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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Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) (Malaysia) Southern Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) White butterfly on yellow flowers (Utah; United States) Lion approaching a wildebeest herd (Kenya) Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok (Malaysia) Stick insect Hawk in flight (Laos) Female Red-tailed Vanga (Calicalicus madagascariensis) holding a stick insect Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) (Tanzania) Ring-tailed lemurs in riverine gallery forest Spider Atta leaf-cutter ants (Costa Rica) Brown basilisk (Belize) Sunbird (Malaysia) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) Female lion eating a wildebeest (Tanzania) Crocs along the Mara river (Kenya) Nursing Verreaux's Sifaka Green stick insect (Costa Rica) Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris) outside it range White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) [female] (Tanzania) Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur griseus) Gray fox (Urocyon cinerea argentieus) [local name - Zorro] (Belize) Brown snake with dark brown markings (Costa Rica) Wasps clustered on a leaf (Suriname) Flat-casqued Chameleon (Calumma globifer) (female) Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) feeding on a banana (Tanzania) Bats Forest cricket Ptychadena mascareniensis Golden Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur aureus) eating bamboo Black Rhino at a Nairobi rehabilitation center (Kenya) Caterpillar with blue and black spines Camouflaged chameleon Red-fronted brown lemur at Berenty (Berenty) Bat cave in Ankarana Pair of lion cubs (Tanzania) Harpy eagle (Belize) Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) (Tanzania) Heterixalus madagascariensis [Blue and yellow frog] Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane (Malaysia) Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) Shield bug Orphaned elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (Kenya) Hanging weaver nest Caterpillar in Ranomafana National Park (Ranomafana N.P.) Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with its see-through eye lid partially open (Costa Rica) Mating insects Radiated tortoise The eyes of a leopard cat (Felis bengalensis) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia African leopard resting in an Acacia tree (Tanzania) Tadpoles in Laos (Laos) Hawk at the Belize Zoo (Belize) American crocodile (Belize) Costa Rican capuchin monkey taking it easy on a powerline (Costa Rica) Yellow and blue poison arrow frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) (Suriname) Young female lion (Tanzania) Green Furcifer oustaleti near Isalo (Isalo) Heliconius melpomene butterfly with child's hand Giant ant (Malaysia) Spider (Suriname) Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) fording river in Chobe Naitonal Park Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok (Malaysia) Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis) Stink bug Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Bats in Abydos temple Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) and a blue starfish Helmeted guineafowl looking for grubs (Kenya) Grant's Gazelle (Gazella granti) [female] (Tanzania) Crowned lemur in the forest floor Birds flying in V-formation Ring-tail lemur licking its penis Ring-tail lemur licking its penis Ring-tail lemur licking its penis Ring-tail lemur licking its penis Ring-tail lemur licking its balls Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) (Suriname) 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