Pictures of animals [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) (Belize) Blue morpho with its wings closed (Costa Rica) Anole on a red plant stem (Costa Rica) Brookesia superciliaris chameleon; Masoala NP Leaf insect Lion approaching a wildebeest herd (Kenya) Orangutan at Sepilok (Malaysia) Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Oustalet's chameleon walking across sand near Isalo Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) Bornean ant (Malaysia) Male Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) chewing on grass (Kenya) Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Shadow of a gecko on a sunlit leaf Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) on the lookout Tarantula (Guatemala) Squirrel Monkey; Costa Rica Black Lemurs; Madagascar Spiny black; white; and orange caterpillar (Costa Rica) Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe Red; orange; white; black (Malaysia) Lion cubs (Tanzania) African elephant (Loxodonta africana) covering its eyes with its trunk (Kenya) Male Panther chameleon Juvenile African puff adder (Bitis arietans) (Tanzania) Red frog (Costa Rica) Moth Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [yellow and orange] False coral snake Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) (Utah; United States) Green iguana in the rainforest canopy (Belize) Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) Orange; yellow; and black butterfly (Costa Rica) Orange and black insect (planthopper?) (Suriname) Giant brown Long-horned Beetle (Callipogon lemoinei) (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) with off-white markings (Costa Rica) Spiny caterpillar (Costa Rica) Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) Brown snake with dark brown markings (Costa Rica) Boa constrictor (known as wowla in Belizean - local name) (Belize) uroplatus (Nosy Mangabe) Panther Chameleon; Madagascar Female Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) Sea turtle hatchlings (Costa Rica) Metallic click beetle Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) in captivity Black honeybee (Costa Rica) Ringtail Lemur; Madagascar Headshot of a rainbow skink Turquoise shield bug with orange legs (Suriname) Brookesia superciliaris playing dead Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in hand Young female lion (Tanzania) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Kenya) Sifaka in a dry gallery forest in southern Madagascar Red-eyed tree frog Pair of vervet monkeys standing on rear legs (Tanzania) Cheirogaleus major lemur Hemicentetes semispinosus tenrec Verreaux's Sifaka; Madagascar Infant elephant (Kenya) White Spotted Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus) American crocodile (Belize) Black; red; and yellow butterfly (Costa Rica) Territorial chase between a pair of Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) Black Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis) (Kenya) African elephants wading in a marsh (Tanzania) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Giant ant in Laos (Laos) Uroplatus fimbriatus on tree trunk Leaf-mimicking praying mantis (Suriname) Silverback Bwindi gorilla (Uganda) Male Iguana; Costa Rica Praying mantis (Costa Rica) Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark (Belize) African Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) (Tanzania) Blue; orange; and green beetle on Mt. Kenya (Kenya) Brookesia superciliaris chameleon Glass Frog; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Uroplatus fimbriatus on Nosy Mangabe Petter's Chameleon (Furcifer petteri) [female] African elephant (Tanzania) Female lion with wildebeest kill (Tanzania) Ring-tailed lemurs paddycake White-faced capuchin (Costa Rica) animals: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79 | Page 80 | Page 81 | Page 82 | Page 83 | Page 84 | Page 85 | Page 86 | Page 87 | Page 88 | Page 89 | Page 90 | Page 91 | Page 92 | Page 93 | Page 94 | Page 95 | Page 96 | Page 97