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This bull with antlers still in velvet was getting a head start on the rut following this cow moose around and making amorous advances. They didn't mind my presence and even gave me a nice pose together. I hope to see him again later in the season. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, August 2025
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This one is smaller. Probably a yearling ... or moose in its second year of life. A young male recently driven away by its mother as she prepares to give birth again. Notice the small dewlap and the beginning of antlers.
It just stood there quietly as I took a few shots from the open window of the Silverado, then slowly turned and entered the woods in that little opening you see to the right.
In case you didn't notice it, that white stuff you can see there in the woods is snow, by the way. :-) Lots of it around yet in places where the sun can't get at it ... and even in places where it can.
Mountain zebras were at the brink of extinction, but that has turned around due to human intervention, especially at Mountain Zebra Park.
"Mountain zebras are much smaller than any other kind (like the Burchel's zebra, common everywhere), have a chocolate orange colour on their muzzles, a small dewlap on their necks, larger ears, narrower stripes with no shadow stripes, fully striped legs, a white belly and a fetching gridiron pattern above their tails."
These two seem to celebrate their survival with a 400m fun run.
Endemic to Colombia, as its name would suggest, and the only chachalaca within its now relatively limited range in the central (Cauca and Magdalena) valleys of the country, Colombian Chachalaca should be readily identified. It is found in both humid and deciduous forests, up to 2000 m, but the geographic range and population of this species both are almost certainly declining, and it survives only in pockets. Most of this chachalaca's plumage is rather gray brown, with a mottled appearance to the throat and breast, as well as a small red dewlap on the throat, and rufous outer rectrices.
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Green Iguana - In The Wild
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Delray Beach, Florida U.S.A.
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*[juvenile - about five feet long]
*[stretched out - getting a tan]
Iguanas can range from 5 to 6 feet including their tail. The two species of lizard within the genus Iguana possess a dewlap, a row of spines running down their backs to their tails, and a tiny "third eye" on their heads. This light-sensing organ is known as the parietal eye, visible as a pale scale on the top of the head, and cannot make out details, just brightness. Behind their necks are small scales which resemble spokes, known as tuberculate scales. These scales may be a variety of colors and are not always visible from close distances. They have a large round scale on their cheeks known as a subtympanic shield. Their diet consists of mostly vegetation.
Iguanas have great vision and can see shapes, shadows, colors, and movement at long distances. Iguanas use their eyes to navigate through crowded forests, as well as for finding food. They use visual signals to communicate with other members of the same species.
The tympanum, the iguana's ear drum, is located above the subtympanic shield and behind the eye. Iguanas are often hard to spot, as they tend to blend into their surroundings. Their scale colors are a mode of hiding from larger predators
They do this to establish territory and show off for the lady lizards. Brown Anoles are a non-native Florida species.
The dark green background is grass that was in shade. Taken at Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park, Florida.
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The Giant Eland is the largest species of antelope. Seen at the African Wildlife Safari in Port Clinton, Ohio.
The make-up & dressing of Kathakali comprises of four parts 1.Chuttikuthal ( the dewlap type of make up at the cheeks) 2.Minukkal (general face make-up) 3.Uduthukettu I(wearing the skirt type of costume) 4.Uduthkettu II (wearing the dress that covers the upper part, & the crown)
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Fraser's Anole (Anolis fraseri) - Mindo, Ecuador
I was lucky enough to see this anole sitting a few meters up in a tree in Mindo, Ecuador. This is a large anole species, and at times seems quite sluggish. The anole spent several days in the same tree and i was lucky to be able to observe it without disturbing him. I was surprised by how slow moving this anole was as it moved from branch to branch, its slow sometimes lethargic movements were just like those of a chameleon, very different from the quick scrambles and jumps that I associate with other anole species. It would pick a branch and remain there for hours, presumably sitting and waiting for some insect prey to show up. This is an uncommon species and is thought to have low population densities and I consider myself fortunate to have been able to spend some time watching this individual behaving naturally. This species is only found on the West side of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador.
