860-292210 - Orca (Orcinus orca) group off Mayotte. During the short passage off Mayotte, this group of killer whales was observed devouring a Mobula ray and a large tiger shark.
832-401281 - Portrait of Sea turtle grazing on the seaseabed, slow motion. Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) eating green algae on seagrass meadow, Red sea, Egypt, Africa
832-401280 - Wide-angle shot of Sea turtle grazing on the seaseabed, slow motion. Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) eating green algae on seagrass meadow, Red sea, Egypt, Africa
832-401278 - Sea Turtle with bite marks on fins swims in blue water. Close-up of Great Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) with its front flippers bitten off by a shark swimming slowly over seabed, Red sea, Egypt, 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
860-291055 - Estrella sea star (Labidiaster annulatus) is a species of starfish in the family Heliasteridae. It is found in the cold waters around Antarctica and has a large number of slender, flexible rays. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
1112-6977 - A young sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6982 - A mother and calf sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6978 - A young sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6981 - A mother and calf sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6975 - Researcher swimming with a small pod of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6986 - A young sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater, just off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6976 - Researcher Susan Bird swimming with a small pod of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6984 - The flukes of an adult female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater, Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6985 - The flukes of an adult female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater, Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6983 - The flukes of an adult female sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater, Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6980 - A mother and calf sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6979 - A small pod of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1112-6987 - A young sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) swimming underwater, just off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America
1116-51925 - White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) walks through the long grass across the savanna in profile in the Etosha National Park at sunset; Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia
1116-51973 - African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) striding through the long grass on the savanna in Etosha National Park; Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia
1116-51938 - Portrait of a male, common ostrich (Struthio camelus) lowering head and walking through the long grass at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia
832-393408 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swallows plankton, has a ship's keeper (Echeneis naucrates) in its mouth, Philippine Sea, Philippines, Asia
832-393756 - Small fishing boat in front of huge icebergs and drift ice, seagulls circling around the boat, drift ice, winter, Disko Bay, Ilulissat, West Greenland, Denmark, Europe
1218-1470 - The Enchanted Highway, a collection of large scrap metal sculptures constructed at intervals along a two-lane highway, North Dakota, United States of America, North America
805-500 - Sculptor working on large moulded deity and Nandi the bull, made from clay from the River Hugli, Kumartuli district, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia
1116-49166 - Large herd of Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) kick up dust as they plunge down a steep bank to cross the Mara River, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
1116-49165 - Large herd of Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) kick up dust as they descend a steep bank to cross the Mara River, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
1116-49164 - Large herd of Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) kick up dust as they plunge down a steep bank to cross the Mara River, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
1116-49177 - Large herd of Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) kick up dust as they plunge down a steep bank to cross the Mara River, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
1116-50251 - Brown bear (Ursus arctos) boar, large male looks at camera, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America
1116-50353 - Large bull Elk (Cervus canadensis) with majestic antlers standing in winter snowstorm in Yellowstone National Park; Wyoming, United States of America
1116-50250 - Brown bear (Ursus arctos) boar, large male looks at camera, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America
1343-66 - A surf fisherman holds a large Red Drum just caught in the Atlantic off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States of America, North America
1343-26 - A large crowd watches Bei Bei the Giant Panda on the eve of his departure to China, Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington DC, United States of America, North America
832-390651 - Large earth bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) sitting on a flower, purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-388839 - Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), young animal, chick, on leaves of the giant water lily (Victoria amazonica), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
1116-47605 - A large Wood bison bull (Bison bison athabascae) in snow, captive in Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Portage, Alaska, United States of America
1116-47613 - Large male Brown bear (Ursus arctos) walks towards camera in snow, captive at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska, Alaska, United States of America
1116-47593 - Large bull Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in winter snowstorm, captive in Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska, Portage, Alaska, United States of America
1325-7 - A large red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) stands his ground in a misty Richmond Park one autumn morning, Richmond, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1325-5 - A large red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) stands his ground in foggy Richmond Park one winter morning, Richmond, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1314-189 - Front view of koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) standing on a large eucalyptus trunk in Great Otway National Park along Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Pacific