mammals pictures

[last update 2017-07-12] Below is a collection of photos taken from around the world. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler

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Male White-Fronted Brown Lemur (Eulemur albifrons)

Male White-Fronted Brown Lemur (Eulemur albifrons)

Orphaned Orangutan drinking milk while another looks on

Orphaned Orangutan drinking milk while another looks on

Giant river otter

Sri Lankan elephant

Long-tailed macaque in Sumatra [north_sumatra_0055]

Sumatran surili (Presbytis melalophos)
[bukit_tigapuluh_0740]

Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) [madagascar_perinet_0005]

Diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) [madagascar_perinet_0005]

Black-maned lion

Black-maned lion

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_2321]

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_2321]

Red howler monkey [colombia_5277]

Red howler monkey [colombia_5277]

Varecia variegata variegata feeding on tamarind (Nosy Mangabe)

Varecia variegata variegata feeding on tamarind (Nosy Mangabe)

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

White-footed sportive lemur (Berenty)

White-footed sportive lemur (Berenty)

Solitary golden black howler monkey (female) [brazil_1867]

Solitary golden black howler monkey (female) [brazil_1867]

Ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii)

Bornean orangutan that has found a plastic bottle and filled it with river water to drink [kalteng_0947]

Bornean orangutan that has found a plastic bottle and filled it with river water to drink [kalteng_0947]

Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus stevensoni)

Giant river otter eating a fish in the Amazon [manu-Manu_1022_2218]

Giant river otter eating a fish in the Amazon [manu-Manu_1022_2218]

White-footed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in a spiny Alluaudia procera plant

White-footed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in a spiny Alluaudia procera plant

White-headed capuchin monkey eating fruit [colombia_4279]

White-headed capuchin monkey eating fruit [colombia_4279]

Sumatran rhino at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

Bonobo (Pan paniscus)

Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center -- sabah_3923

Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center -- sabah_3923

Gray langurs grooming

Young Howler Monkey hanging in a tree

Young Howler Monkey hanging in a tree

African lion (Panthera leo)

Baby brown lemur [madagascar_1453]

Baby brown lemur [madagascar_1453]

Pair of babirusa

Squirrel Monkey

Hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) eating a fish

Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella) with crazy expression

Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella) with crazy expression

Pangolins being fed ants at a rescue center

Red Leaf Monkeys [kalbar_0561]

Red Leaf Monkeys [kalbar_0561]

Celebes crested macaque

Zebras -- tz_xt_3506

Zebras -- tz_xt_3506

Pair of wild jaguars in Peru

Mama Sumatran rhino with calf

Humpback whale tail

Baby orangutan in a diaper [north_sumatra_0559]

Agouti in the streets of Gamboa

Agouti in the streets of Gamboa

Herd of spotted deer

Sulawesi bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)

Giant river otter

Common woolly monkeys at a rehabiltiation center for animals once trafficked for the pet trade [colombia_0936]

Common woolly monkeys at a rehabiltiation center for animals once trafficked for the pet trade [colombia_0936]

Tent-making bat in a folded palm fron

Tent-making bat in a folded palm fron

Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

Red howler monkey

Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane

Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane

Squirrel eating a jackfruit [sabah_sepilok_0098]

Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1145]

Long-tailed macaque feeding on palm fruit

Long-tailed macaque feeding on palm fruit

Red howler monkey [colombia_5482]

Red howler monkey [colombia_5482]

Giant red flying squirrel in Borneo

Leaping Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi lemur (Berenty)

Leaping Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi lemur (Berenty)

Sun bear in Malaysian Borneo [sabah_sepilok_0288]

Orangutan - Sepolik Rehab

Sashaying sifaka (Berenty)

Sashaying sifaka (Berenty)

Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)

Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga) [south_africa_kruger_0751]

Tiger in Cambodia

Female Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) [madagascar_3994]

Female Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) [madagascar_3994]

Rock hyrax [namibia_1215]

Sri Lankan elephants

Squirrel Monkeys; Costa Rica

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5069]

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5069]

Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) posturing

Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) posturing

Red howler monkey

Bearcat (Arctictis binturong)

Harris' Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii)

Mareeba Rock Wallaby [australia_fnq_0460]

Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan [kalimantan_0546]

Orphaned Orangutan in Central Kalimantan [kalimantan_0546]

Brown-mantled Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis) [colombia_0912]

Brown-mantled Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis) [colombia_0912]

Mother ring-tailed lemur with baby in Isalo N.P. (Isalo)

Mother ring-tailed lemur with baby in Isalo N.P. (Isalo)

Crested black macaque

Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [panama_0521]

Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [panama_0521]

Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris) outside it range

Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris) outside it range

White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1321]

White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1321]

Coquerel's Sifaka dancing across a clearing [madagascar_2392]

Coquerel's Sifaka dancing across a clearing [madagascar_2392]

White rhino [south_africa_kruger_5239]

Aye-aye feeding on a coconut [madagascar_tamatave_0029]

Aye-aye feeding on a coconut [madagascar_tamatave_0029]

Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) [madagascar_2345]

Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) [madagascar_2345]