This beauty has deep healed scratches on both flanks, evidence of an attack by a large cat -most likely Lion
The cow-like eland is the world’s largest antelope. However, it has the endurance to maintain a trot indefinitely and can jump a 1.5 meter (4 feet) fence from a standstill. Both males and females have horns that spiral tightly, though female horns tend to be longer and thinner. Usually fawn or tawny-colored, they turn gray or bluish-gray as they get older; the oldest animals become almost black. A tuft of black hair grows out of the male’s prominent dewlap, the loose fold of skin that hangs down from the neck. Adult males also have a mat of hair on the forehead that grows longer and denser as the animal ages."African Wildlife"
Emerald Anole males are 7 centimeters (2.75 inches) snout-to-vent length, while females measure about 4.5 centimeters (1.75 inches). They are a bright emerald green in color. Emerald anoles have a flattened body, pointy snout and flattened head with short legs and large toe-pads. The male Anolis evermanni has a dewlap (under neck fan) that is yellow with brown scales, the female has a similarly colored but smaller dewlap. When excited, A. evermanni can change color from green to very dark (almost black) brown, passing through an intermediate yellowish-green stage.
The Emerald Anole is territorial; both males and females will defend their territories from others of the same species with a territorial exhibition consisting of push-ups, dewlap extension, tail-wagging, tongue extension, and so on. When all of this fails, a fight may begin consisting of pushing and biting with the defeated lizard retreating quickly. When in combat they make high-pitched growls and chirps. Females lay one egg at-a-time in leaf litter, below rocks and debris. The reproduction cycle usually occurs during the rainy season.
A. evermanni is found on perches of large diameter and at any height on the thick stems of bamboo and on palms on the upper green parts of the trunk, The species occurs mostly in the upper highlands of the Luquillo mountains and the Cordillera Central, but can also be found almost at sea level in wet forests.
A. evermanni is found on perches of large diameter and at any height on the thick stems of bamboo and on palms on the upper green parts of the trunk, The species occurs mostly in the upper highlands of the Luquillo mountains and the Cordillera Central, but can also be found almost at sea level in wet forests.
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Southwestern Florida
USA
Yesterday I spent over four hours at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in steamy weather up to 90 or more degrees Fahrenheit with almost 90 percent humidity. I live in a subtropical part of the US where it rains now every single day. The water at the sanctuary was too high for wading birds. The swamp was very dense in some areas with very little light. You walk on a boardwalk above the water thru the sanctuary. The water was only two feet below the boardwalk. I will be uploading images from that visit over the next coming days. Hope you enjoy them.
Wikipedia - The Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) is an arboreal anole lizard native to the southeastern United States (west to Texas) and introduced elsewhere. Other common names include the green anole, American green anole, American anole, and red-throated anole. It has the ability to change color from several brown hues to bright green.
The Carolina anole is a small to medium-sized lizard, with a slender body. The head is long and pointed with ridges between the eyes and nostrils, and smaller ones on the top of the head. The toes have adhesive pads to facilitate climbing. They exhibit sexual dimorphism, the males being fifteen percent larger. The male dewlap (throat fan) is three times the size of the female's and bright red while, the female's is lighter in color.
Adult males are usually 12.5–20.3 cm (4.9–8.0 in) long, with about 60-70% of which is made up of its tail, with a body length up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) and can weigh from 3–7 g (0.11–0.25 oz).
Carolina anole males that encounter rival males frequently find it is an introduced and invasive brown anole (Anolis sagrei, also known as the Bahaman anole). When browns first appeared in the United States in the early 1900s, the Carolinas ceded their ground-level territories and were relegated to a very different ecosystem high in the treetops.
Currently A. carolinensis is abundant in its area of distribution, and is able to thrive in disturbed areas, so it is not considered threatened; but the brown anole represents a developing threat in the future.
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The brown anole lizard displays an impressive view of its dewlap while clinging to the side of a palm tree branch #inmybackyard in Central Florida.
Cuiaba River
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
Another image of the iguana can be seen in the first comment section.
The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. It is native to Central, South America, and the Caribbean. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands.
They have been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico and are very common throughout the island, where they are colloquially known as gallina de palo and considered an invasive species; in the United States feral populations also exist in South Florida (including the Florida Keys), Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
A herbivore, it has adapted significantly with regard to locomotion and osmoregulation as a result of its diet. It grows to 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than 2 metres (6.6 ft) with bodyweights upward of 20 pounds (9.1 kg).
