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Minolta Vectis S1 + Minolta V Reflex Lens 400mm 1:8
Minolta's SLR system for the short-lived APS film (1996-2004)
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photo made with a7riv + Sony Reflex 8/500 (A-mount)
The mountainous areas embracing the Himalayan, Karakorum and Hindukush Ranges are rich in fauna and flora, as compared to other parts of the country. These areas provide an excellent habitat for wildlife in the form of alpine grazing lands, sub-alpine scrub and temperate forests. These habitats support a variety of wild animals. The areas are difficult for human beings to access, hence, most wildlife is present in reasonable numbers though some are endangered for other reasons. Some of the main wildlife species are the snow leopard, the black and the brown bears, otter, wolf, lynx, Himalayan ibex, markhor, bharal, Marco Polo's sheep, shapu/Urial, musk deer, marmots, tragopan and monal pheasants. The snow partridge and snowcock reside at higher elevations. The Rhesus monkey, common langur, red fox, black bear, common leopard, a variety of cats, musk deer (over a limited area), goral, several species of flying squirrels, chakor, partridge and pheasants (koklass, kaleej and cheer) live in the lower elevations. Amongst these the snow leopard, musk deer, Marco Polo's sheep, and the brown bear are endangered. The Tibetan wild ass and the blue sheep populations have been reduced drastically. The cheer pheasant is reported to be extinct from within Pakistan's boundaries, and is included in the IUCN Red Data Book. The western horned tragopan was reported to have disappeared from within Pakistani territory, but has now been relocated to Indus Kohistan, although its numbers are low.
The main threats to the population of wild animals in the northern mountainous regions include, the competition with domestic livestock for existing natural forage, increasing human interference in the form of cultivation, the construction of roads, and hunting.
The Himalayan foothills and the Potohar region, including the Salt Range and Kala Chitta Range, are covered with scrub forests, which have been reduced to scanty growth in most places. Medium-sized animals like the Punjab urial, barking deer, goral, chinkara, partridges (grey and black), seesee and chakor are supported in these habitats. A variety of songbird fauna also occurs in these areas.
Vast Indus flood plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left untouched. Only animals like the jackal, mongoose, jungle cat, civet cat, scaly anteater, desert cat and the wild hare occur in these areas. Hog deer is found in riverine tracts. The crop residues and wild growth support reasonable populations of black and grey partridges.
Little vegetative cover, severity of climatic conditions and the great thrust of grazing animals on the deserts have left wild animals in a precarious position. Parts of Thall and Cholistan are now being irrigated, with the situation almost identical to that of the flood plains. Chinkara is the only animal, which can still be found in average numbers in Cholistan, but rarely in Thall. The blackbuck, once plentiful in Cholistan has now been eliminated. However, efforts are being made to reintroduce them back into the country. A small number of blue bulls are found along the Pak-Indian border, and some parts of Cholistan. Grey partridge, species of sand grouse and the Indian courser are the main birds of the area. Peafowl occur in some areas in Cholistan.
The Thar Desert supports a fair population of the Chinkara gazelle. Peacocks are only found in the wild, mainly because of the protection they enjoy in Hindu communities. The wild ass migrates from the Indian part of the Rann of Kutch to the Pakistani part in search of food.
The Houbara bustard is a regular winter visitor to the desert. Visiting diplomats have hunted and reduced their numbers. The great Indian bustard is sporadically sighted. The imperial sandgrouse is another migrant visiting these areas. Grey partridges are frequently sighted. The python is also threatened with extinction.
The Sulaiman and Kirthar Ranges present habitats manifesting unique characteristics. The former supports the straight-horned markhor, chinkara and urial, whereas Sindh ibex, urial, chinkara and common leopard occupy the latter. The straight-horned markhor, which is almost extinct from within settled boundaries of Pakistan, occurs in somewhat fair numbers in the Tribal Areas. The chakor, seesee and grey partridge are birds commonly found in the tracts.
The reed beds and tamarisk bushes along the rivers support hog deer and black partridge populations. However, due to occasional heavy floods their numbers have also been reduced. The Indus dolphin, fishing cat, and smooth otter are found in the Indus River waters below the Chashma Barrage. The gavial has become extinct in Pakistan. The crocodile is found in small numbers in lower Sindh. Wild boar numbers have increased because of the immunity they enjoy in a Muslim society that forbids its consumption by humans.
The animals found in the south-western mountains of Balochistan are: Sindh ibex, Chiltan markhor, straight horned markhor, wild sheep, leopard, marbled pole cat, Blandford's fox, chinkara, goitered gazelle and the marsh crocodile. The cheetah, is believed to be extinct and the Makran (baluchistan) bear critically endangered. The Houbara bustard (migratory), sandgrouse, black and grey partridges, and the chakor and see see partridges are also found here.
