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  • Cuckoo-roller (Leptosomus discolor) with leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sp)  MONOSPECIFIC FAMILY<br />
Mantadia National Park. MADAGASCAR<br />
These are large birds (50cm) with a distinctive, rather heavy silhouette and massive head with eyes that seem set far back. Male and female have different plumage. They are usually seen in pairs or groups of  3 - 8. They prefer the upper stratum of the forest. They feed on Invertebrates - large insects and vertebrates such as chameleons and Uroplatus or Leaf-tailed geckos.<br />
STATUS: Fairly common throughout their range. <br />
DISTRIBUTION: This family is only found in Madagascar and the Comoros. They are found in primary and secondary forests from sea level to 2,000m.<br />
ENDEMIC TO MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS
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  • People releasing wild Vicuna after shearing {Lama vicugna} SW Bolivia, South America - to benefit Guadalupe community Dept Potosi 2001
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  • People shearing wild Vicuna for their wool {Lama vicugna} SW Bolivia, South America - to benefit Guadalupe community Dept Potosi 2001
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  • Girl holding wild Vicuna captured for shearing {Lama vicugna} SW Bolivia, South America - to benefit Guadalupe community Dept Potosi 4800m 2001
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  • White-fronted capuchin monkey (Cebus albifrons) confronting its own reflection in the wing mirror of a car, Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, South America~ January 2005 December 2004
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  • Shepherds shearing Wild Vicuna {Lama vicugna} at 5300m, Andes, Bolivia 2001
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  • White-fronted capuchin monkey (Cebus albifrons) rubbing the skin of an onion (stolen from local people) into its skin, making use of the onion's antifungal and repellent properties. Puerto Misahualli, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, South America
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  • Cheetah {Acinonyx jubatus} mother and cubs, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01153011.jpg
  • Cheetah with three juveniles (Acinonyx jubatus) crossing fallen tree trunk, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01042713.jpg
  • Galapagos sealion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki) on beach Gardner Bay, Española / Hood Is, Galapagos
    01150572.jpg
  • Chetah {Acinonyx jubatus} mother and cubs feeding on Impala carcass, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01153013.jpg
  • Chetah {Acinonyx jubatus} mother and cubs feeding on Impala carcass, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01153012.jpg
  • Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with Impala kill,  Okavango Delta, Botswana
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  • Blue vanga (Cyanolanius madagascarinus) Ankarana Special Reserve. nw MADAGASCAR
    1163872Blue vanga.jpg
  • Madagascar crested wood ibis (Lophotibis cristata) on nest, Ankarafantika Special Reserve. Deciduous dry forest of western MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163637Madagascar_crested_wood_ibis.jpg
  • Madagascar spiny tailed lizard (Oplurus cuvieri)<br />
Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western dry-deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR, endemic.
    1163636 Oplurus_cuvieri.jpg
  • Sickle-billed vanga {Falculea palliata} <br />
feeding chick, Katsepy, Madagascar.
    Sickle-billed vanga1151382.jpg
  • African wild dog {Lycaon pictus} portrait, South Africa
    01153098African_wild_dog.tif
  • African wild dogs {Lycaon pictus} pack on Impala kill, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01153045African_wild_dogs.tif
  • Namaqua dune molerat {Bathyergus janetta} feeding, captive, Namaqualand, South africa
    01153107Namaqua_dune_molerat.jpg
  • African wild dog {Lycaon pictus} portrait, South Africa
    01153098African_wild_dog.jpg
  • African wild dogs {Lycaon pictus} pack on Impala kill, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01153045African_wild_dogs.jpg
  • Steenbok {Raphicerus campestris} young male, Kgalagadi Transfrontier NP, South Africa
    01149892Steenbok.jpg
  • Portrait of Lioness (Panthera leo) resting at dusk, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01030041Lioness.jpg
  • Gecko (Paroedura masobe) recently described, from lowland humid forests in central-eastern MADAGASCAR.
