Travel photography from around the world.
Malaysian Borneo is a wonderful wildlife destination, with mammals big and small. The forests of Borneo are under threat but still sustain decent populations of monkeys.
The most famous is the Orangutan, but the most odd-looking has to be this one, the Proboscis Monkey!
An endangered species, the Proboscis Monkey has a humorous look. Males are the ones with the extra long noses, which can extend down beyond their mouth.
This wild Parakeet in Sri Lanka caught my eye because of it’s fantastic colours.
I had never seen a Parakeet in the wild before, I actually never knew where they came from – I jsut knew they seemed to pop up in pet stores all of the time, so it was nice to see one out in the open spaces of Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka.
This Rose-ringed, or Ring-necked Parakeet was one of a handful that I saw flying around in the park, which is a popular spot for people who enjoy birding.
The Spotted Hyena is most famous for it’s eerie laughing sound, which gives it the nickname ‘Laughing Hyena’.
The most populous and most efficient carnivore in all of Africa, Hyenas have extremely strong jaws and digestive abilities that allow them to eat fur, bones and virtually any other types of animal remains.
They commonly hunt in large groups, but also hunt on their own or steal and scavenge from other predators like Lions and Leopards.
This mother pronghorn and her youngster were hanging out in Grand Teton National Park.
While the little baby was as hyper as could be – jumping, running and prancing around, the mother was all business, keeping a watchful eye for predators.
The pronghorn looks quite like an antelope (but isn’t), which is why many people call them pronghorn antelopes.
Amazingly fast, the pronghorn is said to be the fastest mammal in all of the Americas! The Cheetah in Africa is believed to be the only land animal that is faster than these graceful creatures.
It is May 23rd, so Happy World Turtle Day!
I saw a good number of turtles when I was in the Everglades, but didn’t realize until afterwards that there are apparently 16 turtle species found in Everglades National Park.
One of the more common ones seemed to be this type of turtle, which as far as I can tell, is the Florida Cooter.
While this turtle was safe in a National Park, this species is one considered so plentiful in the USA that it can be caught in the wild and exported for a life as someone’s pet or someone’s dinner in places like China and Taiwan. Did you know that millions of turtles are raised on farms in the US and caught in the wild for human consumption?
