Spanish horsemen in feria procession, Tarifa, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

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

Statue Commemorating the End of Slavery, Goree Island, near Dakar, Senegal

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) on a cliff above the sea, Skoruvíkurbjarg bird cliffs, Langanes peninsula, North Eastern Region, Iceland, Europe

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

Cougar (Felis concolor), adult, foraging, snow, winter, Montana, USA

Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), Netherlands, 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

Young woman sitting in shallow water with sun umbrella, Maldives, Indian Ocean

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

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

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

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus), male in a snowstorm, Finnish Lapland, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

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

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

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

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

Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), Wyandotte Bantam cockerel

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

Waiting and listening to music

Family hiking on Lake Kaltern, province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, 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

Cross-country skiing woman

Meerkats (Suricata Suricatta), family, one young

Woman in a yoga position, Anjaneyasana, by the sea in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

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

Woman lead climbing a ledge, Martinswand climbing area, Zirl, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Penitents, Nazarenos, in their typical hooded robes during the festivities of Semana Santa, Holy Week, procession, Good Friday, Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

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

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

Woman in a yoga position, Anjaneyasana, by the sea in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

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

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), male

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

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

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

Otter (Lutra lutra)

Schuhplattler, traditional folk dancer, 83rd Loisachgaufest in Neufahrn near Egling, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Two girls, eight years, jumping into a pool

Running woman as a silhouette in front of a sky with dark clouds

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

Male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with a seal prey, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway, Arctic

Skater at a skate park, Cologne, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

European edible frog, waterfrog (Rana esculenta)

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

Young Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus, Nyctea scandiaca)

Pretty-faced Wallaby or Whiptail Wallaby (Macropus parryi), adult eating, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

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

American black bear (Ursus americanus), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America

Cougar or Puma (Puma concolor, Felis concolor), adult, searching for food in the snow, Montana, USA

Running woman on a dam in front of blue sky

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

Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), male adults fighting, Tibooburra, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Woman, 42, and man, 52, doing Nordic Walking

Paso Fino, mare in winter

Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in the eastern highlands of Madagascar, Africa

Plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), adult, perched on a tree, Pantanal wetland, Brazil, South America

Young Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus, Nyctea scandiaca)

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

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), in flight, Urwald Sababurg Nature Reserve, North Hesse, Germany, Europe

Running woman as a silhouette in front of a sky with dark clouds

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), adult in tree feeding on Eucalyptus, Australia

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Woman lead climbing a gully, crack in the rock, Martinswand climbing area, Zirl, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Running woman on a dam in front of blue sky

Young Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus, Nyctea scandiaca)

Pregnant woman practising yoga

A man fishing in the evening from a dock in a lake

Two hikers on the Fuorcia da Barcli pass, overlooking the Macun Lakes, Swiss National Park, Graubünden, Switzerland, Europe

Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in the Þorsmoerk, Thorsmoerk mountain ridge, southern Iceland, Europe

Young woman practising Hatha yoga, here the pose padmasana, lotus pose

Young woman resting, hiker with backpack, water bottle, panorama, deep lake behind, historic Chilkoot Trail, Chilkoot Pass, alpine tundra, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, B. C., Canada

Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), in the snow, drinking water, Gamefarm, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA

Eurasian Elk (Alces alces), bull and cow standing in the snow, captive, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Diver and Beluga, White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), ice-diving, White Sea, north Russia, Arctic

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax), Tigre, Delta del Parana, Argentina, South America

Fjord horse or Norwegian Fjord Horse running in the snow

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

Muslim women on the beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Indochinese Tiger or Corbett's Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti), juveniles drinking at the edge of water, Berlin Zoo, Germany, Europe, captive

Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) with an infant in a tree, Madagascar, Africa

Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), hybrid Australorp hen

Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) swimming in blue water among a shoal of fish, Floreana Island, Enderby, Galápagos Islands, a World Heritage - natural site, Ecuador, South America, Pacific Ocean

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), family with young

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

Woman in a yoga position, Anjaneyasana, by the sea in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Hikers climbing Mt Marmolata, fixed rope route on west ridge, Dolomites mountain range, Italy, Europe

Traditional Japanese wedding couple with traditional paper parasols on the Kamigamo River, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Woman in a yoga position, Vrikshasana, by the sea in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Young woman practising Hatha yoga outdoors, showing the pose kapotasana, dove pose, pigeon pose, Nove Mesto, Okres Teplice, Czech Republic, Europe