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The sculpture was constructed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. Its exaggerated size is said to emphasize human vulnerability and helplessness.
The sculpture also was meant to convey emotions related to injustice, loneliness, sadness and torture.
The work has a base of iron and concrete, and stands 11 metres (36 ft) tall. Funded by Corporación Pro Antofagasta, a local booster organization, the sculpture was inaugurated on 28 March 1992.
It has since become a point of interest for tourists traveling Route 5, which forms part of the Pan-American Highway.
20 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) named "Tatqiq" seems none too happy about the weather.
San Diego Zoo's Polar Bear Plunge
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Botswana
Southern Africa
Happy Caturday !!
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the cat family (Felidae);
A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur.
Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight.
It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. – Wikipedia
Two adult male lions (Panthera leo) have awoken from a nap, sensing some uninvited guests in their territory. Madikwe Game Reserve, North-West Province, South Africa.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Arusha National Park
Tanzania
East Africa
For a while I will be going back in my archives to my first trip to Africa in 2004. As of now, I only have two images from that trip in my Tanzania album. I went with Thomson Safaris as part of my trip with the National Wildlife Federation.
The Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), also spelled Maasai giraffe, also called Kilimanjaro giraffe, is the largest subspecies of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya and in Tanzania. It has distinctive, irregular, jagged, star-like blotches which extend to the hooves. A median lump is usually present in males.
All giraffes are considered Vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN, and the Masai giraffe population declined 52% in recent decades. Overall, the approximate number of all populations accumulate to 32,550 in the wild. Demographic studies of wild giraffes living inside and outside protected areas suggest low adult survival outside protected areas due to poaching, and low calf survival inside protected areas due to predation are the primary influences on population growth rates. Survival of giraffe calves is influenced by the season of birth, and the seasonal local presence or absence of long-distance migratory herds of wildebeest and zebra. - Wikipedia
Nombre común: Guacamaya verde
Nombre científico: Ara militaris
Nombre en inglés:Militry Macaw
Nombre en alemán: Soldatenara
Nombre en francés: Ara militaire
Lugar de la foto: Reserva Natural Torre La Vega, Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia, Colombia
A Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) photographed yesterday at Yarra Bend Park in Kew. It was a drizzly, dull day, not ideal for photography, but I really enjoyed seeing these fascinating creatures, definitely want to return. Thanks Ali for taking me to see them.
The Grey-headed Flying Fox’s conservation status is listed as vulnerable. The population at Yarra Bend varies from about 6,000 to up to 30,000 in summer, this group were relocated to Yarra Bend Park in 2003 from the Melbourne Botanic Gardens where they were doing significant damage and threatening many parts of the gardens.
One of a coalition of five male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), sometimes called the 5 Musketeers or the Fast Five, that have been together since the Fall of 2016. This is a historic grouping because of its large number and consists of two brothers and three non related males. Together they are able to hold larger territory and bring down larger prey. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa, Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Nombre común: Guacamaya Verde
Nombre científico: Ara militaris
Nombre en inglés: Military Macaw
Nombre en Alemán: Soldatenara
Nombre en francés: Ara militaire
Lugar de la foto: Reserva Natural Torre La Vega, Puerto Triunfo, Antioquia, Colombia
Philippine sailfin lizard, crested lizard, sail-fin lizard, sailfin water lizard, soa-soa water lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) lives only in the Philippines. Seen at the Reptile House, San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Male Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) relaxing in a tree in the Australia Outback habitat of the San Diego Zoo.
Male koalas have a dark, often oily patch on their chest called a scent gland. This gland is used to mark their territory by rubbing it on trees and branches, leaving their scent for other koalas. It's a key feature for identifying male koalas, particularly during breeding season when the gland becomes more prominent and active.
San Diego is famous for having the largest koala colony as well as the most successful koala breeding program outside of Australia. Conservation status: Vulnerable
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25 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) "Chinook" used her powerful nose to find a sweet treat hidden in the snow. Enrichment experiences such as this help to bring out natural behavior in the polar bears that live at the San Diego Zoo.
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) "Funani" and her daughter "Devi" playing in their 150,000 gallon pool at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
As I sit here, grappling with my thoughts, I realize that expressing my feelings has always been an uphill battle. Emotions, like a tempest within, swirl and churn, but I find myself lost in a sea of words that never quite escape my lips. It's not that I don't want to share; rather, it's a fear of vulnerability that holds me back. I've always feared judgment and rejection, so I keep my emotions guarded, tucked away in the recesses of my heart.
What I can give is my heart made of string.
