1350-1814 - San Esteban Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), an endemic iguana found only on Isla San Esteban in the Gulf of California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
1350-1813 - Endemic giant barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii), Isla Santa Catalina, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1350-1809 - Adult Isla Catalina rattleless rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) in its brown color variation, Isla Santa Catalina, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
860-288801 - Clay loaded with iron oxides and dried out, Rio Tinto, Andalusia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
860-288798 - Reflections on Rio Tinto, near its source, Andalusia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
860-288800 - R?o Tinto, Andalucia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
860-288799 - R?o Tinto, Andalucia, Spain *** Local Caption *** R?o Tinto ("Red River") is very acidic (Ph 2) and has a deep reddish hue due to iron dissolved in water. The acidity of the watercourse is linked to the drainage of pyrite, which is very present in the subsoil. Extremophilic and endemic bacteria and algae colonize the river bed, forming a fragile biofilm that evokes the hot springs of Yellowstone Park in the USA.
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
1116-49733 - Group of tourists at Kilauea Lighthouse under blue sky. Nene (Branta sandvicensis), or Hawaiian goose, is in the foreground, Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-49660 - Encounters with Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) (endemic and endangered) are few and far between. Here a monk seal shares a patch of sand with a Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also an endangered species, off Maui, 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
1112-5653 - Ashy morph of the Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis), endemic to Isla Santa Catalina, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1112-5655 - Brown morph of the Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis), endemic to Isla Santa Catalina, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1112-5654 - Ashy morph of the Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis), endemic to Isla Santa Catalina, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
1112-5615 - Espiritu Santo antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus insularis), endemic only to Isla del Espiritu Santo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
733-9058 - Volcanic landscape, Hawaii silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) endemic, Haleakala National Park, Maui Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America
733-9059 - Volcanic landscape, Hawaii silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) endemic, Haleakala National Park, Maui Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America
733-9061 - Volcanic landscape, Hawaii silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense) endemic, Haleakala National Park, Maui Island, Hawaii, United States of America, North America
1116-46427 - A School Of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus Albisella), A Hawaiian Endemic Fish, Over A Bleached Antler Coral (Pocillopora Eydouxi) Off The Kona Coast, Kona, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America
860-287965 - Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
860-288469 - Chilean Palm (Jubaea chilensis), young tree in its natural environment, Portezuelo de Ocoa to Las Palmas, National Park La Campana, V Region of Valparaiso, Chile
860-287853 - Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in the forest at night, under the tropical rain, eating a coconut, Pangalanes Canal, Ampitabe Lake, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
860-287852 - Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in the forest at night, under the tropical rain, eating a coconut, Pangalanes Canal, Ampitabe Lake, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar
860-287851 - Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) in the forest at night, under the tropical rain, eating a coconut, Pangalanes Canal, Ampitabe Lake, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar