Cormorant, Everglades, Florida, United States of America

Cormorant, Everglades, Florida, United States of America

Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach. The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), Costa Rica, Central America

Sled dog racing, sled dog team in winter landscape, Unterjoch, Oberallgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Leaf Tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) in the rain forests in the east of Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Farmland Green Tree Frog (Rhacophorus arvalis), inflated vocal sac, courtship display, species endemic to Taiwan, Asia

Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum), Meheley's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) and Common Bent-wing Bat, Schreiber's Long-Fingered Bat or Schreiber's Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) in cave in Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), cub

Red Panda or Lesser Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Mackenzie valley wolves, Canadian timber wolves (Canis lupus occidentalis), young wolves playing in the snow

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) feeding on mouse on a fence post, Vulkaneifel district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Royal python (Python regius), Super Black Head, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata), endemic, Critically Endangered, IUCN 2008, Madagascar, Africa

Snow leopard (Uncia uncia), adult, snow, captive, Montana, USA

Common toads (Bufo bufo), mating

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), male sitting on a birch tree trunk with fungus, Biosphaerengebiet Swabian Alb biosphere region, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in the rain forests of the Masoala National Park in northeastern Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Leopard anole or Guadeloupean anole (Anolis marmoratus), male, South American species, captive, Bergkamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), Gorges du Verdon, France, Europe

Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), on tree trunk, searching of food

Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita), male calling, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Royal python (Python regius), Spider CG, male, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

Little owl (Athene noctua) in flight, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Geochelone nigra), adult feeding, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean

Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), adult, in flight, Germany, Europe

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Balnek, Busuanga, Philippines, Asia

Adder (Vipera berus), male after moulting, in the bog

Mackenzie valley wolves, canadian timber wolves (Canis lupus occidentalis), two wolves in the snow, playing with a sheepskin

Tomato Frog or Crapaud Rouge de Madagascar (Dyscophus antongilii), Madagascar, Africa

Mackenzie valley wolf, Canadian timber wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) in the snow

Fruit Bat or Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) resting by hanging upside down on a branch

Great Egret (Egretta alba), adult, on perched on tree, breeding plumage, Florida, USA

Snowy egret (Egretta thula), adult, on tree, breeding plumage, Florida, USA

Royal python (Python regius), Killer Bee Butter, male, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), cub standing in a meadow, sniffing

Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) on a red starfish, Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Pacific Ocean

Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), Wyandotte Bantam cockerel

Rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae), young crossing a dirt track, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, northeast India, India, Asia

Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), juvenile, captive, Florida, USA, North America

A pack of Polar Wolves, White Wolves or Arctic Wolves (Canis lupus arctos) playing together, Parc Omega, Montebello, Quebec, Canada

Hare (Lepus europaeus), shaking water from its fur, morning dew, Texel, Wadden Islands, Netherlands, Europe

Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Madagascar frog species (Boophis pyrrhus), rain forests of Andasibe, Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), flying

Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), female, foraging, Madagascar, Africa

Meerkats (Suricata Suricatta), family, one young

Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) in flight, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) on the island of Nosy Faly in northwestern Madagascar, Africa

Common Bent-wing Bat or Schreiber's Long-Fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii)

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking in front of a mating Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Green Tree Frog (Boophis luteus), Perinet Nature Reserve, Madagascar, Africa

Mackenzie-Wolves, Eastern wolf, Canadian wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) in snow, fight for social ranking

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), perched on a larch tree trunk, biosphere, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) jumping adult, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis), female with young, occurrence in Brazil and Bolivia, captive, Germany, Europe

Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener), adult, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Thorny Devil, Thorny Dragon, Mountain Devil, Thorny Lizard (Moloch horridus), feeding, desert, Outback, Northern Territory, Australia

Polar Wolves, White Wolves or Arctic Wolves (Canis lupus arctos) looking into the distance, Canada

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) at nest hole in a beech with chicks (Fagus sylvatica), Biosphaerenreservat Schwaebische Alb or Swabian Mountains Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) with chicks in a nest, Florida, USA

Red-capped Mangabey, Cherry Crowned Mangabey or White-collared Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus), female, native to Africa, in captivity, France, Europe

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), perched on a birch tree trunk, fungus, biosphere, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Female Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)

Polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) jumping, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Mackenzie valley wolf, Canadian timber wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) running in the snow

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) jumping adult female and young, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Green sea turtle or Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) diving, Dimakya Island, Palawan, Philippines, Pacific Ocean

Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), adult at night climbing Live Oak tree (Quercus virginiana), Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA

European fox (Vulpes vulpes) resting on the ground, Parco Regionale della Maremma nature reserve, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Polar Wolf, White Wolf or Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos) at a pond, reflected in the water, Canada

Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), in the snow, Siberia Tiger Park, Harbin, China

Diver and Beluga, White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), dolphinarium, Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

Two Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), adult, leaping at sunset, Roatan, Honduras, Caribbean, Central America, Latin America

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) with a mouse on a fence post, Volcanic Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Royal python (Python regius), Vanilla Cream, male, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor), adult at night at pond, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA

Royal python (Python regius), Tiger Spider, female, reptile breeder Willi Obermayer, Austria

Okapi (Okapia johnstoni), adult pair, Africa

Unidentified starfish (Euretaster sp.), red, Ponta de Sao Vicente, Isabella Island, Albemarle, Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean

Elephants (Loxodonta africana), bull and young crossing the road in front of tourists on a game drive, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Massai, Maasai, Masai Giraffe or Kilimanjaro Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), pushing young, Arusha National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Skeleton frog (Boophis sp.) in the rain forests of Andasibe in eastern Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Diver and Belugas, White whales (Delphinapterus leucas), ice-diving, White Sea, north Russia, Arctic

Skeleton frog (Boophis sp.) in the rain forests of Andasibe in eastern Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), adult feeding, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA

Giant Pacific octopus or North Pacific Giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), Japan Sea, Far East, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation

Great Egret (Egretta alba), juvenile birds on the nest begging adult bird for food, Florida, USA

Mackenzie valley wolves, canadian timber wolves (Canis lupus occidentalis), young wolves, hierarchy fights, biting

Little Owl (Athene noctua) approaching nesting hole with prey, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Tiger (Panthera tigris), walking in front of tourist vehicles on a safari, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Giant leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus), threatening gesture, Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Young European beaver (Castor fiber) on solid ground feeding on a willow branch, Tirol, Austria, Europe

Little Owl (Athene noctua) approaching nesting hole with prey, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori), male, in courtship display in Ndutu, Ngorongoro, Tanzania, Africa

Porcupine puffer fish (Diodon holacanthus) swimming over a reef, San Benedicto Island, near Socorro, Revillagigedo Islands, archipelago, Mexico, eastern Pacific

Mackenzie Wolves, Eastern wolf, Canadian wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis) in snow, on guard