Irrigated forest plantations have emerged as the prevailing land use practice for the last 100 years. These ideally provide excellent habitat for chinkara, hog deer and blue bull. Forest management does not cater to the needs of these wild animals. This, coupled with the poor implementation of laws has resulted in the extinction of species in the irrigated plantations. Due to habitat disturbances, the ungulates have failed to establish themselves, whereas the partridges have flourished well.
The striped hyena and the wolf are widely distributed in the sparsely populated parts of the country. However, information about them is scanty. Information about carnivores in general is difficult to obtain because of their nocturnal mode of life and high mobility. The black bear and brown bear populations are also not understood completely.
Birds of prey like the peregrine, cherrug or saker falcons, tawny eagle, imperial and greater spotted eagles, osprey, shikra, and the black-winged kite occur throughout Pakistan but their population statuses are unknown.
Pakistan's coastline of 1,050 km consists of a variety of habitat types, supporting a wide range of animals, of which over 1000 are fish species. Pakistan's marine flora and fauna have not been studied properly. Hence, detailed information on these species is deficient. Along the shores, there are four species of marine turtles: the ridley, green, leather back and hawksbill turtle, which are of high economic importance. Due to loss of habitat and human disturbances, their population is also decreasing.
About eight species of freshwater turtles are found in Pakistan. Sand lizards, monitors, geckos, agamas, diamond snakes, sand snakes, vipers, cobras, kraits and the famous Indian python constitute the other reptilian fauna.
Large water bodies in the country support a variety of waterfowl both resident and migratory. The extent of wetlands is constantly being changed. On one hand, swamps and marshes are being drained to reclaim land, whereas on the other hand, new dams (large water bodies) have been created for irrigation purposes. Canal irrigation through seepage has also contributed towards increasing the land area under water in the form of water logging. Such areas support a great number of waterfowl by providing them with an excellent habitat. The wetlands are one of the most important wintering areas and "green routes" of Asia. The important waterfowl in Pakistan are the ducks (mallard, pintail, shoveler, pochard, gargeny, ruddy shellduck, teals, tufted and gadwall), geese (grey lag, bar-headed), coots, flamingoes, pelicans, spoon bills, storks, ibises, plovers, curlews, sand pipers, snipes, and herons. The marbled teal and white-headed duck have decreased in number and now visit the wetlands infrequently. Among the waterfowl are (resident) gallinules, moorhens and rails, gulls, terns, water cock, grebes, cormorants, egrets, bitterns, and jakanas. The spot-billed lesser whistling teal and the cotton teal are resident ducks. A rich wader fauna visits the coastline during the winter.
Efforts have been made to document the status of wildlife and in some cases, the correct status is known, whereas most of the information about their populations is sketchy. With the strengthening of wildlife organisations in the country more reliable information can be obtained.
Mount Pirongia is an extinct volcano located in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. I ran out of daylight on a rough track up to a hut on Mount Pirongia and pitched my tent on the trail between rocks and mud. I woke up to the sun rising behind some grass trees (Dracophyllum latifolium- Spiderwood or Neinei ), one of my favourite New Zealand trees. Dracophyllum is a genus of plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, found in New Zealand, Australia and New Caledonia. The name, Dracophyllum or dragon-leaf refers to their strong similarity to the unrelated Dracaena, sometimes known as dragon tree.
After last Friday's meltdown of the steampunk Malificent float, I would imagine that when it is repaired and returned to service, we won't be seeing the fire effect again. It's a great effect but having a setup like that so close to guests is something Disney is going to be very nervous about - I'm kind of surprised that it got the green light in the first place. Hopefully I'm wrong and we'll see it breathing fire again soon!
A plant growing in winter wet claypans, watercourse mudholes and damp loam/clay gullies.
A daisy plant with white ligules and many flowers on the dome of the flower. It was fantastic to find these green and freshly flowering.
The razorbill, razor-billed auk, or lesser auk (Alca torda) is a colonial seabird and the only extant member of the genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (Pinguinus impennis). Wild populations live in the subarctic waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The razorbill has a white belly and a black head, neck, back, and feet during the breeding season. A thin white line also extends from the eyes to the end of the bill. Its head is darker than that of a common murre. During the non-breeding season, the throat and face behind the eye become white, and the white line on the face and bill becomes less prominent.
The bill is black, deep and laterally compressed, with a blunt end. It has several vertical grooves or furrows near the curved tip, one of them adorned with a white, broken vertical line. The bill is thinner and the grooves are less marked during the non-breeding season.
