Wood Mouse or Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus sp), Maria Gugging, Austria
Author: tremarct
Silk Moth at Tiwai
Silk Moth (Saturniidae sp), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
White Caiman
White Caiman (Caiman crocodilus), Rio Manu, Madre de Dios, Peru
Fish at Shiripuno
Fish (Actinopterygii sp), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
European Hare
European Hare (Lepus europaeus), Maria Gugging, Austria
Brazilian Tapir
Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru The largest terrestrial mammal in South America.
Spix’s Horned Treefrog
Spix’s Horned Treefrog (Hemiphractus scutatus), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador Note the babies on the back (in various stages of development). This is apparently quite a rare species.
Grasshopper at Shiripuno
Grasshopper (Acrididae sp), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Mouse Opossum
Mouse Opossum (Marmosops or Marmosa sp), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Tropical Mabuya
Tropical Mabuya (Trachylepis polytropis), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone Identification is tentative
Butterfly
Butterfly (Rhopalocera sp), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru
Amazonian Horned Frog
Amazonian Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), Shiripuno Lodge, Ecuador
Demidoff’s Galago
Demidoff’s Galago (Galagoides demidovii), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
Brazilian Tapir
Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris), Manu Birding Lodge, Peru Tapirs and other foliovores often eat clay, which is thought to help them process toxins in leaves. I watched this Tapir at […]
Giant Otter
Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), Cocha Salvador, Peru