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Zoology Pictures from the Internet
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20-08-2012 12:03pm#1Join Date:Posts: 30759
Thought it might be nice to have a dedicated general thread for any good animal photography people come across online. Might sticky it if it proves popular. Be sure to stick a link to the original source in any posts too.
Mod Edit: I have made a thread for pictures taken by ourselves here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056788847
Was flicking through the guardian's week in wildlife when I came across this one of 2 Gorilla brothers being re-united after 2 years apart. Was particularly struck by the apparent joy being displayed by them:
I like this one of the Panamian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) too, so striking with the dark background:
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"Apparent joy"? Man, I don´t think there's any other way to call it
Great idea for a thread BTW. I have tons of interesting animal photos I've been downloading for a while, but the problem is, since they're in my drive I have lost the original links/references to many of them. Think there would be a big problem if I uploaded them anyways?0 -
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"Apparent joy"? Man, I don´t think there's any other way to call it
Great idea for a thread BTW. I have tons of interesting animal photos I've been downloading for a while, but the problem is, since they're in my drive I have lost the original links/references to many of them. Think there would be a big problem if I uploaded them anyways?
Don't think it will be a big deal, post away
steddyeddy wrote: »Those gorillas were both born in Dublin zoo!
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Not a particularly good pic (camera trap photo actually) but very unusual subject (oddly patterned leopard):
King cobra vs Reticulated Python
Cougar chasing mountain goats
Hawk vs owl:
C´mon peoples, I want to see your pics too :pac:0 -
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That's a fantastic photo. Reminds me of the old men sitting in the park benches just seeing life go by.
If I'm not mistaken, this hippo (surfing in the sea) was from a Nat Geo article series about Michael Fay crossing Gabon's jungles on foot:
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I would probably die of fright if I was diving and a whale appeared XD Gimme sharks anyday!
This one was in Nat Geo; the whale and dolphin are supossedly playing:
Very rare pigmy right whale photo:
There's a poor pelican caught in the whale's mouth!
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These are not nice, actually rather gruesome but quite interesting. Apparently, the cougar and the bighorn sheep were struggling and they both fell down the cliff and into their deaths.
I had already heard of a similar case, only that time the whole thing was witnessed by people, who had to put the sheep down as it had broken legs- the cougar lived, tho.0 -
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Pretty cool footage of a Hawaiian predatory caterpillar snatching a fly...
... then eating it...
... then grooming itself after its nice meal. Check out the needle-like "claws"
Raven eating a dead shark:
And the well known but always impressive photo of the African rock python in the fence:
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More unusual ones:
African fish eagle snatches small crocodile.
If you thought Tsavo maneless lions were odd, take a look at these maned lionesses from Mombo, in the Okavango delta:
(Unfortunately for these lionesses, male lions from other prides tend to attack them on sight, and of course, they rarely if ever get to reproduce).
Very rare camera trap photo of a Florida panther chasing a wild pig:
Thoughtful cougar:
More weirdness from Mombo, Botswana; a lone African wild dog that first joined a couple of jackals, inviting them to hunt with her and basically becoming one of them. Later, the wild dog even kidnapped the jackal's pups trying to raise them as her own in her own den- regurgitating flesh for them and all-, much to the annoyance of the real parents who tried several times to retrieve their pups. Eventually they reached a "truce" and apparently they all live in harmony once again.
As if that wasn´t bizarre enough, this particular wild dog (the last one in the area after the rest died out, partly due to an increase in lion population) gets along well with some of the local hyenas- usually enemies of wild dogs- and sometimes everyone (hyenas, jackals and the wild dog) are seen feeding together peacefully.
The wild dog even has "friendly" interaction with the adult hyenas:
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That cheetah is absolutely adorable!
For anyone interested in the wild dog story, there's a short article about it on the last page of this month's BBC Wildlife magazine (there's also a special on David Attenborough so it's definitely worth buying). There's a documentary being made about it too. I think it's going to be shown on Nat Geo Wild in January/February but I'll have to double check that.
Awesome! They've been making some really great wildlife documentaries lately!
More wild interaction:
Black bear vs brown bear:
Saltwater crocodile vs shark:
Bison chasing moose (the moose attacked first, being protective of her calf)
Classic Nile croc/wildebeest photo:
I love how the peacock look in this photo, they remind me of that phoenix-like bird of Chinese paintings:
Eagle catches giant octopus:
Not great quality but, the content! Bald eagle attacks grizzly bear (probably defending its nest)
Very rare photos of Indian golden jackals killing a sambar deer. In the water.
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Wild boar stealing kill from leopard:
Wild boars vs dhole:
More wolves vs bear:
Very rare pic: a leopard and a cheetah face off. According to the photographers, the leopard tried to steal the cheetah's kill but the cheetah (and this is unusual) didn´t give it up so easily. Both cats even ate from the carcass together for a while before the leopard dragged it away.
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Brown hyenas hunting seals:
More brown hyena:
This pic has been recently claimed to be of a barred owl snatching a house cat. In reality the house cat probably tried to catch the owl instead;
Here's a kind of similar pic that shows a house cat trying to catch a friggin sea eagle:
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Haha sorry, I tend to be impressed by such "red in tooth and claw" photos
That clouded leopard looks silvery, almost like a snow leopard :eek: Is it a lighting effect? I thought they were always more orange-ish...
Haha, keep'em coming, no harm to see the harsh realities sometimes!
i'm not too sure about the leopard, i thought it might be from the camera flash?0 -
More clouded leopards:
Camera trap pics:
Its famous fangs (longest relative to body of all cats)
Jeff Corwin of Animal Planet fame holding a clouded leopard. Easy to underestimate their size:
Bunch of lions:
Smaller fry: tarantula vs centipede:
Scorpion vs centipede:
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These are rather painful to look at. A wild leopard in Mysore, India tried to jump a fence but it fell on it becoming basically impaled.
Fortunately, it was rescued and it recovered.
More leopards:
Catching a sandgrouse, caracal-style.
There's no privacy anymore..
Flying leopard trying to keep away from hungry lioness:
Pouncing on an eland!
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Love this black and white shot of a snow leopard. Apparently the photographer who took it gives 10% of his sales to the Snow Leopard Trust.
Nice photo of a clouded leopard. I've become very interested in this species recently. Found a great Facebook page recently about them and the work the guy who runs it is doing with them. He's found some really generous sponsors who are giving him £20 for each like the page receives. I've put a link to the page under the photo.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clouded-Leopard-A-Soldiers-Story-From-Combat-to-Conservation/2170140749964540 -
Love this black and white shot of a snow leopard. Apparently the photographer who took it gives 10% of his sales to the Snow Leopard Trust.
Nice photo of a clouded leopard. I've become very interested in this species recently. Found a great Facebook page recently about them and the work the guy who runs it is doing with them. He's found some really generous sponsors who are giving him £20 for each like the page receives. I've put a link to the page under the photo.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clouded-Leopard-A-Soldiers-Story-From-Combat-to-Conservation/217014074996454
Thanks for the link. I find it admirable that the guy went from soldier to conservationist- this world needs the latter much more.
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