It is a large and thick-set bird, for an alcid, and its mean weight ranges from 505 to 890 g (17+3⁄4 to 31+1⁄2 oz).[17] The female and male adults are very much alike, having only small differences such as wing length. It is 37–39 cm in body length, the wing length of adult males ranges from 201–216 mm (7+15⁄16–8+1⁄2 in) while that of females ranges from 201 to 213 mm (7+15⁄16 to 8+3⁄8 in).
During incubation, this species has a horizontal stance and the tail feathers are slightly longer in the center in comparison to other alcids. This makes the razorbill have a distinctly long tail which is not common for an auk. In-flight, the feet do not protrude beyond the tail.
Their mating system is female-enforced monogamy; the razorbill pairs for life. It nests in open or hidden crevices among cliffs and boulders. It is a colonial breeder and only comes to land to breed. The annual survival rate of the razorbill is between 89 and 95%. Though the razorbill's average lifespan is roughly 13 years, a bird ringed in the UK in 1967 survived for at least 41 years—a record for the species.
This image was taken on a "Bird Safari" trip from Gjesvaer near Honningsvag in Norway
Beaucoup disent que la Suède n’est qu’un petit pays et que ce que nous faisons n’a pas d’importance. Mais j’ai appris qu’on n’est jamais trop petit pour faire une différence. Et si quelques enfants peuvent faire les gros titres partout dans le monde simplement parce qu’ils ne vont pas à l’école, imaginez ce que nous pourrions faire ensemble si nous le voulions. Mais pour ça, nous devons parler clairement, même si ça peut-être inconfortable.
Vous parlez de croissance économique verte et durable, parce que vous avez peur d’être impopulaires. Vous parlez de poursuivre les mêmes mauvaises idées qui nous ont mis dans cette situation, alors que la seule réaction logique est de tirer le frein à main.
Vous n’êtes pas assez matures pour dire les choses comme elles sont. Même ce fardeau vous le laissez à nous, les enfants. Mais je me moque d’être impopulaire. Je tiens à la justice climatique et à une planète vivante. Notre civilisation est sacrifiée pour permettre à une petite poignée de gens de continuer à gagner d’énormes sommes d’argent. Notre biosphère est sacrifiée pour que des personnes riches, dans des pays comme le mien, puissent vivre dans le luxe.
Ce sont les souffrances du plus grand nombre qui paient pour le luxe de quelques-uns.
En 2078 je fêterai mes 75 ans. Si j’ai des enfants, peut-être qu’ils passeront cette journée avec moi. Peut-être qu’ils me demanderont de parler de vous. Peut-être qu’ils me demanderont pourquoi vous n’avez rien fait alors qu’il était encore temps d’agir.
Vous dites que vous aimez vos enfants par dessus tout et pourtant vous volez leur futur devant leurs yeux. Jusqu’à ce que vous vous concentriez sur ce qui doit être fait plutôt que sur ce qui est politiquement possible, il n’y a aucun espoir. Nous ne pouvons pas résoudre une crise sans la traiter comme telle. Nous devons laisser les énergies fossiles dans le sol et nous devons nous concentrer sur l’équité. Et si les solutions sont introuvables à l’intérieur du système, alors peut-être devons nous changer de système. Nous ne sommes pas venus ici pour supplier les dirigeants du monde de s’inquiéter. Vous nous avez ignoré par le passé et vous nous ignorerez encore. Nous sommes à court d’excuses et nous sommes à court de temps. Nous sommes venus ici pour vous dire que c’est l’heure du changement, que ça vous plaise ou non. Le vrai pouvoir appartient au peuple.
Discours de Greta Thunberg à la COP24 .
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Lieu photo : Montreux, Suisse.
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Extinct. But even ugly animals should have a right to survive.
Ausgestorben, aber sogar hässliche Tiere haben ein Recht zu überleben.
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Trumpters were extinct from Ohio for about 250 years. As a kid, I was there when the first pair was released out near Toledo. Now there are a few pairs in my own county, and I recently learned how to access a couple of them and I'm really inspired to make images.
Sid may not be real and therefore the term 'extinct' is not applicable, but he was fun to draw and who could resist that toothy grin?
Pilot G-Tec-C4 rollerball
Paperchase A5 sketchbook
Inktober '21 No 24
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This magnificent heron with its dazzling white plumage is an uncommon bird in Newfoundland but well known in the southern United States. This bird has found a ready source of stickle-backs and small trout in the ponds around St. John's. These beautiful birds nearly became extinct in the early 1900's when they were hunted mercilessly for its long plumes during nesting season. After hunting became illegal, the birds gradually increased in numbers and are now very common in warmer southern climates.
