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The lowland nyala or simply nyala, is a spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Tragelaphus, previously placed in the genus Nyala. It was first described in 1849 by George French Angas. The body length is 135–195 cm, and it weighs 55–140 kg.
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Thekkady(Idukki district) is a town near Periyar National Park, an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India. The named Thekkady is derived from the word "thekku" which means teak. This place experiences a pleasant climate all over the year. It drops to its lowest in the month of December-January and highest in the month of April-May.
Thekkady is located about 257 km (160 mi) from Trivandrum, 141 km from Madurai City and Madurai Airport, 145 km from Cochin International Airport and 114 km from Kottayam railway station. Thekkady is located near to Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. The sanctuary is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed macaques and Nilgiri langurs. Due to the density of the forest sightings of elephants and in particular, tigers are highly unlikely.
The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread across 777 km2 (300 sq mi), of which 360 km2 (140 sq mi) is thick evergreen forest. The wildlife sanctuary was declared a tiger reserve in 1978. The splendid artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar Dam across the Periyar River adds to the charm of the park. The greatest attractions of Periyar are the herds of wild elephants, deer and bison that come down to drink in the lake. The sanctuary can be accessed by trekking, boating or jeep safari.
Thekkady is considered a haven for natural spices such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, nutmace, ginger, and clove.
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I just happened to position myself right under the path that the Eagles were taking to add materials to their nest. The nest was around 200 yards to my east and their gathering location was about 100 yards to my west. It was very interesting and a lot of fun to be able to sit there and watch them work.
A short hike off the highway through Custer State Park. This was my first time in the park and I found it to be a beautiful park.
The Drakensberg (Afrikaans: Drakensberg, Zulu: uKhahlamba, Sotho: Maluti) is the name given to the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – 2,000 to 3,482 meters (6,562 to 11,424 feet) within the border region of South Africa and Lesotho.
Info sourced from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakensberg
Photo capture date & Location: 2018-10 Drakensberg Sun Lifestyle Resort
This adult Bald Eagle grabbed some lunch from the river and headed for the trees to enjoy it's meal.
The giant plated lizard is the second largest lizard species found in South Africa, after the monitor lizard, and they are known to attain a body length of approximately 690 mm. Giant plated lizards are rupicolous, which means that they live among rocky outcrops, mostly on the upper slopes of granite hills. Giant plated lizards are shy and hard to approach – an individual will often retreat into rock crevices at the slightest disturbance and inflate its body, effectively wedging itself into the crevice and making it very difficult for anything to dislodge it.
Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) pair perched on a branch at the low lands of Costa Rica #costarica #birding #your_best_birds #birdfreaks #birdextreme #bns_birds #birdingphotography #nuts_about_birds #anythingfeathered #ig_birdwatchers #allmightybirds #allnatureshots #udog_feathers #pocket_birds #birdsofinstagram #birdselite #birdphoto #birdproshots #birdsplanet #chasing_feathers #animazing_birds #igclubbirds #bird_lovers_daily #_birds_world #ig_bestbird #instabirds #bd_birds #birdphotography #best_birds_of_ig
The cheetah is a large cat native to Africa and Southwest Asia. It is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to 98 km/h, and as such has evolved specialized adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin legs, and a long tail.
This buck was hiding in the trees about 80 yards across the canal from me. Not sure how long it watching me before I looked up and saw him there.
Elephants are officially hooved mammals, so a group is technically known as a herd. However, the collective noun for elephants – perhaps more fittingly, is a memory. A group of elephants can also be called a parade, although this is far less common. It is likely that elephants evolved trunks as they grew in size and bulk. Their pillar-like legs and naturally heavyset heads and shoulders would be major obstacles to feeding and drinking without their trunks, which enable them to forage and drink with minimal head movement.
The arrow-marked babbler lives in social groups of between 3 and 15 birds (six being the average) that defend large territories, with the size of the territory being dependent upon the number of individuals in the group. They feed on insects, spiders and sometimes snails and lizards, as well as fruits. Foraging occurs near the ground, sometimes in association with other babblers or bulbuls. A dry gurgling babble “gra-gra-gra-gra-gra” is given by multiple birds, keeping the group together.
The crowned lapwing is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits. Crowned lapwings and the more localized black-winged lapwings sometimes associate and do not show mutual aggression, even within breeding territories. Different crowned lapwing males do however posture aggressively when nesting territories are established. The loser in an encounter assumes a special posture to signal his defeat.
