1243-415 - Aerial panoramic view of Elevado do Joa, a complex of tunnels, bridges and viaducts that connects the south and west zones of the city of Rio de Janeiro on the Atlantic coast, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-414 - Aerial panoramic view of Sao Conrado neighbourhood with iconic Hotel Nacional on the left designed by Oscar Niemeyer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-412 - Aerial view of luxurious residential buildings in Sao Conrado, next to Gavea Beach with Pedra da Gavea visible at the far end, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1112-7397 - Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), photographed under a waning moon in the Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1112-7395 - Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), photographed at sunrise in the Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1112-7393 - Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), photographed at sunrise in the Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1112-7394 - Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), photographed at sunrise in the Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1112-7366 - Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), photographed at night in the Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America
844-28348 - View of beach, Lobos Island and the Atlantic Ocean on a sunny day, Corralejo Natural Park, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe
1243-409 - Aerial drone panorama of Ipanema and Copacabana beaches at sunset with Arpoador Rock closest to foreground and Sugarloaf Mountain visible, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-406 - Aerial drone view of Arpoador section of Ipanema Beach with Copacabana and Sugarloaf Mountain visible in the background, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-403 - Aerial drone view of Leme Beach in the Copacabana district at sunrise with the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-401 - Panoramic aerial drone view of Leme Beach in the Copacabana district at sunrise with the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-400 - Aerial drone view of Leme Beach and Copacabana Beaches at sunrise with Princesa Isabel Avenue at centre, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-399 - Aerial drone view of Leme Beach in the Copacabana district at sunrise with the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
1243-398 - Aerial drone view of Leme Beach in the Copacabana district at sunrise with the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America
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
1367-17 - View from peak of Reinebringen above the Reine village of summer sunrise over Arctic Circle, in south part of Lofoten Islands, Norway, Europe
1367-10 - Mount Teide, the third active largest volcano in the world and the tallest mountain in Spain, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe
1131-1838 - Dream Lake and Marco Polo Agali skull, Kakshaal Too mountains, Tian Shan at the Chinese border, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia