fauna
Maasai Mara sunset width buffalo
Bohor Reedbuck doe
Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) collecting grass
Elephants on a sandy riverbed
Gulls in flight
Juvenile African puff adder (Bitis arietans)
Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas)
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
Pair of vervet monkeys standing on rear legs
Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
Male Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) chewing on grass
African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking in the Chobe River
African Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)
Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Two young brown bears on a rocky beach in Alaska
Infant Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park
Infant elephant
Bohor Reedbuck doe licking her ankle
African elephants wading in a marsh
Female lion with wildebeest kill
Suni (Neotragus moschatus) on Mt. Kenya
Orphaned elephant drinking milk at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2221
Close-up of pattern on South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in Chobe National Park
A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Pair of plains zebra
Male Common Impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) next to the Blue wildebeest or gnu (Connochaetes taurinus)
A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Humpback whales breaching
Male ostrich defending chicks
Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
Warthog
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
African Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus)
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).
Infant green sea turtle
Stellar's sea lions
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Ngorongoro Crater
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) under the setting sun on the Chobe River
Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)
Southern Tree Hyrax with baby
A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Trioceros sternfeldi chameleon
Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
A lizard in the forests near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
Little Bee-eater {Merops pusillus}
A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) covering its eyes with its trunk
Helmeted guineafowl
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) with fish in Chobe National Park
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Close-up of malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) in Chobe National Park
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Kirk's Dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)
Bald eagle
Ruppell's Vultures (Gyps rueppelli)
Bald eagle
Impala (Aepyceros melampus )
Water buffalo
Sykes's Monkey, Cercopithecus albogularis
Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest
Leaping Gray-footed Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus griseipes)
Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Lion cubs
Blue, orange, and green beetle on Mt. Kenya
Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) on a dirt road
Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
Humpback whales breaching
Spotted hyena
A brilliantly colored lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Elephants crossing a river bed
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Infant elephant
Young female lion -- tz_1726a
Southern Tree Hyrax and baby in a Giant cactus (Cereus peruvianus)
African elephant
Standing bears
Frog
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Young female lion
Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park
A radiant blue and yellow spider in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at sunset on the Chobe River
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Aerial view of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wading in Okavango delta
Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia
Lion approaching a wildebeest herd
Humpback whales breaching
Cape buffalo with a Red-billed Oxpecker
Sunbird
Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
Aerial view of large herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Okavango delta
Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) with tiny fish in its mouth in Chobe National Park
Tiny magenta-colored spider
Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) feeding on a lion kill
Black Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis)
Plains zebras (Equus quagga)
Humpback whale spyhopping
Close-up of the body of a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in Chobe National Park
Marine toad (Bufo marinus) in lodge
Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) stag
Lamplugh Glacier
Humpback whales breaching
Habor seals on sea ice
Bald eagle
Southern warthog (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii) in Chobe National Park
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) landing on water
Wildebeest migration
Rainforest ant
Flower with ant (unidentified species) in the Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca)
Aerial view of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wading in Okavango delta
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) - headshot
Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flying over Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) in Chobe Naitonal Park
Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)
Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Close-up on the head of a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in Chobe National Park
Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia
The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.
Three young brown bears watching two other bear cubs on a rocky beach
Buffalo at sunset
Tanzania blue gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Tanzania blue day gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
Gulls on the shore of Glacier Bay
A wasp in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Warthog
Plains zebra
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in flight
Squirrel monkey
Birds (unidentified species) in tree in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
Little Bee-eater {Merops pusillus} -- tz_1567
Lioness
Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata
South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in Chobe National Park
Humpback whales breaching
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).
Plains zebras (Equus quagga)
Humpback whales breaching
Green sea turtle infant making its way towards the sea
Blue morpho butterfly
Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerging
Humpback whales breaching
Wolf tracks on frozen lake near Ely, Minnesota
A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Snail (unidentified) in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Rock hyrax feeding on alpine moss on Mt. Kenya
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Striped rodent
Moon jelly (Aurelia sp)
Black Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis)
Baby vervet monkey
Humpback whales breaching
Infant green sea turtle
A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
Herd of Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella thomsoni)
Humpback whale tail
Several African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herds meet on the Chobe River
African elephants
Lion scratching itself in the morning sun
Brown bear cubs
Pair of golden jackal (Canis aureus)
Arrow-marked Babbler (Turdoides jardineii)
Standing bears
Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) at sunset in Chobe Naitonal Park
Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park
Forest frog
Cape buffalo with a Red-billed Oxpecker -- tz_1585
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) headshot
Phyllobates vittatus dart poison frog
Aerial view of South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Okavango delta
Lion cub
White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) [female]
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Lion cubs peaking around a tree
Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata -- tz_1355
Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus), not Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)
Line of Wildebeest; part of their famous migration
Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) in Chobe National Park
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) on the Zambezi River
Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
Lioness with wildebeest kill
Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2304
Ant and fly (unidentified species) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
Red wasp
Humpback whales breaching
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) on the Chobe River
Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) in Chobe National Park
Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba) landing on water
Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Elephant at sunset
Dark red flowers of the African sausage tree (Kigelia pinnata)
Female Common Impalas (Aepyceros melampus melampus)
Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park
Augur buzzard
A pelican at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park
Warthog
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
African elephant eating savanna grass
Mother lion sleeping with cubs
Herd of wildebeest
Southern warthog (Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii) in Chobe National Park
White-Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dimenellia dinemelli)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting on a termite mount
Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Humpback whales breaching
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) in Chobe National Park
Gulls in flight
Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
Scrube hare (Lepus saxatilis)
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).
Humpback whale tail
Male ostrich
A praying mantis near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) in Chobe Naitonal Park
A radiant blue and yellow spider in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
African elephant (Loxodonta africana) swinging grass in Chobe National Park
Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
Ewe big horn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in the Orilla Verde Recreation Area in northern New Mexico
Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) collecting nest-building materials
Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia
Humpback whale tail
Profile of an Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
Group of Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Male ostrich defending chicks -- tz_1868
Marine toad (Bufo marinus) in lodge
Heliconius melpomene butterflies mating
Herd of blue wildebeest
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Bald eagle
African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Hippopotami
Bald eagle atop a tree in Glacier Bay National Park
Black and white colobus monkey in a Jacaranda tree
Stellar's sea lions
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Humpback whales breaching
Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum)
A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
Snarling lioness
Pair of plains zebra
Bald eagle
Gull
Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia
Humpback whales breaching
Gold dust day gecko, a lizard introduced to Hawaii from Madagascar
Infant elephant
Blue morpho butterfly
White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
Yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus)
Humpback whales breaching
Bumble bee
Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)
Male waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
Lion in the morning sun
A manatee and her calf in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) -- tz_1554
Trioceros sternfeldi chameleon -- tz_2148
Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on sea ice in front of Johns Hopkins Glacier
Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
House gecko
Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
Female lion eating a wildebeest
Approaching elephant
Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei)
Group of Southern Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
A Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) at sunset in Chobe Naitonal Park
Mandarin Goby (Pterosynchiropus splendidus)
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
Close-up of hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Zebra among scrub trees
Humpback whales breaching
Ghost crab
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum)
Eristaline hover-fly (Eristalinus quinquelineatus), not a tse-tse fly
Zebras
Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)