When frightened by a predator, green iguanas will attempt to flee, and if near a body of water, they dive into it and swim away. If cornered by a threat, the green iguana will extend and display the dewlap under its neck, stiffen and puff up its body, hiss, and bob its head at the aggressor. If threat persists the iguana can lash with its tail, bite and use its claws in defense. The wounded are more inclined to fight than uninjured prey.
Green iguanas use "head bobs" and dewlaps in a variety of ways in social interactions, such as greeting another iguana or to court a possible mate. The frequency and number of head bobs have particular meanings to other iguanas. Green iguanas are hunted by predatory birds.
Green Iguanas are primarily herbivores, with the reptiles feeding on growing shoots of upwards of 100 different species of plant. In Panama one of the green iguana's favorite foods is wild plum, Spondias mombin.
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The green iguana, also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. It is native to Central, South America, and the Caribbean. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean islands. They have been introduced from South America to Puerto Rico and are very common throughout the island, where they are colloquially known as gallina de palo and considered an invasive species; in the United States feral populations also exist in South Florida, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. They turn a golden orange as they mature.
The bite is always worse than the bark. To begin, it's important to know that iguanas are very capable of severely injuring people, other pets and even themselves when the body language they use is not recognized. Most iguanas will give you a very clear sign that trouble is ahead. Most experienced iguana owners who have been bitten or injured by an iguana simply weren't paying close attention to the signs. If you learn to see the signs, you and the iguana will be much safer and probably a lot happier.
The dewlap: The first thing to know is that iguanas use their dewlap to communicate. There are several things that an iguana can say with their dewlap extended. First of all, an extended dewlap can simply be a greeting. An extended dewlap is often used to say hello to another creature during mating and most generally as a territorial sign. Secondly, it can be a form of protection. A threatened iguana may extend its dewlap to create a larger presence, which may intimidate a predator into thinking it is much larger than it is. Thirdly, an extended dewlap can be a sign that the iguana is trying to adjust its temperature. An extended dewlap on an iguana that's basking in the sun is quite normal. It may be catching more sun to warm up or catching a breeze to cool off. So it's important to see "the big picture" when reading Iguana body language.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Not the most crisp capture but I was happy that I got him with his dewlap extended ;-)
Those guys are so much fun to watch but the one time I hated them was when one of them decided to jump over my shoulder onto the table at night - not cool!!!!!!
He thinks he is hidden behind those vines.
Male Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
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Dandelion Dave, the anole, trying to impress Sunflower Sue who's in the lower right hand side of the photo.
Hello, I'm a look like of 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), in North America also known as the caribou, is found in large herds in the tundra and taiga along the tree line of northern Europe, Asia (Siberia) and North America.
It can be characterized by light or dark brown fur, along with a white chest, underbelly, and rump. They have long snouts, short tails, and long legs ending in large even-toed hooves. The reindeer also has a dewlap on its throat covered in white hair. It is the only species of deer in which both males and females possess antlers.
The females usually measure 162–205 cm in length and weigh 80–120 kg. The males (or "bulls") are typically larger (although the extent to which varies in the different subspecies), measuring 180–214 cm in length and usually weighing 159–182 kg.
This picture was taken in Zoo Duisburg, Germany.
Het rendier (Rangifer tarandus) is het huisdier van de toendra.
Het rendier is gedomesticeerd en wordt door de nomaden van de toendra's van Europa en Azië gehouden. In de taiga en toendra van Europa en Azië leven ook nog enkele wilde populaties.
Ook in Noord-Amerika komt het nog steeds in het wild voor.
Het Noord-Amerikaanse rendier wordt kariboe genoemd.
Het rendier is de enige hertachtige waarvan zowel de mannelijke als de vrouwelijke dieren een gewei dragen.
Rendieren zijn 160 à 215 cm lang en wegen 80 à 180 kg.
Het grootst zijn de mannetjes. De Amerikaanse kariboes zijn iets groter dan de Europese en Aziatische rendieren.
