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


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Coquerel's Sifaka taking flight



Lion scratching itself in the morning sun

(Kenya)


Brownish-red beetle

(Costa Rica)


Uroplatus fimbriatus leaf-tailed gecko



Orangutan with a leaf in its mouth

(Indonesia)

White butterfly
White butterfly

(Peru)

Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa)
Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa)

(Malaysia)


Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) - headshot

(Kenya)

Brown beetle with black and red antenna
Brown beetle with black and red antenna

(Belize)


Brown snake with dark brown markings

(Costa Rica)

Hyla tree frog in Peru
Hyla tree frog in Peru
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Blue-and-yellow macaw



Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)


Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)


Chestnut Eared AraÁari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Chestnut Eared AraÁari (Pteroglossus castanotis)
Location: Tambopata rainforest

(Peru)


Green Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis viridis)



Grasshopper on an Apple Macbook Air



Cabybara



Brown frog with neon green and blue markings



Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur hanging in a tree



Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)



Red-headed spider with yellow and black markings

(Suriname)


Malay Leaf Frog (Megophrys nasuta)


Round black fury caterpillar
Round black fury caterpillar

(Peru)

Red beetles
Red beetles


Green leaf katdid
Green leaf katdid

(Belize)


Flat-casqued Chameleon (Calumma globifer) (male)



Blue and orange insect

(Indonesia)

Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok
Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok

(Malaysia)


Group of Little Grebe; Tachybaptus ruficollis

(Kenya)

Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings
Purple leafhopper with light green and magenta markings



Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)

(Tanzania)


Stick insect



Black butterfly with green markings and a bright red head

(Indonesia)


Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)

(Tanzania)


African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking in the Chobe River



Three-striped posion dart frog (Epipedobates trivittatus)

(Suriname)


White ruffed lemur feeding on tamarind


Mama macaque monkey with breast-feeding baby (Ubud; Bali)
Mama macaque monkey with breast-feeding baby

(Indonesia)


Orange butterfly with white streamers



Bumble bee

(Kenya)


Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)


Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips
Black wasp with blue leg segments and orange antenna tips

(Brazil)


Lion cubs peaking around a tree

(Tanzania)

Black and white butterfly feeding on flower nectar (Kalimantan; Borneo (Indonesian Borneo))
Black and white butterfly feeding on flower nectar

(Indonesia)

Fish
Fish

(Belize)


Rock hyrax feeding on alpine moss on Mt. Kenya

(Kenya)


Mossy Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae)



Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)



Sumatran elephants in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park


Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera)
Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds
Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru

(Peru)


Long-nosed black beetle with orange markings on its back

(Costa Rica)


Tree frog



Young Orangutans learning to using tools



Orange and black "Halloween" butterfly



Woolly monkey hanging upside down


Red-eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas)



Hoatzin


Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella) [Lime green and orange polka dot insect]
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella) [Lime green and orange polka dot insect]

(Costa Rica)


Close-up of hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)


Gecko
Gecko

(Costa Rica)


Green cicada

(Costa Rica)

Butterfly
Butterfly



Young Orangutans learning to using tools



Red-bodied Orthetrum chrysis dragonfly in Malaysia

(Malaysia)

Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

(Belize)


Colombian Green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon

Spider monkey in a yoga pose
Spider monkey in a yoga pose

(Belize)


Close up on baby gorilla

(Gabon)


Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur rufus)


Caiman
Caiman

(Costa Rica)

Cicada having just emerged from its shell
Cicada having just emerged from its shell

(Costa Rica)

Insect
Insect

(Costa Rica)


Orb spider


Caiman with eyeshine
Caiman with eyeshine

(Brazil)

Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive
Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga) drying its wings after a dive

(Costa Rica)


Leaf-mimicking praying mantis

(Suriname)


Horned screamer



Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)



White insect with light orange spots

Metallic spider
Metallic spider

(Malaysia)


Forest leaf litter toad



Blue morpho with its wings closed

(Costa Rica)


Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)

(Kenya)

Bornean ant
Bornean ant

(Malaysia)


Blue anole (Courtesy of Aviatur)



Black, white, orange, and yellow moth


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