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Sculpture by Seward Johnson. Inspired by the painting "Olympia" by Édouard Manet. (Grounds for Sculpture)
I am confused about what to title this photo because it is also about opening up spaces and accepting differences. Suggestions are welcome!
Month 5/12
So me and my friend Alex started our own little project together. Every month, we're going to pick a concept. Every month, we are going to use up a roll (or two) of film on that concept. This month was vulnerability.
Replaced (again) because you like this one more.
A (roughly) 5 week old saltwater Crocodile basking on a log in the Daintree river in Far North Queensland and a good bit shorter than the one I posted a few days ago.
Young crocs still very vulnerable to other predators including Barramundi!
Not sure if its male or female. The males can grow to 8-10 metres and the females 2.5 - 3m. The sex of the baby croc is determined by water temperature.
The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile species of all.. They live for 70-100 years!
Male fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) named "Ben" in the Africa Rocks section of the San Diego Zoo.
Fossas are cat-like carnivores endemic to the island of Madagascar and are related to the mongoose.
Conservation status: vulnerable
die Tage der alten Produktionsstätten von AEG, die heute verschiedenen Künstlern günstige Ateliers bieten, sind gezählt. Das war wohl die letzte Werkschau auf AEG
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Berenty Reserve
Best Seen In Lightbox-
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One of many fruit bats hanging from trees ready to take off into the air. I was not in a good position to see any of the bats' faces, and I only photographed one decent shot of a bat flying. This can be seen in the first comment section.
Wikipedia-
The Madagascan fruit bat (Eidolon dupreanum) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat.
The Madagascan fruit bat is found both around the coastal plain and in the inland high plateau. It has not been recorded in some areas but that is likely to be because it has not been observed rather than that it is absent from these areas.
It requires suitable rock fissures and caves in which to roost during the day. Colony size varies between about ten and five hundred individuals.
Examination of the droppings from the Madagascan fruit bat show that it mainly consumes fruit but also feeds on the flowers of Eucalyptus spp.
In its Red List of Threatened Species, the IUCN has classified this bat as "Vulnerable". Its numbers appear to be declining and the greatest threat it faces is being hunted for bushmeat. Under Madagascar law,
Some colonies have been completely wiped out, but in some instances, these sites have been recolonised a few years later. The bat is present in a number of protected areas where it should receive protection. It is an adaptable species in that, if its main food sources are lost, it is able to change to other sources although it seems to prefer the fruit of native trees to those of introduced species.
Male sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) named "Kartick" born ~ 2 years at Woodland Park Zoo and now living with his brother in San Diego as part of the Species Survival Plan for their species.
Sloth bears are native to the Indian subcontinent and feed on fruits, ants and termites. One of its most distinguishing feature is the snout: long and pale with flexible lips and an exceptionally long and flat tongue. Sloth bears can open and close its nostrils as needed while it sucks up insects with its mouth.
San Diego Zoo
Conservation status: Vulnerable
18 year old female polar bear, Tatqiq, at San Diego Zoo. Polar Bear Snow Day 2019.
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Happy Caturday!
Lionesses give birth to 2-3 cubs at a time. Usually a couple females give birth around the same time. The cubs are then raised together, sometimes nursing communally.
Lioness with cubs are vulnerable to predators like hyenas, leopards, and black-backed jackals, cubs have a 60-70% mortality rate. They are sometimes trampled by large animals like buffaloes. Furthermore, when another group of male lions takes over a pride, they kill all the cubs so they can sire their own with the lionesses.
Female cubs stay with the group as they age. At around two years old, they become capable hunters. But young males are forced out of the pride at that age. They form bachelor groups and follow migrating herds until they are strong enough to challenge male lions of other prides. In general, a group of males stays in power in the pride for around three years before another bachelor group takes it over.
The San Esteban Chuckwalla is endemic to San Esteban Island in the Gulf of California. While it is abundant on this small island, it occurs naturally nowhere else and is protected under the Endangered Species Act. At one time, the Seri translocated populations of this lizard to other islands in the Sea of Cortés as a food item, but none of these populations has survived beyond the original population found on San Esteban.
The San Esteban Island chuckwalla is the largest of its kind. Length: up to 64 cm. Weight: approx 2 kg.
These omnivores prefer creosote and prickly pear blossoms as well as kittlebush leaves but will consume many types of leaves, fruits, buds and seeds. Occasionally, they will take small invertebrates.
Chuckwallas need to maintain a high level of body heat in order to remain active. After the coolness of the desert night, they will seek basking rocks or warm sand by which to raise their body temperature. During this time these chuckwallas cannot move with agility and are vulnerable. Their eyes, placed back on the head and facing outwards gives them good peripheral vision, a defense against attack.
