Male leopard (Panthera pardus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Pike Place market and Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) dislaying, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua), Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Viewing fur seals on pack ice in the Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctic, Polar Regions

An adult pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba), with captured fish in Inian Pass, Cross Sound, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) displaying, Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes-up dive at sunset in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Two black-tailed prairie dog (blacktail prairie dog) (Cynomys ludovicianus) with one calling, Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), flukes-up dive in Frederick Sound, southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus), Genovesa Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritge Site, Ecuador, South America

Stellar sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Five Finger Islands area of Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) roaring, Arran, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) issuing a bellowing challenge at Gold Harbour on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) issuing a bellowing challenge at Gold Harbour on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Dolphins in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park, Te Wahipounamu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), porpoising in the sea in Antarctic Sound, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) parent feeding chicks at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Fur seals sunning themselves on a rock at the mouth of Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), marching on the beach in a snowstorm, Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with chick during a snowstorm at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) parent feeding chicks at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), breeding colony in a snowstorm at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with chicks at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding a chick at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding a chick at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), porpoising in the sea in Antarctic Sound, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), hauled out on the ice in Antarctic Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with chicks at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), breeding colony in a snowstorm at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), marching on the beach at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), hauled out on the ice in Antarctic Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), hauled out on the ice in Antarctic Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) parent feeding chick at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), parent on a chick and egg at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), marching on the beach at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), marching on the beach at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with chicks at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) in flight at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), hauled out on the ice in Antarctic Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga), hauled out on the ice in Antarctic Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult common murre (Uria aalge), taking flight at St. Lazaria Island, Sitka Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult female and male long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas), offshore near Doubtful Sound, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Southern black korhaan (Eupodotis afra) male calling, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Adult crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga), hauled out on the ice in Antarctic Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A lone polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the ice in Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada, North America

A mother Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) with her young calf in Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), bubble-net feeding in Sitka Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) in flight at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), with a gentoo penguin at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching in Sitka Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), bubble-net feeding in Sitka Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Young spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching in Yampi Sound, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) hauled out in Dusky Sound, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Common murres (Uria aalge), gathering at St. Lazaria Island, Sitka Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), bubble-net feeding in Sitka Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), bubble-net feeding in Sitka Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

An adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), on ice on Dundee Island, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

A view of the abandoned bowhead whaling station with bones strewn about in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony on sail rock in Frederick Sound, southeastern Alaska

Tube anemones (pachycerianthus delwynae), wild, day, shore diving, sand, metropolitan, Perth city, Cockburn Sound, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: attractive specie is white with purple tips on the tentacles

A small pod of Type B Orca (Orcinus nanus) traveling in ice in Crystal Sound on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

A small pod of Type B Orca (Orcinus nanus) traveling in ice in Crystal Sound on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

A view of the abandoned bowhead whaling station with bones strewn about in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

Adult Grey-headed Albatross, (Thalassarche chrysostoma), also known as the Grey-headed Mollymawk, on the wing at sunrise in Crystal Sound, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

A view of the abandoned bowhead whaling station with bones strewn about in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

A small pod of Type B Orca (Orcinus nanus) traveling in ice in Crystal Sound on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony on sail rock in Frederick Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Adult Grey-headed Albatross, (Thalassarche chrysostoma), also known as the Grey-headed Mollymawk, on the wing at sunrise in Crystal Sound, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

A view of the abandoned bowhead whaling station with bones strewn about in Hornsund (Horn Sound) on the southwestern side of Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Curious northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony in Inian Pass near Cross Sound, southeastern Alaska

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

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Lion (Panthera leo) mating, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Harp Seal or Saddleback Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus, Phoca groenlandica), pup on pack ice, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, North America