Xin Bao, a four-year-old female giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) . Her name means “precious treasure of prosperity and abundance.” She is one of two pandas now living at the San Diego Zoo and is best recognized by her large, round face and big, fluffy ears. Conservaton status: Vulnerable
Female snow leopard (Panthera uncia), named "Penny" born 4/29/13 is enjoying the refreshing misting system in her habitat. San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
A beautiful adult male Eyrean Earless Dragon cuts a fine portrait on the edge of the desolate and vast moon plain near Coober Pedy in central South Australia. Surrealism at its zenith.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Happy Catrurday!
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the cat family (Felidae). The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (331 to 551 lb) for the former and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 401 lb) for the latter. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognizable feature of the species.
A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur.
Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight.
It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. - Wikipedia
The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest parrot in the world and easily one of the most spectacular. It is an enormous bird weighing on average 1.5 kilograms (3.5 pounds) and is completely blue save its dark bill and bare yellow orbital ring and stripe at base of its lower mandible. It is completely dependent on the fruits of a number of palm species and has a necessarily massive bill to aid in the cracking of the tough exterior. Due to its dependence on palm fruit its range is regulated by the presence and abundance of its preferred species and is distributed in north central and south central Brazil into extreme north west Paraguay where it can be found in palm savannas, Mauritia palm stands, open dry woodland, gallery forest and the edge of humid lowland forest. Here, at Pantanal, looking outside its natural nest. For a Peaceful Blue Monday!
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Southwild Pantanal Lodge
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
The bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) is a species of bird in the Cracidae family, the chachalacas, guans, curassows, etc. It is found in eastern-central and southern Brazil, Paraguay, and eastern Bolivia, and extreme northeast Argentina, in the cerrado, pantanal, and the southeastern region of the Amazon basin. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The bare-faced curassow lives in moist, semi-deciduous and gallery forests, often near the fringes of the woodland. It mainly feeds on fruit, but seeds, flowers and small invertebrates are also eaten. Breeding takes place in the summer in the southern part of its range, with the nests being platforms of sticks in trees.
The bare-faced curassow has a wide range and is fairly numerous in parts of its range, however it is subject to hunting and to the destruction of its habitat and the total population is likely to be declining quite rapidly. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as "vulnerable". – Wikipedia
At times one feels exposed and vulnerable
On explore: Explore / Interestingness / August 2011 / 23rd
About Instruction #47
"The real subject is yourself facing the world" - Thierry Girard
She, well this new-born Blue Tit seems as cute and pretty as any female, has become a regular and welcome visitor to our garden. Since braving the new world, she's been treated to fresh food and water each day.
Have a great weekend and thanks for another week of visits, comments and favourites. I've seen some fabulous photography too :-))
A very special sighting while in Colombia was this Oncilla. I had never heard of it - - it is listed as vulnerable and we were very lucky to spend some time with this little guy.
He was about the size of a large house cat and had recently been in a bit of a mix-up based on his goopy eye and scratched up cheek.
Oncilla - Colombia
Rusty Blackbird - a lifer - seen in near dark east of Calgary late last year. This is North America’s most rapidly declining species with an estimated 80-99% decline in the population in the last 40 years.
Tiny bird in a great big world!
This little male Eastern Bluebird looks so vulnerable in his vast surroundings.
Coastal South Carolina, USA
....a work on the subject of emotion using dolls, they express it so well !
Thanks all ♥♥ have a nice day ☼♪♫
Elephant Sea pup (Mirounga angustirostris) cries out and inches along; no adult female nearby; San Simeon; CA; USA
Londolozi Game Reserve
Near Kruger National Park
South Africa
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is the largest living terrestrial animal with bulls reaching a shoulder height of up to 4 m (13 ft). Both sexes have tusks, which erupt when they are 1–3 years old and grow throughout life.
It is distributed across 37 African countries and inhabits forests, grasslands and woodlands, wetlands and agricultural land. It is a social mammal, traveling in herds composed of cows and their offspring. Adult bulls usually live alone or in small bachelor groups. It is a herbivore, feeding on grasses, creepers, herbs, leaves and bark.
Since 2004, it has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened foremost by habitat destruction, and in parts of its range also by poaching for meat and ivory.
They can weigh 7 t (7.7 short tons). The heaviest male on record weighed 10.4 t (11.5 short tons) and was shot in 1974 in Angola. Females are much smaller at about 2.2–2.6 m (7.2–8.5 ft) tall at the shoulder and up to 4 t (4.4 short tons) in weight. – Wikipedia
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
East Africa
Happy Caturday! More lion cubs in the first comment section.
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. – Wikipedia