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Young African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) engaged in playful sparring. Madikwe Game Reserve, North-West Province, South Africa. Conservation Status: Endangered
Its International Polar Bear Day - February 27 - a day to remind us to reduce our carbon footprint to preserve the future of these magnificent mammals
Male Polar bears jousting with each other to practice for the upcoming mating season.
Polar Bears - Churchill Manitoba
Fluff and Scruff were rescued from a Bulgarian canned bear farm in 2013, saved undoubtedly from being shot in the name of entertainment. The rescue took months and getting them to the UK cost over 50K. But now they live like Brown bears should. This year, they were joined by a 12 month old Brown bear called Boki, after his mother rejected him. He was fed by keepers and the decision was made for him to join Fluff and Scruff at Wildwood. Yesterday I watched Scruff here to the left and Boki play fight across their woodland enclosure. This is my first visit and so I initially thought they were mother and son, because Scruff sure does take care of him....
This ended peacefully, but often the Rags and Caithlin playfight and chase each other through the house. Bastian was watching from a safe distance...
Dushara Cathal Caithlin , Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali cats) and Bastian (mixed breed) 28.07.2022.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
What do you get when you cross two playful young polar bears with water on a hot day??
A damp camera!!!
Photographed at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Rags has just landed a punch on Bastian, who immediately jumps at him. All in good spirits and part of their playing...
First posted 17.05.2016 - reposted 29.01.2022 for the "Happy Caturday" theme "Anything goes".
Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali) & Bastian (mixed breed), 12.05.2016.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Two polar bears enjoyed play fighting near the shore of Hudson Bay in Churchill, Canada. Seen from a tundra buggy, Frontier North Adventures.
These two black tailed prairie dogs had a fun time play fighting and were so entertaining. This photo was taken in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
A pair of wild horses play fighting. First go with my new camera - focus kept locking on to the falling snow - I missed so many good shots..
I pretty sure these two prairie dogs were youngsters rough housing with each other. They spend 5 minutes restling and chasing each other around.
I watched these two prairie dogs play fight . They were having a game of chase, running around and tacking each other.
Ok, you're right, they aren't dancing, they are play fighting, but if everyone could just use their imaginations for a moment, LOL :) Happy Valentine' Day to Everyone!
Two Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) cubs take a break from sleeping to spar on a spit off the coast of Kaktovik. Not pictured is another snoozing sibling, huddled very close to an enormous but beautiful Polar Bear Mom.
Kaktovik, Barter Island, Arctic Alaska.
Two badger siblings rolled and tumbled in the grass, snarling and biting, practicing to be the tough-as-nails, fearsome adults that they almost are. This was play. They appeared to be having fun.
I don't know whether badgers are impervious to pain, but consider this: rattlesnake venom, which kills or disables other small mammals, has no visible effect on an adult badger. Unless it is bitten on the nose. Then it may lose consciousness for a few minutes... before waking up and carrying on as if nothing has happened.
Very few predators will tangle with a badger. Powerful diggers, they can escape into the ground at breathtaking speed - digging backwards while facing their enemy! Look at the teeth and claws on display here... and keep in mind that this is a juvenile badger. This is its "cute" phase.
More to come...
Photographed in southwestern Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Last week we saw that Rags was bleeding from his right eye. It looked serious, so we took him to the vet, who noticed a lesion on the iris beneath the eyelid. Our regular vet is not an eye specialist, so she wanted a second oppinion and arranged for an immediate appointment with an eye vet in nearby Roskilde.
The eye vet Mogens Perregaard concluded that although an operation on the eye was possible, the prognosis for restoring it's sight was not good and the eye would quite likely have to be removed later by another operation. We do not want to put Rags through needless surgery and also we know that cats do perfectly well with only one eye, so we asked that the damaged eye was removed, which happened on the following morning.
Surgery went well and late in the afternoon we were allowed to take Rags home with some antibiotics and painmeds. He looked a bit scary with the stiches on his face and a soft cone, but he was in good mood and greeted the other cats. He ate, used the litter box - and wanted to go out into the garden.
On next Wednesday our usual vet Gitte Seiler will check the wound and remove the stiches - and hopefully my very best cat friend will soon be back to (almost) normal.
The picture shows Caithlin giving poor Rags kitty-kisses on the lawn. Excuse me for only showing him from the "good side" for a while, but I respect him a lot and see no need for showing his stiched wound in public. How the accident happened we will never know, but most likely it was in wild Somali playfighting...
Dushara Cathal Caithlin & Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali cats), 31.08.2018
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
Going back a few years for this one, freshly reprocessed.
Prairie Dog pups all imagine themselves to be experts at martial arts. They leap and tumble and seem to have a great time with their siblings. And why not? Born in the den, in darkness, cooped up by winter's freezing temperatures... they just go wild when spring arrives and they can venture above ground for the first time.
I don't know if these tactics would be worth much against a coyote or badger, but to deal with obnoxious siblings? Priceless.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2012 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Sometimes a little play fighting can get a little rough :-)! Langur monkeys taken in Ranthambhore National Park in India!
The same two American Badgers we've been following for several days continue their "play" session. Look at the puncture marks on the side of that face! These guys play rough!
Fortunately it appears that the injury has healed without infection, and there is no way to know whether it was a sibling or parent badger that caused it. But look at those teeth, and the powerful jaws, and (in yesterday's photo) the massive claws.
I assume this rough play among badger siblings prepares them for the unforgiving world into which they will soon be cast. Badgers are tough customers out there, and their training evidently starts early.
More to come...
Photographed near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Two second year youngsters tumble around as they learn and practice the hunting skills so necessary for later survival; Arctic Ocean; Svalbard, Norway
PROJECT: I'm going back to favorite photo locations over the past years. I will process and post at least l shot from that location. SVALBARD, NORWAY: Here 2 large polar bear cubs play fight. The bloody face comes from prior feeding on the remains of a Bearded Seal kill nearby.
Smoke filled sky from the Dolan Fire in Big Sur today; time to revisit SVALBARD trip images from 2018 and cool off; Blood on face from polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sibling on left is from feeding on nearby bearded seal kill; Canon 7D MII; Sigma 150-600 mm lens; at 275 mm; Topaz AI Sharpen and De Noise; handheld from ship
Sibling Nelson's antelope squirrels at play. Carrizo Plain National monument, CA
Nikon D500, 200-500mm f5.6E
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a hypercarnivorous species of bear. Its native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas and landmasses, which includes the northernmost regions of North America and Eurasia. It is the largest extant bear species, as well as the largest extant land carnivore. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (770–1,540 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Taken at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Two brown bears playing with each other without a care in the world. When there is enough fish to go around the bears enjoy play fighting. It was so nice to see this. I was safe on a bridge watching and photographing these two.