The beautiful rural countryside of orchards and vineyards with Mount Canobolas as a backdrop, an extinct volcano near Orange, NSW, Australia,
Sadly the lesser spotted home leopard is now all but extinct.
Due a genetic disorder the reproduction of the species is very difficult indeed. research has discovered that they do respond well to changing their distinctive coverings with softer more floral materials along with luxurious under garments.
To help save this majestic creature you could sponsor a home leopard for as little as a pretty dress. this will keep a home leopard in a way she has become accustomed to for at least a month.
Fancy expensive lingerie will allow you to adopt your very own home leopard. you will receive monthly updates on how she is doing with photographs of her in public mixing with other species and who knows maybe she find another of her kind.
PLEASE, NO invitations or self promotions, THEY WILL BE DELETED. My photos are FREE to use, just give me credit and it would be nice if you let me know, thanks.
Short-faced bear skeleton, it is an extinct bear that inhabited North America. It was considered to be one of the largest known terrestrial mammalian carnivores that has ever existed.
Classic plastic at the Bijou Planks. Amid the rocks and fauna and flora of the dinosaur age, there were often sudden encounters...
bump!
grrr!!!
RRAARR!!
"Oh! Stu! You surprised me! I didn't know you were in there."
"You surprised me too little buddy! That's a mean 'grrr' you got!"
"Haha! Well, I practice down at the water hole. Your 'raar' almost scared me out of my skin!"
"Hey, we keep scaring each other like this, we're gonna die of heart attacks."
"Yeah, wouldn't that be something if it made us go extinct?"
"Hey, whattaya call a stegosaurus that takes a bath?"
"Hm, what?"
"Ex-stink! HAHA!"
"HAHAHA!"
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
CABALLO FÓSIL SUDAMERICANO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cavalo fóssil sulamericano - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Skull of Southamerican extinct Horse ............................
†Equus (Amerhippus) neogeus Lund, 1840
Orden: Perissodactyla (Perisodáctilos) ... Familia: Equidae (Équidos = Equinos)
Ejemplar que vivió en la formación Pampeana del pleistoceno de la
provincia de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA.
Esta especie evolucionó en el sur de sudamérica, de equinos que formaron parte del último grupo de mamíferos invasores que ingresaron a la América del Sur, como consecuencia del levantamiento del istmo de Panamá, que generó la conexión entre ambas Américas a través de este "puente panameño", acontecimiento ocurrido aproximadamente unos 3 millones de años antes del presente, y que unió definitivamente las faunas de América del Norte con las del Sur.
La especie de la que esta evolucionó ingresa al subcontinente en una etapa posterior a la primera oleada de equinos, de la cual se originó el género Hippidion.
Otra rama migra desde Norteamérica rumbo a Eurasia, de la cual más tarde descenderá el Caballo doméstico.
A diferencia de Hippidion, Equus migra al neotrópico y al viejo mundo, ya diferenciado como género aparte, hecho acaecido en América del Norte, en el Plioceno.
A las distintas especies fósiles del género Equus halladas en América se las ha agrupado en el subgénero Amerhippus.
Este subgénero se caracteriza por contar con una mandíbula robusta, miembros monodáctilos relativamente cortos y macizos, cráneo con cresta supraoccipital ancha, y una flexión craneal acusada.
Los dientes superiores muestran protocono triangular y más largo en el extremo distal que en el sector mesial, y con plegamiento interno en algunos casos.
Las fosetas anteriores y posteriores no están muy desarrolladas.
A diferencia de Hippidium, eran caballos bastante grandes.
Un gran número de sus restos se hallaron en sitios arqueológicos, y se corroboró su utilización como fuente de alimento, aunque este caballo primitivo no llegó a ser domesticado por los aborígenes.
Los aborígenes amerindios convivieron con los équidos durante más 4.000 años, cazándolos tan intensamente que las especies no soportaron semejante presión de captura y terminaron por extinguirse.
Fueron abundantes, especialmente en las pampas y otros lugares abiertos.
Este subgénero fue colectado en sudamérica desde el norte de Colombia hasta el sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires y el norte de la patagonia.
La primera aparición del género en el registro fósil corresponde probablemente a la edad Mamífero Ensenadense de Tarija Bolivia (Pleistoceno temprano), y se extiende hasta el Lujanense tardío de Buenos Aires.
Dentro de él se han descripto varias especies bien definidas, con clara diferenciación geográfica y adaptativa.