! La esmeralda de La Española( Riccordia swainsonii), llamado también esmeralda dominicana, zumbador esmeralda o zumbador de las alturas . A mi me recuerda la serie de los mangos de @enriquilloamiama
Orden:Apodiformes
Familia:Trochilidae
Subfamilia:Trochilinae
Tribu:Trochilini
Género:Riccordia
Especie:Riccordia swainsonii
Nombres comunes: Zumbador esmeralda, esmeralda de La Española, esmeralda dominicana, o zumbador mediano.
Nombre en ingles:Hispaniolan Emerald
Lugar de captura: Arroyo Frio, Constanza, La Vega.
Por: Cimarron Mayor Panta
Es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Trochilidae ! anteriormente situada en el género Chlorostilbon. Es endémica de la isla de La Española.
Se encuentra únicamente en la isla de La Española, tanto en la República Dominicana como en Haití. Erróneamente registrada en la isla de Gonâve.
Sus hábitats naturales son las selvas húmedas montanas y los bordes, plantaciones sombreadas de café y matorrales, entre 300 y 2500 m de altitud, ocasionalmente hasta el nivel del mar y excepcionalmente hasta los 3075 m.
La especie R. swainsonii fue descrita por primera vez por el ornitólogo francés René Primevère Lesson en 1829 bajo el nombre científico Ornismya swainsonii; su localidad tipo es: «Brasil, corregido posteriormente para La Española».
El nombre genérico femenino «Riccordia» proviene del nombre específico Ornismya ricordii cuyo epíteto «ricordii» conmemora al médico y naturalista francés Alexandre Ricord (nacido en 1798); y el nombre de la especie «swainsonii» conmemora al naturalista y artista británico William John Swainson (1789–1855).
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The fork-tailed drongo is known for his ability to deceptively mimic other bird alarm calls in order for a certain animal to flee the scene so he can steal their food. They are also notorious for displaying aggressive and fearless behaviour by attacking and chasing off much larger animals, including birds of prey, when their nest or young ones are threatened.
Pied crows are generally encountered in pairs or small groups, although an abundant source of food may bring large numbers of birds. The species behaves in a similar manner to the hooded and carrion crows. All of its food is obtained from the ground, trees, etc. including injured wildlife such as insects and other small invertebrates, small reptiles, small mammals, young birds and eggs, grain, peanuts, carrion and any scraps of human food and fruit.
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Lionesses are the primary hunters of the pride. They are smaller and more agile than males and they use teamwork to bring an animal down. After a successful hunt, all the lions in the pride share the meal. But there is a pecking order, with the adult males eating first, followed by the lionesses and finally the cubs.
African elephants have two finger-like tips on the end of their trunk which allows for extreme dexterity (Asian elephants only have one). The trunk is an amazing limb containing an estimated 100,000 muscles and tendons. The elephant’s tusks will continue to grow throughout its life making use of them for digging, foraging, and in the male's case, fighting. Just as people can be either right-handed or left-handed, elephants are either right-tusked or left-tusked as they will favor using one over the other.
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Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, early written records described the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character." The giraffe's high shoulders and sloping back give the impression that its front legs are much longer than the hind legs, but they are in fact only slightly longer. The giraffe has a distinctive walking gait, moving both legs on one side forward at the same time. At a gallop, however, the gait changes, and the giraffe simultaneously swings the hind legs ahead of and outside the front legs, reaching speeds of 35 miles an hour. Its heavy head moves forward with each powerful stride, then swings back to stay balanced. Giraffes have "horns"; not true horns but knobs covered with skin and hair above the eyes to protect the head from blows.
Info source: www.sa-venues.com/wildlife/wildlife_giraffe.php
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The photo was taken during February 2018 at Mabula Private Game Reserve, Rooiberg, Bela-bela, Limpopo, South Africa.
The Afrikaans name, the Drakensberg, comes from the name the earliest Dutch settlers gave to the escarpment, namely Drakensbergen, or Dragons' Mountains. The highest portion of the Great Escarpment is known in Zulu as uKhahlamba and as Maluti in Sotho ("Barrier of up-pointed spears").
A brown duck with a vividly yellow bill and white scalloping on the feathers, giving it a scaly appearance, especially on the underparts. A common resident and nomad through Africa’s freshwater and brackish wetlands, where it forages for plants and invertebrates. The similar African Black Duck differs from Yellow-billed Duck by being darker overall and having white spots on the upperparts, a bull-neck, and a pale-pink-and-black bill.
The lion is the most social of all wild felid species, living in groups of related individuals with their offspring. Such a group is called a "pride". Groups of male lions are called "coalitions". Females form the stable social unit in a pride and do not tolerate outside females. Membership changes only with the births and deaths of lionesses, although some females leave and become nomadic. The average pride consists of around 15 lions, including several adult females and up to four males and their cubs of both sexes. Large prides, consisting of up to 30 individuals, have been observed.