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Yuki being the big sister (on the left) is trying her best to set Emily straight on the hierarchy of this family of ours. However it seems to go in one ear and out the other with a puppy.
Dominance and hierarchy., otherwise known as the Pecking Order
This young Gannet is getting a lesson in it., and in a few years it'll no doubt be dishing it out lessons of it's own
It's the way of the world and the reason every species in the world has evolved to what it has today
Aks Darwin
Wat Khao Phra Angkhan, Buriram Province, Thailand
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/10.0, 200mm, 1/320s
Every fall, we get to witness the hierarchy of bucks in the area. This guy is second in line. Unlike the younger males that run from the head honcho when he even looks at them, this one is up for the challenge.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Nile crocodile on the banks of the Talek River.
The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is an African crocodile and the second largest extant reptile in the world, after the saltwater crocodile. The Nile crocodile is quite widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers and marshlands. The Nile crocodile is between (13 ft) to (16 ft), and weighs around 410 kg (900 lb
The Nile crocodile is an opportunistic apex predator and a very aggressive species of crocodile capable of taking almost any animal within its range. Their diet consists mostly of different species of fish, reptiles, birds and mammals.
The Nile crocodile is an ambush predator and can wait for hours, days and even weeks for a suitable moment to attack. They are quite agile predators and wait for the opportunity for the prey item to come close within the range of attack.
Nile crocodiles are very social crocodiles. They share basking spots and large food sources such as schools of fish and big carcasses. There is a strict hierarchy, that is determined by size. Large, old males are at the top of this hierarchy and have primary access to food and the best basking spots. Crocodiles know their place in the hierarchical order and rarely act against it.
The Nile crocodile is one of the most dangerous species of crocodile and is responsible for hundreds of deaths of humans every year. It is a rather common species of crocodile and is not endangered. – Wikipedia
My fav Red Squirrel shot/composition of the trip!
Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
Moremi Game Reserve
Botswana
Southern Africa
The yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), sometimes referred to as the red meerkat, is a small mammal averaging about 1 lb (1/2 kg) in weight and about 20 in (500 mm) in length. A member of the mongoose family, it lives in open country, from semi-desert scrubland to grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
The yellow mongoose is carnivorous, consuming mostly arthropods but also other small mammals, lizards, snakes and eggs of all kinds.
The yellow mongoose is primarily diurnal, though nocturnal activity has been observed. Living in colonies of up to 20 individuals in a permanent underground burrow complex, the yellow mongoose will often co-exist with Cape Ground Squirrels or suricates and share maintenance of the warren, adding new tunnels and burrows as necessary. The tunnel system has many entrances, nearby which the yellow mongoose makes its latrines.
The social structure of the yellow mongoose is hierarchical, based around a central breeding pair and their most recent offspring. There are also subadults, the elderly, or adult relatives of the central pair. Male ranges tend to overlap, while females from other dens have contiguous non-overlapping ranges. - Wikipedia
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
The iconic crocodile found in Africa, the Nile crocodile is the second largest crocodile in the world, reaching a typical adult length of 4.5 metres (14.7 feet). The Nile crocodile is quite widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Basin, and Madagascar in rivers, freshwater marshes, and mangrove swamps.
On average the Nile crocodile is between 4 metres (13.1 feet) to 4.5 metres (14.7 feet), weighing around 410 kg (900 lb). However, specimens measuring 5 metres (16.4 feet) in length and weighing 600 kg (1,300 lb) can occasionally be seen. Nile crocodiles are found along the eastern and southern regions of Africa. The population in the West of the continent are now recognised as a separate crocodile species, the West African Crocodile (Crocodylus suchus). However, specimens measuring 6.1 metres (20 ft) in length and weighing 907 kg (2,000 lb) have been recorded. They have thick scaly skin that is heavily armored.
The Nile crocodile is an opportunistic apex predator and a very aggressive species of crocodile that is capable of taking almost any animal within its range. They are generalists, taking a variety of prey. Their diet consists mostly of different species of fish, reptiles, birds and mammals. The Nile crocodile is an ambush predator and can wait for hours, days and even weeks for the suitable moment to attack.
Nile crocodiles are very social crocodiles. They share basking spots and large food sources such as schools of fish and big carcasses. There is a strict hierarchy, that is determined by size. Large, old males are at the top of this hierarchy and have primary access to food and the best basking spots. It is a rather common species of crocodile and is not endangered. - Wikipedia
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These Great Blue Herons look ready to leave the nest and the hierarchy among the nestlings seems obvious. The dominant heron stands tall, and chatters with two of the others. All three of those herons' crests are elevated, and all three are animated.
The fourth heron sits crouched over, crest flat and in disarray. He is so far to the edge of the nest, that he appears on the verge of falling out.
This hierarchy can occur in many ways. For example, all of the eggs may not have hatched at the same time, and the ones that hatch first will have a head start at being fed and growing. The "sad sack" heron may have suffered an injury, an illness, or just received "bad genes" from its parents.
Corralled, as they are, into strict hierarchical submission, the individual pipes of this colony lifeform (that we know as an 'Organ') act as the voice of the animal. Untold years of evolution have rendered the pipes incapable of surviving outside of the collective, but they still retain their individuality in the timbre and pitch of their voices. Ancient, pre-collective tribal allegiancies may also be noted in the skin patterns of the various 'registers', which tend, apart from small variations or mutations in each rank, to be similar.
Much is still unknown about the private lives of these enormous beasts, but one thing we know for sure - they can be very, very loud when they are excited.
