to be solitary and secretive so are not often seen.
    F73_Leopard.jpg
  • Rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria) <br />
Tena, Amazon rain forest, ECUADOR, South America<br />
All rainbow boas have dazzling irridescence of their skin.<br />
Found in forests, woodlands and savannahs adjact to forests.<br />
Non-venemous snake. They eat small mammals and birds and juveniles eat frogs.  Very strong constrictors and reach to a length of about 2 meters.  They give birth to live young.  Geographic Range: S. Venezuela, Guyana so Suriname through Amazon Basin of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
    20691_Rainbow_boa.tif
  • Falanouc or Malagasy small-toothed civet (Eupleres goudotii) pulling an earthworm from the ground.<br />
Montagne d'Ambre National Park.<br />
n.MADAGASCAR<br />
A small to medium sized carnivore slightly larger than a domestic cat. This is probably Madagascar's most specialised carnivore. Its elongate snout and tiny conical teeth have evolved to catch earthworms and other small invertebrates on which the Falanouc feeds almost exclusively. It forages in leaf-litter digging up food using its strong forepaws and long claws. <br />
The falanouc is crepuscular (dawn & dusk) and nocturnal<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR and rare over most of its range.
    MA176_Falanouc.jpg
  • American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR South America<br />
These birds make a living in the inter-tidal zone. Feed on crustaceans and molluscs. They are able to open crab shells with their strong beaks and eat the contents. They nest in nothing more than a scrape above the high-tide mark and the chicks are able to follow their parents immediately.
    1G8866_American_Oystercatcher.tif
  • European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster)<br />
Breed in Southern Europe & North Africa & Western Asia. It is strongly migratory wintering in tropical Africa, India & Sri Lanka. They feed on insects, mainly bees, wasps and hornets caught on the wing. Eat up to 250 bees a day, removing sting by hitting them repeatedly on the ground. They nest on sandy banks usually near water.<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-2009-05-13_8Euro. Bee-eaters.jpg
  • European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)<br />
Breed in Southern Europe & North Africa & Western Asia. It is strongly migratory wintering in tropical Africa, India & Sri Lanka. They feed on insects, mainly bees, wasps and hornets caught on the wing. Eat up to 250 bees a day, removing sting by hitting them repeatedly on the ground. They nest on sandy banks usually near water.<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-2009-05-13_7Europ. Bee-eater.jpg
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