860-291679 - Mongolian shepherds in traditional clothes come out of the well water in the middle of winter to give the horses a drink, Steppe area, East Mongolia, Mongolia
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
860-290898 - Ankole-Watusi cattle. It is an old african breed famous for its long horns often known as Cattle of Kings. In Uganda the Bahima still posess large herds of Ankole Cattle The ethnic group of the Bahima are traditional pastoralist and herdsmen like the Maasai, Masai in kenia. However they are not defiantly traditional and blend tradition with the economy of today. Afrika, East Africa, Uganda, Ankole, Mbarara
1112-6534 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), adult feeding a chick at breeding colony in Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions
1184-5804 - Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic, Europe
1184-5803 - Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic, Europe
860-289031 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289037 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289033 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289026 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289028 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289027 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289023 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289038 - Mongolian horsemen lead a troop of horses running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-289034 - three Mongolian horsemen on a horse running in a meadow covered by snow, Bashang Grassland, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia, China
860-288795 - Black pigs in dehesa in Estramadura, Spain. A dehesa is an agro-sylvo-pastoral mode of cultivation formed by a sparse undergrowth grazing where pigs or sheep graze freely and where green or cork oaks grow, cut and exploited. This very old system persists in the poor and dry areas of the Mediterranean basin and covers several million hectares in the Iberian Peninsula.