Some Humans have learnt to communicate with and, indeed, through, these animals. A certain J. S. Bach is noted for his mastery of the language of the 'Organ'.
The specimen depicted here lives in the Parish and Priory Church of Saint Nicholas at Arundel, West Sussex.
“Creation becomes a hierarchy of mirrors, each casting an image of God. The farther off the individual image is from God, the smaller the image of Him it reflects, but his brightness never diminishes.”
-James Miller, “Three Mirrors of Dante’s Paradiso,” 266.
What Dante sees in the Primum Mobile is this perspective[11] visually reversed; instead of being the outer “crust” of the universe, the Primum Mobile is actually next to the central Still Point, whirling with inconceivable speed. God, the Still Point, is a non-spatial entity which is everywhere and nowhere.
-Allen Tate, “The Symbolic Imagination,” 271.
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-Air, Alone in Kyoto
I took this a few years back on a very lucky chance of being at the right place and the right time.
They were filming a new special about this open range animal parc.
And Everytime I come to this wonderful place I try to beat the crowd by getting to this hidden spot quickly. And on this morning a news crew was there with the wolf-keeper. Who saw me and said "come on in and get closer."
"Your lucky to be here today at this time". And So I was!!! The wolf -keeper demonstrated how the pack or wolves respect their hierarchy leaders (The Alfa and Omega) And I was able to capture a wonderful series of photos of these magnificent Wolves. :-)
I will always remember that experience of watching and captureing these beautiful creatures!
Golden cups, here a definite ‘pecking’ order, from bud to bloom eh…
I love seeing where they come from, the bud, what they look like at their peak, the bloom, and the in-between, love ALL!
So beautifully layered, all coming out of this one bud, this bud unfurling and displaying all this beauty... it NEVER ceases to amaze me.
The evolution, the unfurling, ready for the GRAND opening...
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ПИТОМИНЕ, ЖАБЉАК
Сликано с пута што повезује асфалт изнад Мацанске пољане са антеном мобилне мреже са жабљачке стране.
► █░▓ Žabljak, Pitomine. A flock of birds sees the first December day off from a tree and fence overlooking magnificent Ališnica. Moments before the sun sets behind Soa nebeska... the crows assume the position to show they respect their hierarchy quite literally and precisely, using appropriate, almost symbolic objects at hand (or still better, at claw). On Durmitor they have natural as well as man-made structures at their disposal.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Two hyena pups near their communal den.
Hyenas give birth in a communal den, however there is no communal care for the pups. Not even the fathers take a role in caring for the pups. Liter sizes in Hyenas are very small, consisting of 1-4 pups. Hyena pups are born with their eyes open and teeth!!
Hyenas live in clans. A clan, which is separated into packs, can contain up to 80 individuals!! Although Hyenas are also considered cooperative hunters, they are competitive in nature and will fight within the clan for food or dominance.
Female dominance within groups: The core of the clan is comprised of related females forming a hierarchy. In fact the instinctive desire for dominance is so strong in Hyenas that newborn pups will fight immediately after birth to gain dominance and right to food. It is estimated that 1 in 4 hyena pups die within the first month due to sibling fighting.
Hyenas are significantly more aggressive than African Wild Dogs. Hyenas have even been known to confront lions: not for food, but to fight. Hyenas are closely related to mongooses and cats. – Wikipedia
An evening angler casts a lure into shallow shore waters of Green Bay near Fish Creek in Door County, Wisconsin.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/9.0, 300mm, 1/1250s
The hierarchy of deer feeding. It is so interesting to watch who gets to eat and how some deer try to sneak in for a bite to eat
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Eighteen days old, this little beauty is about six weeks younger than the colt, shown previously. She is such a little lady! Look at her eyelashes!
She is very sweet and wants to be hugged and scratched. She is playful and funny, and is growing into a beautiful wee girl.
Her mother also appears in my photo stream - “Ride On”, and if the new wee filly is anything like her, she’ll grow up to be a huge, gentle Black Clydesdale.
A lovely wee foal, here, she is in the foal paddock...It’s been too hot to have her out in full sun, all day, so my friends turn her and her mother out when the sun goes down and take them back to the stable in the morning, before the heat builds up.
“O latest born and loveliest vision far
Of all Olympus' faded hierarchy!”
From “Ode To Psyche” Keats
“May you always be courageous,
Stand upright, and be strong.
And may you stay forever young.”
Dylan
South Carrick Hills,
SW Scotland
Excerpt from the plaque:
At RBG Centre's Hierarchy of Nature installation, explore the link between athletes and nature. Athletes seek bronze, silver, and gold; our horticulturists pursue excellence through integrity, strength, and creativity. Both find inspiration in nature's resilience and adaptability, striving to achieve new heights.
The dominance hierarchy is constantly changing. These are the same two Plains Bison males featured in the current series, engaged in a little testing. The bull on the right was the aggressor; he was slightly taller and heavier, and tried to use this to advantage. The slightly smaller bull on the left seemed happy to engage in a little friendly head shoving. It seemed to be more like playing than fighting, but of course the underlying intent was serious: establishing dominance.
The REALLY serious challenges will happen between mid-July and mid-August, when the annual rut unfolds. This happens in a remote, inaccessible area, and whereas I would love the photo ops, it's probably best that tourists are nowhere near, because it can get dangerous. I've seen serious injuries in the aftermath, including a bull bison that had been badly gored. A sad outcome for him, as he died a few days later. But a protein extravaganza for the local coyotes, magpies, ravens, and other scavengers.
Tomorrow: the prairie wildlife series continues with some different species...
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.