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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Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius tarsier)

Wied's Marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii)

Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0765]

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5102]

White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5102]

Costumed monkey

Dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sp) sharing a hole with a mouth lemur [madagascar_tamatave_0054]

Dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sp) sharing a hole with a mouth lemur [madagascar_tamatave_0054]

Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) [colombia_1006]

Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) [colombia_1006]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_1021]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0151]

Hippos standing out of the water

Hippos standing out of the water

Squirrel monkey

Sleeping pangolin

Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1182]

Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0270]

Coquerel's Sifaka 'dancing'

Coquerel's Sifaka 'dancing'

Sumatran rhino at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

Squirrel eating fruit in Panama [panama_0151]

Squirrel eating fruit in Panama [panama_0151]

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) in Madagascar

Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) in Madagascar

Cambodian elephant

Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0524]

Red howler monkey

Red howler monkey

Sri Lankan elephant

Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)

Jaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi) [local name: Halari or Jaguaroundi]

Jaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi) [local name: Halari or Jaguaroundi]

Grey-backed lepilemur (Lepilemur dorsalis)

Grey-backed lepilemur (Lepilemur dorsalis)

Baby howler monkey

Black howler resting in a tree

White-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur albifrons)

White-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur albifrons)

Wild jaguar in Peru

Borneo orangutan [kalteng_0791]

Borneo orangutan [kalteng_0791]

Baby gray langur

Mirza coquereli lemur (Kirindy)

Mirza coquereli lemur (Kirindy)

Male black lemur in tree (Nosy Komba)

Male black lemur in tree (Nosy Komba)

Bornean orangutan in Borneo on orangutan island [kalteng_1007]

Bornean orangutan in Borneo on orangutan island [kalteng_1007]

Kanchil (Tragulus kanchil)

Red Langur (Presbytis rubicunda) in the rainforest canopy [kalbar_0528]

Red Langur (Presbytis rubicunda) in the rainforest canopy [kalbar_0528]

Baby orangutan in a diaper [north_sumatra_0594]

Long-tailed macaque in the forest canopy

Long-tailed macaque in the forest canopy

Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0728]

Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0728]

Sun bear in Malaysian Borneo [sabah_sepilok_0297]

Male proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0474]

Pangolins being fed ants at a rescue center

Sri Lankan elephant

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0302]

Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)

Baboons atop a rock outcropping -- tz_2070

Baboons atop a rock outcropping -- tz_2070

Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)

Kanchil (Tragulus kanchil)

Black crested macaque

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_0246]

Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha) [colombia_0889]

Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha) [colombia_0889]

Baby tarsier with mother

Capybaras [brazil_1623]

Capybaras [brazil_1623]

Squirrel monkey

Capabaras [colombia_6541]

Capabaras [colombia_6541]

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

Humpback whale off Gorgona

Humpback whale off Gorgona

Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella) [colombia_1072]

Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella) [colombia_1072]

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) feeding on the edge of the Kazinga channel

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) feeding on the edge of the Kazinga channel

Capuchin monkey investigating a keeper's boot at a rehabilitation center [colombia_0967]

Capuchin monkey investigating a keeper's boot at a rehabilitation center [colombia_0967]

Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

Panda eating bamboo

Baby Sumatran rhino

Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0656]

Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0656]

Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3143

Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3143

Orangutan pointing to itself while hanging from a rope

Orangutan pointing to itself while hanging from a rope

Dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sp) [madagascar_tamatave_0071]

Dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sp) [madagascar_tamatave_0071]

Black howler monkey

Plains zebra and wildebeest

Plains zebra and wildebeest

Squirrel eating a jackfruit [sabah_sepilok_0095]

Aye-aye feeding on a coconut [madagascar_tamatave_0017]

Aye-aye feeding on a coconut [madagascar_tamatave_0017]

Plains zebra [south_africa_kruger_0712]

Maroon Leaf Monkeys

Maroon Leaf Monkeys

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) [madagascar_lemurs_0023]

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) [madagascar_lemurs_0023]

Brown-mantled Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis) [colombia_0970]

Brown-mantled Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis) [colombia_0970]

Hyrax [namibia_1264]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0855]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0855]

Coatimundi [panama_0393]

Coatimundi [panama_0393]

Baby crowned lemur buried in its mother's fur [madagascar_4394]

Baby crowned lemur buried in its mother's fur [madagascar_4394]

Leopard cat in Vietnam

Greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) [madagascar_masoala_0940]

Greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) [madagascar_masoala_0940]

Orangutan hand [north_sumatra_0238]

Baby black lemur on its mother's back

Baby black lemur on its mother's back

Sri Lankan elephant

Ring-tailed lemur feeding on flowers

Ring-tailed lemur feeding on flowers

Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) [australia_fnq_0641]

