Pictures of fauna [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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White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) (Kenya) Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest Close-up of malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) in Chobe National Park Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting on a termite mount (Kenya) Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) with fish in Chobe National Park Lioness with wildebeest kill (Tanzania) Arrow-marked Babbler (Turdoides jardineii) (Kenya) Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) (Tanzania) Herd of blue wildebeest (Tanzania) Close-up of pattern on South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in Chobe National Park A foal; as a baby zebra is known (Kenya) Male ostrich defending chicks (Tanzania) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) Black Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis) (Kenya) Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum) Plains zebras (Equus quagga) Lion cub (Tanzania) Baby vervet monkey (Tanzania) Black and white colobus monkey in a Jacaranda tree (Kenya) House gecko (Kenya) African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at sunset on the Chobe River Warthog (Kenya) Hippopotami (Kenya) Red wasp (Kenya) Female lion with wildebeest kill (Tanzania) Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) (Kenya) This Bornean rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered). Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) (Tanzania) White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) [female] (Tanzania) Lioness (Tanzania) Elephant at sunset (Kenya) Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerging Plains zebra (Kenya) Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach Gold dust day gecko, a lizard introduced to Hawaii from Madagascar Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum) (Kenya) Buffalo at sunset (Kenya) Elephants feeding on a grassy plain (Kenya) African elephant (Loxodonta africana) under the setting sun on the Chobe River Yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus) (Kenya) Mandarin Goby (Pterosynchiropus splendidus) Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei) Striped rodent (Tanzania) Infant Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park Bohor reedbuck (Kenya) Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest Aerial view of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wading in Okavango delta Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Kenya) Approaching elephant (Tanzania) Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) headshot (Tanzania) Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) with tiny fish in its mouth in Chobe National Park Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei) Blue morpho butterfly African elephants (Tanzania) Buffalo tse-tse fly (Kenya) Profile of an Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) (Tanzania) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Tanzania) Lion in the morning sun (Kenya) Lion scratching itself in the morning sun (Kenya) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) - headshot (Kenya) Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) Group of Little Grebe; Tachybaptus ruficollis (Kenya) Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) (Tanzania) Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti) (Tanzania) African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking in the Chobe River Bumble bee (Kenya) Lion cubs peaking around a tree (Tanzania) Rock hyrax feeding on alpine moss on Mt. Kenya (Kenya) Close-up of hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) (Kenya) Masai or Kilimanjaro Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) (Tanzania) Klemmer's Yellow-headed Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri) Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) (Tanzania) Female Common Impalas (Aepyceros melampus melampus) Zebras (Tanzania) Dark red flowers of the African sausage tree (Kigelia pinnata) (Kenya) Blue morpho butterfly Zebra among scrub trees (Tanzania) African elephant eating savanna grass (Tanzania) Aerial view of South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Okavango delta Lilac-breasted Roller; Coracias caudata (Tanzania) Herd of wildebeest (Tanzania) African elephant (Loxodonta africana) (Kenya) Tanzania blue day gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) Cape buffalo with a Red-billed Oxpecker (Tanzania) Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu; Uraeginthus bengalus (Kenya) fauna: 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