832-398578 - Zebra black and white stripes pattern displays in a vertical texture, fur, and hair in a closeup image. The close-up is from the shoulder in B&W. Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 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
860-291121 - Plains zebra, or common zebra, prev. Burchell's zebra. (Equus quagga prev. Equus burchellii) mare and foal. Eastern Cape. South Africa
1116-51219 - A pair of salps (Salpa sp.) with hyperiid amphipod (Hyperiidea) hitchhikers that were photographed under water during a blackwater dive off the Kona Coast, the Big Island; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51208 - Portrait of a male Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard) taken while scuba diving the Kona coast; Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51218 - A tentaculate ctenophore, also known as comb jelly or sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia sp.), opens its mouth to ingest zooplankton prey during a blackwater dive off the Kona coast, the Big island; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51884 - Close-up of a blue goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) showing the two barbels tucked under the chin, used to probe and detect prey; Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51222 - A Red-Spot Comb Jelly (Eurhamphaea vexilligera) passes by during a blackwater dive off the Kona coast, the Big Island; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51220 - A chain of salps (Salpa sp.) that was photographed under water during a blackwater dive off the Kona coast, the Big Island; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51207 - Underwater portrait of a pair of Eyestripe Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) off the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii. The nearest individual is a male; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51206 - This female Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus spilurus) turned to reveal its fused teeth which are used to scrape algae from coral heads. It was photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51948 - Extreme close-up of the striped fur and mane of a plains zebra (Equus quagga - formerly Equus burchellii) in the Etosha National Park; Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia
1116-51221 - Lysmata late stage zoea larva that was photographed under water during a blackwater dive off the Kona coast, the Big Island; Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-51209 - This Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard) male turned towards me while scuba diving at Maui; Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-49661 - A Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, makes it’s way from the beach back into the Pacific Ocean, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-49662 - This Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, is rubbing it's chin on it's shoulder, Hawaii, United States of America
832-389413 - Graphic structure on underside of Red Pillow Starfish (Halithyle regularis), detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389404 - Soft coral, leather coral (Lobophytum) with semi-enclosed polyps, detail, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389414 - Limestone skeleton of the Klunzinger soft coral (Dendronephthya klunzingeri), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389415 - Colony of coral polyps in brain corallae (Physogyra lichtensteini), Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Australia, Oceania
832-389419 - Slice anemone, Giant Cup Mushroom (Amplexidiscus fenestrafer), detail with mouth, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389418 - Open coral polyps on the trunk of a soft coral (Dendronephthya), coral, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
832-389420 - Detail of toxic Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), spines, crown of thorns, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
1174-9032 - High angle view of leopard, Panthera pardus, walks through water, looking out of frame, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-8781 - Newly born leopard cubs, Panthera pardus, lie together between roots and mud walls, one cub opens it mouth with closed eyes, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-8792 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, lies in the grass, direct gaze, ears up, greenery in foreground, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-8809 - A python snake, Python sebae, rasies its head at night, lit up by spotlight, tongue extended out, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
1174-8782 - A leopard, Panthera pardus, walks through a sand bank, front leg raised, looking out of frame, sunlight, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
832-387738 - Caravan, nomads ride on Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) through the Gobi desert, reflection in water, Oemnoe-Gobi-Aimag, Mongolia, Asia