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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Bear Cuscus and baby

Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0397]

Tiger in Ranthambore

Flying fox colony [australia_fnq_1134]

Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2208

Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2208

Aardwolf [namibia_2059]

Brown capuchin monkey [bonito_0684]

Brown capuchin monkey [bonito_0684]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0233]

Pair of sun bears in a tree

Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0525]

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) [madagascar_perinet_0259]

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) [madagascar_perinet_0259]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0238]

Baby 3-toed sloth hugging a stuffed panda bear

Baby 3-toed sloth hugging a stuffed panda bear

Baby sun bear at a rehabilitation center -- sabah_4060

Baby sun bear at a rehabilitation center -- sabah_4060

Hippos on a beach

Hippos on a beach

Baby macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0105]

Spectral tarsier

Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)

Standing Red-fronted brown lemurs (Kirindy)

Standing Red-fronted brown lemurs (Kirindy)

Heliconia flower

Heliconia flower

Alpine rock hyrax feeding on moss

Alpine rock hyrax feeding on moss

Crowned Sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) [madagascar_2335]

Crowned Sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) [madagascar_2335]

Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby [sumatra_0101]

Mama Orangutan Carrying Baby [sumatra_0101]

Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)

Sanford's Brown Lemur (Eulemur sanfordi) [madagascar_3350]

Sanford's Brown Lemur (Eulemur sanfordi) [madagascar_3350]

Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0500]

Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5375

Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5375

Lion cubs -- tz_1660

Lion cubs -- tz_1660

Hyrax [namibia_1248]

Sri Lankan elephant

White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0444]

Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0520]

Mexican Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus)

Mountain zebra [namibia_0303]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0342]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0287]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0440]

Costa Rican Spider Monkey [costa_rica_osa_0612]

Costa Rican Spider Monkey [costa_rica_osa_0612]

Borneo orangutan [kalteng_0799]

Borneo orangutan [kalteng_0799]

Binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Sus scrofa, wild boar

Sus scrofa, wild boar

Red howler monkey

Group of spider monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0657]

Group of spider monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0657]

Male wild boar [java_0484]

Male wild boar [java_0484]

Greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) [madagascar_masoala_0938]

Greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) [madagascar_masoala_0938]

Masai giraffe

Baby Sumatran rhino

Giant squirrel in Borneo

African lion [south_africa_kruger_0278]

Springbok [namibia_1082]

Coquerel's Sifaka 'dancing' [madagascar_2376]

Coquerel's Sifaka 'dancing' [madagascar_2376]

Coati [bonito_0368]

Coati [bonito_0368]

Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)

Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)

Female Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) [south_africa_kruger_0383]

Capybaras on the bank of the Tambopata River

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella) [bonito_0674]

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella) [bonito_0674]

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0541]

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0541]

Crested black macaque

Pangolins being fed ants at a rescue center

Binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Dancing sifaka at Berenty (Berenty)

Dancing sifaka at Berenty (Berenty)

Herd of Ceylon spotted deer

Humpback whale off Gorgona [colombia_3069]

Humpback whale off Gorgona [colombia_3069]

Prosthetic foot for an elephant

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0687]

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0687]

Aye-aye feeding on a coconut [madagascar_tamatave_0035]

Aye-aye feeding on a coconut [madagascar_tamatave_0035]

Male black howler monkey

Male black howler monkey

Orangutan making an ugly face -- borneo_5302

Orangutan making an ugly face -- borneo_5302

Capabaras [colombia_6534]

Capabaras [colombia_6534]

Bats -- sabah_0115

Bats -- sabah_0115

Deer on the grass at Peucang Island camp

Deer on the grass at Peucang Island camp

Sri Lankan elephant

Malayan flying lemur

Black howler monkey

Group of Southern Eland (Taurotragus oryx)

Group of Southern Eland (Taurotragus oryx)

Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals once trafficked for the pet trade [colombia_1086]

Common woolly monkey at a rehabiltiation center for animals once trafficked for the pet trade [colombia_1086]

Deer [java_0648]

Deer [java_0648]

Bornean orangutan that has found a plastic bottle and filled it with river water to drink [kalteng_0944]

Bornean orangutan that has found a plastic bottle and filled it with river water to drink [kalteng_0944]

Red-fronted brown lemurs (Eulemur rufus)

Red-fronted brown lemurs (Eulemur rufus)

Wildebeest migration

Wildebeest migration

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) [madagascar_1351]

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) [madagascar_1351]

Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0491]

Red Leaf Monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) [kalbar_0491]

Five-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)

White-headed capuchin monkey tearing open an ant nest [colombia_3002]

White-headed capuchin monkey tearing open an ant nest [colombia_3002]

Female Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) [south_africa_kruger_0376]

Chacoan Peccaries

Lioness with zebra kill -- tz_1631

Lioness with zebra kill -- tz_1631

African leopard (Panthera pardus) [south_africa_kruger_5118]

Plains zebra [south_africa_kruger_0516]

Ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) eating leaves (Berenty)

Ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) eating leaves (Berenty)

Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) [bonito_0469]

Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) [bonito_0469]

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) with radio collar

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) with radio collar

Baby orangutan [north_sumatra_0380]

Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [panama_0532]

Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [panama_0532]

Common zebra (Equus quagga) [south_africa_kruger_0719]

Sun bears in a tree

Greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) [madagascar_masoala_0437]

Greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) [madagascar_masoala_0437]

Sri Lankan elephant

Blue whale off Sri Lanka

Baby macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0051]

Male lion

Mama Sumatran rhino with calf

Costa Rican Spider Monkey [costa_rica_osa_0606]

Costa Rican Spider Monkey [costa_rica_osa_0606]

Baby kinkajou [costa-rica_0620]

Baby kinkajou [costa-rica_0620]

Fox in Namibia [namibia_1614]

Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1167]

Tent-making bats (Uroderma bilobatum) [costa_rica_la_selva_1399]

Tent-making bats (Uroderma bilobatum) [costa_rica_la_selva_1399]

Diademed simpona (Propithecus diadema)

Diademed simpona (Propithecus diadema)

Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [madagascar_2606]

Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [madagascar_2606]

Baby orangutan [north_sumatra_0408]

Lowland gorilla

Pair of sun bears in a tree

Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus) eating bamboo

Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus) eating bamboo

Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) scavenging a campground [madagascar_ankarana_0204]

Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) scavenging a campground [madagascar_ankarana_0204]

Herd of spotted deer

Brown capuchin monkey

African hippos [south_africa_kruger_0559]

Hippo soup

Indri lemur (Indri indri) [madagascar_0616a]

Indri lemur (Indri indri) [madagascar_0616a]

Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca) [panama_0140]

Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca) [panama_0140]

Baby orangutan [north_sumatra_0413]

Sri Lanka leopard

Pair of jaguars on the bank of the Tambopata River

Orangutan eating string beans [sabah_sepilok_0213]

Sri Lankan elephant

Female crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) [madagascar_ankarana_0239]

Female crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) [madagascar_ankarana_0239]

Sri Lankan elephant

Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center -- sabah_3891

Borneo orangutan at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center -- sabah_3891

North American wolf

Orphaned elephant with a knotted trunk

Orphaned elephant with a knotted trunk

Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)

Binturong (Arctictis binturong)

Milne-Edwards' Sportive Lemur [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0211]

Milne-Edwards' Sportive Lemur [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0211]

Koala [australia_fnq_0956]

Borneo sun bear [sabah_sepilok_0610]

Bigfoot?

Ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii)

Researcher working with a mouse lemur in Ranomafana [madagascar_5537]

Researcher working with a mouse lemur in Ranomafana [madagascar_5537]

Monk Saki (Pithecia monachus) [colombia_1052]

Monk Saki (Pithecia monachus) [colombia_1052]

Borneo orangutan [kalteng_0783]

Borneo orangutan [kalteng_0783]

Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella)

Maroon Leaf Monkeys [kalbar_0600]

Maroon Leaf Monkeys [kalbar_0600]

Young Orangutans learning to using tools [kalimantan_0571]

Young Orangutans learning to using tools [kalimantan_0571]

Giant river otter

Red howler monkey

Asian small-clawed otter

Red Leaf Monkeys in the rain forest canopy

Red Leaf Monkeys in the rain forest canopy

Eyra cat (Puma yagouaroundi)

Tailless tenrec trying to look scary

Tailless tenrec trying to look scary

Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2277

Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2277

Female black rhino

Macaque feeding [sabah_kinabatangan_0090]

Tiger stalking prey in Ranthambore

Adult male Bornean orangutan

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2799]

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2799]

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0549]

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0549]

Female orangutan crossing over the Bohorok river using a wire near the entrance of Gunung Leuser [sumatra_0173]

Female orangutan crossing over the Bohorok river using a wire near the entrance of Gunung Leuser [sumatra_0173]

Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0341]

Mahout atop an Sumatran elephant [sumatra_9195]

Mahout atop an Sumatran elephant [sumatra_9195]

Herd of spotted deer

Sumatran elephants in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park [sumatra_9284]

Sumatran elephants in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park [sumatra_9284]

Gibbon swinging from a branch in the canopy

Gibbon swinging from a branch in the canopy

Barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak)

Chimpanzee in captivity

Orangutan getting a health check [north_sumatra_0339]

Male greater kudu [south_africa_kruger_0869]

Bornean orangutan in Borneo [kalteng_0972]

Bornean orangutan in Borneo [kalteng_0972]

Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)

Hippos

Baby Sumatran rhino

Tree-hugging sifaka lemur (Berenty)

Tree-hugging sifaka lemur (Berenty)

Baby Sumatran rhino

Sri Lankan elephant

Pair of ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans) grooming [madagascar_4033]

Pair of ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans) grooming [madagascar_4033]

Female crowned lemur feeding on a mango rind [madagascar_4334]

Female crowned lemur feeding on a mango rind [madagascar_4334]

Agouti [panama_0014]

Agouti [panama_0014]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0889]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0889]

Sumatran rhino at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2860]

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2860]

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