En América del Sur: el género Equus estubo representado por cinco especies:
--- Equus (Amerhippus) andium Branco, 1883, ex A. Wagner, 1860
Era más pequeño, y estaba restringido al corredor interandino en los Andes ecuatorianos durante el Pleistoceno tardío, formación Cancagua; y posiblemente también en la sabana colombiana.
--- Equus (Amerhippus) santaelenae (Spillman, 1938)
Era mayor que el anterior, y se lo encontraba en las llanuras costeras de la península de Santa Elena, Ecuador, durante el Pleistoceno tardío, formación Pichilingue.
--- Equus (Amerhippus) insulatus C. Ameghino, 1904
Esta especie mediana vivió en la actual zona boliviana de Tarija durante el Pleistoceno Medio; posiblemente también en el Río Chiche del altiplano ecuatoriano (según restos encontrados); y en el extremo norte argentino.
--- Equus (Amerhippus) lasallei,
restringido a la sabana de Bogotá, Colombia, durante el Pleistoceno Tardío.
--- Equus (Amerhippus) neogeus Lund, 1840
El cual fue reportado en varias localidades paleontológicas de la región pampeana argentina, en Buenos Aires (Sierras Bayas, Río Luján, Paso Otero, Río Quequén Salado, Arroyo Camet, Arroyo Seco, Tapalqué, Lobería, Bahía Blanca, etc.), Córdoba; en el Uruguay, y en el sudeste del Brasil, durante el Pleistoceno Tardío.
En las proximidades de las Sierras Bayas de Olavarría, se hallaron fósiles de esta especie con una antigüedad de los estratos portadores de una edad de 120 mil años (Formación Esperanza).
Esta última especie es la que ha logrado sobrevivir por más tiempo durante la invasión paleoindia al subcontinente.
En Argentina, sólo ha sido hallado Equus (Amerhippus) neogeus, que es la especie de mayor tamaño y gracilidad del género y la más parecida al caballo criollo local, aunque con teórica progenie europea...
Su cráneo es grande, y presenta la región preorbital y nasal ensanchadas.
Su distribución estratigráfica está restringida al Lujanense.
Las edades geológicas Ensenadense y Lujanense, junto a la Bonaerense, corresponden a las 3 etapas de la época del Pleistoceno, de la siguiente manera:
1.Pleistoceno Inferior (Ensenadense): 1.8 millones de años a 500 mil años A.P
2.Pleistoceno Medio (Bonaerense): 500 mil años - 130 mil años A.P.
3.Pleistoceno Superior (Lujanense): 130 mil años - 10 mil años A.P.
A.P.: Antes del Presente
Fósiles recientemente encontrados en la zona del Bajo del Tala, cercana a la ciudad bonaerense de San Pedro tienen 500 mil años, lo cual indicaría que no sería la única especie de Equus que habitó en la Argentina, sino que habría existido una especie predecesora que llegó antes de lo que se pensaba, y que podría corresponder con alguna de las otras que habitaron Sudamérica, o una especie aún no descripta todavía.
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Amerhippus neogaeus , Equus (Amerhippus) neogaeus , Equus neogaeus , Equus neogeus , Amerhippus neogeus , Hippidion neogaeus , Hippidion neogeus , Equus rectidens , Equus curvidens ,
( 1 de febrero de 2010 )
Museo de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia,
ciudad de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA.
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Many of the 'photters' on my 2015 FarRail tour to China avoided diesel locomotives like the plague . Not quite extinct yet, but the reality is that the era of steam locomotion in China is almost over with the inevitability that diesels will likely soon replace the few remaining steam trains in operation. In this shot the headlights of a DF5D diesel locomotive illuminate standing SY locomotive, 1359. Shot taken in Fuxin city at 23:15 in sub zero temperatures, North-Western Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.
The Large Tortoiseshell was once widespread and common in woodland in southern England. But this beautiful butterfly has since suffered a severe decline and there have been fewer than 150 records since 1951.
This butterfly, whose numbers were always known to fluctuate, is generally considered to be extinct in the British Isles, with any sightings considered to be migrants from continental Europe.
Several causes of its decline have been suggested - including climate change, parasitism, and the effect of Dutch Elm disease on one of its primary foodplants.
This 12mm caterpillar is feeding on Grey Sallow (Salix cinerea) and is captive bred.
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Did I just upload yet another ancient moc? Yes. Yes I did. This is the now-extinct Tahitian Rail in near 1:1 scale, built back in 2014 for the fourth round of the MocOlympics against Li Li, who beat me in a 2:1 split.
I will say, editing my terrible pictures from two and a half years back makes for good practice.
Feurteventura, Canary Islands
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