832-401299 - European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), male at nest hole feeding the young, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
832-401298 - European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), male at nest hole feeding the young, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
832-400489 - Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) adult bird collecting nesting material amongst flowering Red campion plants on a clifftop, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
832-399534 - 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
832-398588 - 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
832-397131 - Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus), juvenile, with a preyed ground mouse (Microtus agrestis), sitting on a larch branch, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-396792 - Northern northern gannet (Morus bassanus), confrontation between different animals on the breeding rock, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
832-396153 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) at the nest with young bird in plumage, 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
746-90775 - 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
746-91784 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) after harem and breeding season. Young bulls fighting and establishing pecking order. 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
746-90774 - 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