860-291632 - Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in breeding season on a pebble beach in the Cotentin, Manche, Normandy, France

832-401245 - Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), old bird feeding young bird at the breeding cavity, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-401244 - Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), adult bird approaching breeding cavity with food in its beak, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-400723 - Weavers (Ploceidae), birds nest, Namibia, Africa

832-400489 - Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) adult bird collecting nesting material amongst flowering Red campion plants on a clifftop, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-400441 - Yellow weaver bird, ploceidea, with spread open wings at its nest, Mombasa

832-400017 - Two storks in the nest mating. Philippsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-399534 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin, nesting material in beak, Staple Island, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-399536 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin on Bird Rock, Staple Island, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-398955 - Northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula), branchling, Varanger, Finnmark, Norway, Europe

832-398954 - Northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula), branchling, Varanger, Finnmark, Norway, Europe

832-398588 - Ostrich (Struthio camelus) flock of young chicks with male adult animal foraging on green grassland in the Kalahari. Kalahari National Park, South Africa, Africa

1350-6678 - Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach. The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu

832-398255 - Honey bee at the hive, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

832-398256 - Honey bee at the hive, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

832-397643 - Female pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) guarding clutch in nest on lake bottom, quarry pond with fresh water, Germany, Europe

860-291292 - Salmon farm, Vidoy Island, Faroe Islands, Denmark.

832-397244 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fawn looking out of its tree hollow, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-397245 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor), young and fawn looking out of their tree den, Hesse, Germany, Europe

860-290939 - Aymara shepherdess spining the wool of Lama Sajama Bolivia

860-290946 - West African Gabon viper's venom removal in a laboratory ; Latoxan Laboratory

832-397128 - Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus), two young birds sitting on a larch branch, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-397131 - Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus), juvenile, with a preyed ground mouse (Microtus agrestis), sitting on a larch branch, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-397127 - Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus), two young birds sitting on a larch branch, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-396928 - Tawny owl (Strix aluco), Nestling on tree stump, Hattingen, Germany, Europe

832-397032 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest with young bird, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-397031 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest with young bird in plumage, turning eggs, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-396927 - Tawny owl (Strix aluco), Nestling on tree stump, Hattingen, Germany, Europe

832-396812 - Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), bird lying on nest of fishing nets, plastic waste pollution, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-396792 - Northern northern gannet (Morus bassanus), confrontation between different animals on the breeding rock, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-396810 - Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), bird completely relaxed during breeding, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-396439 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with nesting material, Skomer Island, Wales, Great Britain

1112-6701 - Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), chicks at breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6708 - Adult imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps), in flight at a breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6709 - Adult imperial shag (Leucocarbo atriceps), feeding a chick at a breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6699 - Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), chick at breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6703 - Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), chicks at breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6705 - Adult black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris), at breeding colony on West Point Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6702 - Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), chicks at breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6700 - Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), chick at breeding colony on Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6706 - Adult black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris), in flight at breeding colony on West Point Island, Falklands, South America

1112-6704 - Adult black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris), at breeding colony on New Island, Falklands, South America

860-290631 - Salmon fish farm with cages located at sea in the Vinjefjorden fjord in Norway

832-396287 - Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) at nest with young, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-396157 - Flying great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) with nesting material building a nest, Lembruch, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-396286 - Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) at nest with young, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-396056 - Young little owls (Athene noctua) at the breeding tube, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-396153 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) at the nest with young bird in plumage, Oldenburger Muensterland, Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-396155 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) copulating at the nest, Oldenburger Muensterland, Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

746-91786 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), old bull, after harem and breeding season on the Falkland Islands. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91155 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), male, after breeding period on the Falkland Islands, half grown bulls fighting for training and to establish pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-90777 - Feeding of a chick, which rests on the feet of a parent. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-90785 - Egg being incubated by adult while balancing on feet. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91781 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91064 - Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) on nest in Godthul on south Georgia. Antarctica, Subantarctica, South Georgia, October

746-90775 - Chick balancing on the feet of a parent. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91785 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91783 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-90786 - Egg being incubated by adult while balancing on feet. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91154 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), male, after breeding period on the Falkland Islands. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91784 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91152 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), male, after breeding period on the Falkland Islands. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91687 - Heck Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus), an attempt to breed back the extinct Aurochs from domestic cattle. Winter in the National Park Bavarian forest (Bayerischer Wald)(enclosure). Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Bavaria, February

746-91686 - Heck Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus), an attempt to breed back the extinct Aurochs from domestic cattle. Winter in the National Park Bavarian forest (Bayerischer Wald)(enclosure). Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Bavaria, February

746-90776 - Chick begging for food, while resting on the feet of a parent. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-90773 - Chick balancing on the feet of a parent. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91153 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), male, after breeding period on the Falkland Islands. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-90774 - Chick balancing on the feet of a parent. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-91782 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. South America, Falkland Islands, January

1112-6534 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), adult feeding a chick at breeding colony in Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6533 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), oakum boys at breeding colony in Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6530 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), breeding colony at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6537 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6531 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), largest breeding colony in St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6538 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), oakum boys at breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6532 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), breeding colony in Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6529 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), chicks at a breeding colony in Moltke Harbor, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

1112-6415 - A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) breeding colony on Pleneau Island in early season, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6414 - A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) breeding colony on Cuverville Island in a snowstorm, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6343 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), adult feeding a chick at a breeding colony on Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6356 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), leaping near breeding colony, Heroina Island, Danger Island Group, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6350 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), on a rock at a breeding colony on Joinville Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6347 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), breeding colony in a snowstorm at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6341 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), adult and chicks at a breeding colony on Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6357 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), leaping near breeding colony, Heroina Island, Danger Island Group, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6351 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), on an ice floe at a breeding colony on Joinville Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6342 - Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), chick at a breeding colony on Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6348 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), breeding colony in a snowstorm at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

832-395563 - American Bald Eagle in its nest, two American Bald Eagles in its nest

832-395929 - Three white storks (Ciconia ciconia), young birds, standing on nest, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-395853 - Great tit (Parus major), sitting at a feeder, Terfens, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

746-90364 - Breeding of semi-wild buffaloes in the Campania plain; Italy

746-90365 - Breeding of semi-wild buffaloes in the Campania plain; Italy

746-90367 - Breeding of semi-wild buffaloes in the Campania plain; Italy

746-90368 - Breeding of semi-wild buffaloes in the Campania plain; Italy

746-90366 - Breeding of semi-wild buffaloes in the Campania plain; Italy

746-90363 - Breeding of semi-wild buffaloes in the Campania plain; Italy

832-394883 - Young storks in the stork nest, Radewege, stork cycle path at the Beetzsee, Potsdam-Mittelmark, Havelland, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

832-394970 - Fish ponds, carp ponds, carp breeding, near Gottesgab, Uehlfelder Carp circular trail, Uehlfeld, Aischgrund, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Germany, Europe

832-394544 - Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), with nesting material, Guxhagen, Hesse, Germany, Europe