    1163913Gecko_Paroedura_masobe.jpg
  • Giant madagascar coucal (Coua gigas) Berenty Reserve. Southern MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163727.jpg
  • Ploughshare tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) Endangered, endemic, Ankarafantsika Special Reserve, Madagascar
    1163661Ploughshare_tortoise.jpg
  • Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) climbing Didieraeaceae (Alluaudia ascendens) spiny forest, Berenty Reserve, Southern MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163716Verreaux's_sifaka.jpg
  • 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
  • Sickle-billed vanga (Falculea palliata) Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163680Sickle-billed vanga.jpg
  • Cuckoo-roller (Leptosomus discolor) with leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sp) rainforest, Mantadia National Park. MADAGASCAR, endemic
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  • Ploughshare tortoise (Geochelone yniphora) Endangered, endemic, Ankarafantsika Special Reserve, Madagascar
    1163660Ploughshare_tortoise.jpg
  • White-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegata) Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163671.jpg
  • Madagascar harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) hunting for beetles, Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163650Madagascar_harrier-hawk.jpg
  • Rufous vanga (Schetba rufa) male on nest, Ankarafantsika Special Reserve. Dry forest of nw MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163640Rufous_vanga.jpg
  • Madagascar spiny tailed lizard (Oplurus cuvieri) males fighting for territory, Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western dry-deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163622Oplurus_cuvieri.jpg
  • Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) Loky-Manambato, Daraina. Northern MADAGASCAR
    1163593Oustalet's_chameleon.jpg
  • Common / Tailless tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus) Daraina, NE MADAGASCAR
    1163551Tailless_tenrec.jpg
  • Henst's goshawk (Accipiter henstii) perching on branch, Western Dry Forest, Madagascar
    1151378Henst's_goshawk.jpg
  • Madagascar kingfisher with prey {Alcedo vintsioides} Western Dry Forest, Madagascar
    Madagascar kingfisher1066655.jpg
  • Northern ringed-tailed mongoose {Galida elegans dambrensis} sitting, Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar
    1065615Ringed-tailed mongoose.jpg
  • Yellow streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosum) Madagascar
    1064783Yellow streaked tenrec.jpg
  • Male Fossa amongst rocks {Cryptoprocta ferox} Kirindy Forest, Madagascar
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  • Yellow streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosum) feeding on a worm, Maroansetra, Madagascar
    1053709Yellow streaked tenrec.jpg
  • Ring-tailed lemur with young, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
    1054187Ring-tailed lemur.jpg
  • Madagascar kingfisher, Ankarana, Madagascar
    1054121Madagascar kingfisher.jpg
  • Panther chameleon (Chamaeleo pardalis) climbing, showing colour Sequence. Ankarana SR, Madagascar
    Panther chameleon1026502.jpg
  • Day gecko drinking, Ankarana NP, Madagascar
    1054065Day gecko.jpg
  • Head portrait of Bushmaster {Lachesis muta} Amazonia, Ecuador, South America
    1084130 Bushmaster.jpg
  • Pel's fishing owl {Scotopelia peli} feeding on fish, Okavango Delta, Botswana
    01054703.Pels_fishing_owl.jpg
  • Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) Western and central MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163891Oustalet's_chameleon.jpg
  • Lesser chameleon (Furcifer minor) male, Ambohijanahary Special Reserve, MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163935Lesser chameleon.jpg
  • Milne-Edward's sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi) Ankarafantsika Nature Reserve, deciduous dry forest, Western MADAGASCAR, endemic
    1163639Milne-Edward's_sportive_lemur.jpg
  • Madagascar fish eagle Tsimbazaza Zoo {Haliaeetus vociferoides} Antananarivo Madagascar Only 100 wild-pairs left
    1049039Madagascar fish eagle.jpg
  • Fossa male at water, Madagascar, Kirindy Forest
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  • Fossa male, Kirindy Forest, Madagascar
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  • Sickle-billed vanga (Falculea palliata).<br />
Ankarafantsika Strict Nature Reserve, Western deciduous forest. MADAGASCAR <br />
This is a family represented by 14 species of which 13 are endemic to Madagascar. The forms of bill shown by these 14 species reflect a spectacular range of evolutionary adaptations. All vangas are forest species and all feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates. They are loud and often found in large groups.  All vangas make bowl-shaped nests.<br />
DISTRIBUTION: North and ne, including Sambirano, Iharana and n of Sambava. Also found in w and s. Common thoughout its range. ENDEMIC TO MADASGACAR
    MA3747_Sickle-billed_vanga.jpg
  • Yellowbilled kite (Milvus migrants) Okavango Delta, BOTSWANA. Southern Africa.<br />
These medium sized kites are highly gregarious. They feed an almost any animal material, insects, small vertebrates, molluscs, crustaceans and carrion.<br />
HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Woodland, human habitations, semi-arid savanna. Africa, Madagascar, Eurasia and Australia.
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