A number of different factors lie behind the endangerment of the San Esteban chuckwalla. Many were captured for the ever escalating U.S. pet trade. In addition many are being killed by uninformed people who confuse them with the poisonous Gila monster. However, the most devastating threat lies with the introduction of invasive species and the resulting degradation of desert habitat. Originally, herbivorous and predatory mammals were absent from San Esteban. Both by accident and willfully, feral cats now roam this island, along with livestock, pigs, rats, and rabbits. The result is the hunting of chuckwallas directly by the felines and rodents, and indirectly by the destruction of their habitat through the uprooting, grazing, trampling and consumption of food sources by the invasive animals. Introduced plants, as well, are out competing native creosote, prickly pear and kittlebush shrubs, staples of this lizards diet. Considering that chuckwallas are recent arrivals on San Esteban, they have had insufficient time to adapt. To add to the dilemma, chuckwallas reproduce slowly and have not developed immunity to diseases introduced by invasive species. In addition, they are sought after by birds of prey, coyotes, and rattlesnakes.
A very young, about 8 week old Otter cub having its first trip down to the beach away from the sanctity of its holt - the mother would have hidden them in this rocky cave on the shore line for safety although there are no known predators on the Islands.
At least two rhinos are killed every day because of the mistaken belief that their horns cure fevers, blood disorders, cancers, and hangovers. In fact, rhino horns are made of the same material as human fingernails and hair. The place where a rhino horn is of most value? On a rhino. There are five rhinoceros species: black, white, Sumatran, Javan, and greater one-horned. Black rhinos are actually gray in color. The distinguishing factor between black and white rhinos in Africa are their lips; black rhinos have a pointed upper lip that helps them grasp leaves from branches above ground level (browsers), while white rhinos (also gray in color) have a square upper lip that helps them pluck grasses off the ground (grazers).
Info source URL: www.worldwildlife.org/stories/rhino-horn-s-real-value-and...
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"I love the feeling of being a naked egg atop that throbbing steel. You feel vulnerable but so alive."
--Lauren Hutton--
More than 100 year old male galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Bhagwan Mahavir National Park, Goa, India
Vulnerable
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Tangara Dorsinegra, Black-backed Tanager, Stilpnia peruviana.
IUCN: Vulnerable (Vu)
Endemic´s Brasil
Especie # 1.928
Peruíbe
Estado de Sao Paulo
Brasil
Copyright Susan Ogden
Yesterday i was both....today i was just exhausted....tomorrow...who knows?
i wonder if this is what it feels like to be voted off the island.
i shall remain in my bubble until i can no longer care...because not caring maybe is the cure for caring too much.
Hey guys! I'd really appreciate it if you'd like my page :)
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23 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) - Chinook -playing in the snow. San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: Vulnerable
They are so defenseless and vulnerable when they're this young and yet, there it was, out and about, even though making uncoordinated short flights, already learning all about the big scary world :) Happy Earth Day
The yellow on the wing tells me it's a Goldfinch but I could be wrong so help confirming or correcting the ID
Thank you very much Shaun for confirming the ID of the bird
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Portugal - Oeiras - Paço de Arcos
European Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis)
Pintassilgo (Carduelis Carduelis)
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Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Botswana
Southern Africa
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The South African giraffe or Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) is a subspecies of giraffe ranging from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. It has rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extensions on a light tan background, running down to the hooves.
In 2016, the population was estimated at 31,500 individuals in the wild.
The South African giraffe is found in northern South Africa, southern Botswana, southern Zimbabwe, and south-western Mozambique.
After local extinctions in various places, the South African giraffes have been reintroduced in many parts of Southern Africa, including in Swaziland. They are common in both in and outside of protected areas.
South African giraffes usually live in savannahs and woodlands where food plants are available. Giraffes are herbivorous animals. They feed on leaves, flowers, fruits and shoots of woody plants such as Acacia.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the body that administers the world’s official endangered species list, announced in 2016 that it was moving the giraffe from a species of Least Concern to Vulnerable status in its Red List of Threatened Species report. That means the animal faces extinction in the wild in the medium-term future if nothing is done to minimize the threats to its life or habitat. - Source Wikipedia
On the morning of July 10, the animal care team released 14 live bass into the polar bear's main pool and a bear party followed. All three were in the wagter and all were successful in making multiple catches.
This was the final release of fish (6 of 6) funded by the 2018 Ocelots Grants Program Awards. It's been fabulous enrichments for the bears and for those of us who enjoy watching them.
This is 18 year old Tatqiq (Ursus maritimus) stalking one of her fish in the shallow end of the pool San Diego Zoo's Polar Bear Plunge.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
I feel raw and unsettled. i’m embarrassed to be an american. i want to hide. and yet…
(please continue to part 2)