Het rendier wordt om zijn vacht, zijn vlees, zijn melk en als trekdier gebruikt. Ze zijn zeer gemakkelijk en goedkoop te houden dieren doordat ze de kou kunnen verdragen en geen stal nodig hebben; ze zoeken hun eigen voedsel, het rendiermos (een korstmos), zelfs als er een dikke sneeuwlaag ligt.
Deze foto is gemaakt in Zoo Duisburg in Duitsland.
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A male Hispaniolan Green Anole displays to a nearby female in South Florida. This species has a diminutive dewlap and this male has his at it's fullest extent.
The Cauca Guan (Penelope perspicax) is rare, endangered, and ENDEMIC to Colombia but easily seen in the "Santuary for Flora and Fauna Otún Quimbaya in the Andes foothills near Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. The Cauca Guan is a large bird at 76 cm (30 inches) in length, and similar in general appearance to turkeys, with thin necks and small heads. They are forest birds, and the nest is built in a tree.
Here what Cornell Lab of Ornithology has to say:
"Endemic to Colombia the Cauca Guan is currently treated as Endangered by BirdLife International on account of it having a small and apparently declining range on the west slopes of the West and Central Andes. This guan is largely dependent on primary forest, although in some areas it has adapted to plantations, and is chiefly found at elevations between 900 and 2150 m. It is a medium-sized, drably colored cracid with bright red dewlap. The Cauca Guan is mainly dull brownish gray, except for the mainly chestnut rear underparts and tail; the feathers of the head to mantle and breast are scaled whitish. In addition to habitat destruction and fragmentation, which is ongoing, the Cauca Guan still apparently suffers from some direct human persecution, even within protected areas."
A brown anole lizard displays his bright orange dewlap: he's either courting females or warning me off...or both!
St. Augustine, Florida, USA.
1 July 2021.
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▶ "The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) —also known commonly as the Cuban brown anole— is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae, native to Cuba and the Bahamas. It has been widely introduced elsewhere and is now found in southeastern United States, Hawaii, and Southern California. The species is highly invasive and has altered the behavior and negatively affected populations of the native Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis, also known as the green anole), which have since generally been relegated to the treetops.
Males tend to intimidate each other with displays such as pushups, head-bobbing, and dewlap extension (also used by males to attract females during the mating season). Brown anoles molt in small pieces [as can be noticed on the lizard's tail in this image]."
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Location: Selangor, Malaysia
Etymology: The specific name, bellii, is in honor of English zoologist Thomas Bell
Distribution: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Borneo
Description: G. bellii ranges in color from greenish-grey to brown with deep brown stripes. Males have a colorful dewlap, a combination of teal to pinkish and purple, this feature separates this species from other Gonocephalus species in Malaysia.
Reproduction: Oviparous, usually it lays 3–5 eggs
Tortuguero National Park, Limón, Costa Rica
The green iguana is a large, mostly herbivorous species of lizard. They are diurnal, arboreal, and are often found near water. Green iguanas possess a row of spines along their backs and along their tails, which helps to protect them from predators. They have a white photosensory organ on the top of their heads called the parietal eye (also called third eye, pineal eye or pineal gland), in contrast to most other lizards that have lost this primitive feature. This "eye" has only a rudimentary retina and lens and cannot form images, but is sensitive to changes in light and dark and can detect movement. This helps the iguana detect predators stalking it from above. Their whip-like tails can be used to deliver painful strikes and like many other lizards, when grabbed by the tail, the iguana can allow it to break, so it can escape and eventually regenerate a new one. They have a well-developed dewlap, which helps regulate their body temperature.
They can grow to 1.5 meters in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than 2 metres with bodyweights upward of 9.1 kg.
Despite their name, green iguanas can come in different colors. In southern countries of their range, such as Peru, green iguanas appear bluish in color with bold blue markings. On islands such as Bonaire, Curaçao, Aruba, and Grenada, a green iguana's color may range from green to lavender, black, and even pink. Green iguanas from the western region of Costa Rica are red, and animals of the northern ranges, such as Mexico, appear orange. Juvenile green iguanas from El Salvador are often bright blue as babies, but they lose this color as they get older. However, the bright green individuals in Costa Rica are juveniles, the colour fading as they become older. [info courtesy of Wikipedia]
A Cuban brown anole poses on a railing at August F. Tobler Memorial Park in Lake Placid.