Male Verreaux's Sifaka dancing

Male Verreaux's Sifaka dancing

Giving an adult male orangutan a health check [north_sumatra_0235]

Hawaiian monk seal

African elephant [south_africa_kruger_0633]

Orang-utan (Indonesia)

Macaque feeding [sabah_kinabatangan_0092]

Lion [south_africa_kruger_0987]

Baby Sumatran rhino

Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center -- sabah_3962

Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center -- sabah_3962

African lion [south_africa_kruger_0285]

Sumatran rhino at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

Column of Wildebeest; part of their famous migration

Column of Wildebeest; part of their famous migration

Baby Mexican Spider Monkey on its mother's back

Asian Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0368]

White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0368]

Sleeping warthog

Sleeping warthog

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0895]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0895]

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2869]

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2869]

Pangolins being fed ants at a rescue center

African elephant [south_africa_kruger_0670]

Baby orangutan [north_sumatra_0476]

White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0389]

White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0389]

Indri lemur (Indri indri) [madagascar_0608a]

Indri lemur (Indri indri) [madagascar_0608a]

Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)

Scott's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur scottorum) [madagascar_masoala_0458]

Scott's Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur scottorum) [madagascar_masoala_0458]

Bats -- sabah_0117

Bats -- sabah_0117

DeBrazza's monkeys (Cercopithecus neglectus) grooming

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) feeding in the rainforest canopy

Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) feeding in the rainforest canopy

Holwer monkeys swinging from a vine [panama_0336]

Holwer monkeys swinging from a vine [panama_0336]

Sun bear climbing a tree

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5109]

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5109]

Male Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca)

Male Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca)

Pair of babirusa

Grey Bamboo Lemur (Andasibe) [grey_bamboo_lemur0056]

Grey Bamboo Lemur (Andasibe) [grey_bamboo_lemur0056]

Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0826]

Vervet monkey [south_africa_kruger_5258]

African lion -- tz_1604

African lion -- tz_1604

Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0337]

Bats [madagascar_3971]

Bats [madagascar_3971]

Gaur

Capybaras [brazil_1617]

Capybaras [brazil_1617]

Ringtails sunning on thatch roof (Berenty)

Ringtails sunning on thatch roof (Berenty)

Bats [madagascar_ankarana_0187]

Bats [madagascar_ankarana_0187]

Binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) [madagascar_1937]

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) [madagascar_1937]

Springbok [namibia_1081]

Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3185

Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3185

Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on sea ice in front of Johns Hopkins Glacier

African leopard [south_africa_kruger_5049]

African leopard [south_africa_kruger_5119]

Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0495]

Three Orangutans on a hill

Three Orangutans on a hill

Baby orangutan in a diaper [north_sumatra_0561]

Long-tailed macaque in the canopy

Lioness -- tz_2326

Lioness -- tz_2326

Giant river otter eating a fish in the Amazon

Giant river otter eating a fish in the Amazon

Sri Lankan elephants

Black crested macaque

Female Sumatran rhino with calf

Capybaras on the bank of the Tambopata River

Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) [madagascar_perinet_0240]

Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) [madagascar_perinet_0240]

Sambar (Rusa unicolor)

White-throated capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [panama_0362]

White-throated capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [panama_0362]

Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5407

Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5407

Sri Lankan elephant

Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Sri Lankan elephants

Sifaka [mcar_0174]

Sifaka [mcar_0174]

Herd of spotted deer

White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0476]

Baby spider monkey feeding in the rainforest canopy

Baby spider monkey feeding in the rainforest canopy

Female Western lowland gorilla nursing a baby

Black Lemurs; Madagascar

Black Lemurs; Madagascar

Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)

Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)

Sumatran elephants in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park [sumatra_9257]

Sumatran elephants in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park [sumatra_9257]

Indri lemur in Andasibe (Andasibe)

Indri lemur in Andasibe (Andasibe)

Endangered Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) sleeping on a beach

Red howler monkey

Capybaras on the bank of the Tambopata River

Young blacked crested macaque

Deer [bonito_0348]

Deer [bonito_0348]

Tiger in Cambodia

Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2260

Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2260

Female crowned lemur feeding on a mango rind while perched upon limestone tsingy [madagascar_4364]

Female crowned lemur feeding on a mango rind while perched upon limestone tsingy [madagascar_4364]

Pangolin tongue

Orangutan in Tree [sumatra_0482]

Orangutan in Tree [sumatra_0482]

Common brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus) [madagascar_0114]

Common brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus) [madagascar_0114]

Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0725]

Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0725]

DeBrazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)

Verreaux's Sifaka [madagascar_2633]

Verreaux's Sifaka [madagascar_2633]

Baby orangutan in a diaper [north_sumatra_0592]

Grey Bamboo Lemur (Andasibe) [grey_bamboo_lemur0051]

Grey Bamboo Lemur (Andasibe) [grey_bamboo_lemur0051]

Stellar's sea lions

Mama sloth with baby [costa-rica_0708a]

Mama sloth with baby [costa-rica_0708a]

Baby Sumatran rhino in a wallow

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