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African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus), Table Mountain National Park, SA Danaus chrysippus, known as the African Monarch, is a common butterfly which is widespread in Asia and Africa. The African Monarch is believed to be one of the first butterflies to be used in art. A 3500 year old Egypt...

By Peter Prokosch

Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird (Nectarinia chalybea), Botanical Garden, Cape Town, SA The sunbirds are the African counterparts of the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are only distantly related, but as hummingbirds largely feed on nectar. They are distributed with 132 different species throughout Afric...

By Peter Prokosch

Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope australis), female, Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA The Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope australis) is a common spider found in in the fynbos and is a member of the orb-web group of spiders. The larger female has a yellow and black scalloped abdomen. These spider...

By Peter Prokosch

Bark spider (Caerostris spec.), Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA Caerostris (bark spiders) Bark spiders are nocturnal orb-web spiders that construct a large orb web, up to 1.5 metres, stretching from one tree to the next. The abdomen is cryptically coloured and adorned with numerous ...

By Peter Prokosch

Self-shooting box for Polar Bears from former hunting times, Svalbard Until hunting was totally closed in 1973 Polar Bears were heavily hunted on Svalbard, using different methods. This historic self-shooting device remains as an outdoor museum piece aside an old trapper hut on an island i...

By Peter Prokosch

Rhinoceros Beetle (Megasoma elephas), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica The Rhinoceros Beetle lives in Costa Rica's lowland rainforest, in younger stages inside large fallen trees. The species can be found from southern Mexico down to northern Colombia and northern Venezuela. It is reported ...

By Peter Prokosch

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica The Strawberry poison dart frog, a remarkable species native to tropical rain forests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Although their eggs are laid among the leaves, the newly hatched larvae are carried on the backs ...

By Peter Prokosch

Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica The Northern Jacana is a wader which is a resident breeder from coastal Mexico to western Panama, and on Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. The jacanas are a group of wetland birds, which are identifiable by their huge feet ...

By Peter Prokosch

Red-winged Grasshopper (Arphia pseudonietana), Nationalpark Tortuguero, Costa Rica 08 Red-winged Grasshoppers (Arphia pseudonietana) are found in the grasslands and prairies of North and Central America.The rattling of flying Red-winged Grasshoppers is one of the characteristic sounds of late summer in t...

By Peter Prokosch

Postman Butterfly (Heliconius melpomene), Nationalpark Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica Postman Butterflies are tropical butterflies found in Central and South America. They are most common along sunlit forest edges with flowers.

By Peter Prokosch

African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya The African Bush Elephant or African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the larger of the two species of African elephant. Both the Savanna Elephant and the African Forest Elephant have usually been classified as a...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala), Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya The Black-headed Heron is common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season. This species usually breeds in the wet sea...

By Peter Prokosch

Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Masai Mara, Kenya The Rift Valley forms the eastern distribution limit of the Defassa Waterbucks, which occurs in grassland and open forest and scrub all the way through to West-Africa. The species is a grazer and always found where there...

By Peter Prokosch

Leopard (Panthera pardus), mother and child, Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya he leopard (Panthera pardus) is the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, ...

By Peter Prokosch

Cheetahs (Acinonyx Jubatus) got a wilderbeest, Masai Mara reserve, Kenya The cheetah is the fastest living terrestrial animal in the world. Historically present across Africa and Asia, the cheetah has experienced major contractions in range and population size, threatening the survival of the...

By Peter Prokosch

African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya The buffalo is listed as Least Concern as the species remains widespread, with a global population estimated at nearly 900,000 animals, of which more than three-quarters are in protected areas. While some populations (su...

By Peter Prokosch

leopard (Panthera pardus), Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya The leopard is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but...

By Peter Prokosch

White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exist. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. With recently again Increasin...

By Peter Prokosch

Purple Grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster), Elementaita Lake, Kenya, The Purple Grenadier is a common bird in East Africa found in thorn scrub, dry grassland and open forest, which is also traded and held in captivity. Although it is a very colorful bird it is not always easy to spot in t...

By Peter Prokosch

Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), Lake Naivasha, Kenya The distinctively loud and recognisable haa-haa-haa-de-dah call of the Hadada relates to its name. The call is one of the most typical and often heard in urban areas in Nairobi and other places in Africa. This common Ibi...

By Peter Prokosch

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