Cuban brown anoles have been in Florida for over a hundred years, after hitchhiking to the state on cargo.
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Fan-throated lizards
Males have a loose patch of skin drooping from their throats –
When the lizards’ dating game begins, they scamper up a rock, strike a cobra pose and unfurl the loose skin into a beautiful fan. This fan, called a ‘dewlap’, earns the lizards their name.
My friends Jeanne and John own this queen of a lop, and she is soooo smushily good!! Plus, her legs look like tree trunks. And, I can't figure out why she ALWAYS smells good. It's a conspiracy, I tell you! I should note this pic was taken by my good friends John and Jeanne (I am not even close to their expertise!)
Photo credit: John Rubbo
View Large. Brown Anole. Kāʻanapali, Maui Hawaii
These are the lizards that display their dewlap, the bright orange-red throat fan, when they feel threatened by you, or when flirting with a female. The females have dewlaps as well, but are less apt to show them. Anoles have great vision, and so will also deploy a variety of body gestures for courtship or for defending their territory.
The color can vary from a light pale brown to almost black. The males are larger than the females, and the females wear a scallop pattern down the back. Note also the long toes of the brown anole, and the laterally flattened tail. Anolis sagrei is native to Cuba and the Bahamas, but is a fast colonizer where it has been introduced in the U.S. They dine on insects, slugs, snails and worms. They are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs. Some people can confuse the brown anole with the green anole, Anolis carolinensis. This is because anoles, like chameleons, can change color. The brown anole can only change the shade of brown and the patterning on the skin, whereas the green anole can be bright green or brown.
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Freycinetia is a genus of about 150-180 species of flowering plants native to the tropics of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, belonging to the family Pandanaceae. The genus was named for Admiral Louis de Freycinet, a 19th-century French explorer. They are 65 species of dioecious, climbing or scrambling shrubs of the family Pandanaceae native to the Old World Tropics from sea level to mountain cloud forest.
It is dioecious which means the male and female flowers are produced on separate plants, although on occasion, the same plant will produce both flower sexes. Male and female flowers are densely produced on white cylindrical spikes housed in the middle of the bracts, while female flowers consist of several ovaries. Clusters of three or four flower spikes containing either male or female flowers are borne at the terminal ends of branches.
Freycinetia cumingiana is easily propagated from stem-cuttings. For greater success, choose stem tips with roots already developed. These stem sections will root easier. Freycinetia cumingiana are forest plants so they are best grown under shade in an outdoor garden. Grow this plant in well-draining, slightly acid soil that is kept most at all times.
No start, no end. Real and unreal. Shadow and dark brown skin. The brown anole (Anolis sagrei), also known as the Bahaman anole or De la Sagra's Anole, is a lizard native to Cuba and the Bahamas. It has been widely introduced elsewhere, by being sold as a pet lizard, and is now found in Florida and as far north in the United States as southern Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Hawaii, and Southern California. It has also been introduced to other Caribbean islands and Taiwan in Asia.
This species is highly invasive. In its introduced range, it reaches exceptionally high population densities, is capable of expanding its range very quickly, and both outcompetes and consumes many species of native lizards. The brown anole's introduction into the United States in the early 1970s has altered the behavior and triggered a negative effect on populations of the native Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis, also known as the green anole), which have generally been relegated to the treetops.
The brown anole is normally a light brown color with darker brown to black markings on its back, and several tan to light color lines on its sides. Like other anoles, it can change color, in this case a darker brown to black. Its dewlap ranges from yellow to orange-red.
Fragrant Pandan, Freycinetia cumingiana
Windows to the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL
Brown Anole [Anolis sagrei] proudly displays his dewlap.
Anhinga Trail
Everglades National Park
Florida
Lucky to see since the exotic Cuban brown anole is dominant, forcing the native green anole to the upper canopies. The green anole can change color, but is not a true chameleon. I must have been noticed - note the dewlap (Lizard, lizard, show me your gizzard! :-)), and look at the tail to see the change of color happening.
Massachusetts State Game Bird
Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
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