Female Sumatran rhino

Squirrel monkey

Long-tailed macaque grooming

Long-tailed macaque grooming

Mountain zebra [namibia_2081]

Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) [colombia_1022]

Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) [colombia_1022]

Gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus)

Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0822]

Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3176

Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3176

Baby spider monkey [costa_rica_osa_0618]

Baby spider monkey [costa_rica_osa_0618]

Male white-headed lemur (Eulemur albifrons)

Male white-headed lemur (Eulemur albifrons)

Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)

Hippos [south_africa_kruger_0568]

Collared peccary [panama_0419]

Collared peccary [panama_0419]

Red howler monkey [colombia_5553]

Red howler monkey [colombia_5553]

Scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) [south_africa_kruger_5271]

Elephant in Udawalawe

Decken's sifaka with young (Tsingy de Bemaraha)

Decken's sifaka with young (Tsingy de Bemaraha)

Black howler monkey

Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) [australia_fnq_0633]

Red howler monkey

Family of Lion-tailed Macaques

Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1175]

Humpback whale tail

Juvenile orangutan at the Sepilok rehabilitation center [sabah_sepilok_0268]

Common tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus)

Common tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus)

Bear Cuscus and baby

Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)

Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) doe at the edge of a forest clearing

Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) doe at the edge of a forest clearing

Hippopotamus underwater

Baby brown lemur [madagascar_1482]

Baby brown lemur [madagascar_1482]

Capybara along a river [colombia_3349]

Capybara along a river [colombia_3349]

Deer [colombia_5856]

Deer [colombia_5856]

Long-tailed macaque in Sumatra [north_sumatra_0062]

Cabybara [colombia_5972]

Cabybara [colombia_5972]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0830]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0830]

Bear Cuscus and baby

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_1356]

Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica [cr_3754]

Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica [cr_3754]

Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos)

Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) [colombia_0993]

Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) [colombia_0993]

Giant red flying squirrel in Borneo

Lowland gorilla

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0861]

Bornean orangutan [kalteng_0861]

Southern Right Whale [south_africa_hermanus_1082]

African leopard resting in an Acacia tree -- tz_1487

African leopard resting in an Acacia tree -- tz_1487

Red kangaroo [australia_fnq_0754]

Running capybara [colombia_6428]

Running capybara [colombia_6428]

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2759]

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2759]

Capybaras on the bank of the Tambopata River

Verreaux's Sifaka (Berenty)

Verreaux's Sifaka (Berenty)

Tree climbing lion of Uganda

Tree climbing lion of Uganda

Plains zebra

White-faced Capuchin [costa_rica_5197]

White-faced Capuchin [costa_rica_5197]

Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus

Proboscis monkey [sabah_sepilok_0848]

Red howler monkey

Sri Lankan elephant

Sumatran surili (Presbytis melalophos)
[bukit_tigapuluh_0738]

Bornean sun bear [sabah_sepilok_0609]

Pig-tailed macaque [sabah_kinabatangan_0161]

Baby orangutan in a diaper [north_sumatra_0563]

White-headed capuchin monkey tearing open an ant nest [colombia_2995]

White-headed capuchin monkey tearing open an ant nest [colombia_2995]

Two orangutans engage in foreplay

Two orangutans engage in foreplay

Squirrel in Riau [riau_1655]

Rock hyrax feeding on moss

Rock hyrax feeding on moss

Long-tailed macaque in Sumatra [north_sumatra_0050]

Sun bears in a tree

Saddle-backed Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis)

Saddle-backed Tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis)

Red Leaf Monkey [kalbar_0618]

Red Leaf Monkey [kalbar_0618]

Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) [madagascar_perinet_0118]

Goodman's mouse lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) [madagascar_perinet_0118]

Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5363

Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5363

Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)

Wild jaguar in Peru

Asian elephant behind an electric fence

Mother and infrant howler monkeys

Bats -- sabah_0107

Bats -- sabah_0107

Male mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0034]

Male mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0034]

Capybara crossing a river

Capybara crossing a river

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0721]

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0721]

Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) [bonito_0466]

Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) [bonito_0466]

Pair of Capybara; one of which is covered in mud

Pair of Capybara; one of which is covered in mud

Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) -- tz_2384

Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) -- tz_2384

Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [mcar_0138]

Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [mcar_0138]

African leopard resting in an Acacia tree -- tz_1489

African leopard resting in an Acacia tree -- tz_1489

Sri Lankan elephant

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0607]

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0607]

Mother bear feeding with cubs in wildflowers

Baby Sumatran rhino

Silverback lowland gorilla

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