A beautiful morning looking across the Sound of Taransay from Horgabost, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Cayman Kai, an inlet on the North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean, West Indies

A ferry in Howe Sound, scenery on the Sea to Sky Highway, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Patterns in shore fast ice, Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada, North America

A beautiful morning looking across the Sound of Taransay from Horgabost, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A view across the Sound of Taransay from near Horgabost, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Huge waterfall in Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Female mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) known for its loud call, eating in Pacific coast forest, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Female mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) known for its loud call, eating in Pacific coast forest, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

A juvenile killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered off West Craycroft Island in Blackfish Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Lodore Waterfalls, Borrowdale Valley, Lake District National Park, UNESCO, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Lodore Falls waterfalls, Borrowdale Valley, Lake District National Park, UNESCO, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Lodore Falls waterfalls, Borrowdale Valley, Lake District National Park, UNESCO, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Queen Charlotte Sound and Momorangi Bay at sunrise, Marlborough Sounds, Picton, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) issuing a bellow towards another male, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Juvenile mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) in Pacific coast forest, known for their loud call, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Ribera dos Caldeiroes waterfalls, near Achada, Sao Miguel, Azores Islands, Atlantic, Portugal

A juvenile killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered off West Craycroft Island in Blackfish Sound, British Columbia, Canada

A small pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) encountered off West Craycroft Island in Blackfish Sound, British Columbia, Canada

View of interior of the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland

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

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bull issuing a vocalization challenge at Gold Harbour on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius Montezuma) perched on a branch, Costa Rica

House of Music Hungary (Magyar Zene Haza), contemporary music hall, Budapest, Hungary

Moss covered rocks at water's edge, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Queen Charlotte Sound at sunrise, Marlborough Sounds, Picton, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Turtle Island, Harrington Sound, Smiths, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

Lady Bowen Waterfall in Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Milford Sound and Mitre Peak, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Queen Charlotte Sound and Momorangi Bay at sunrise, Marlborough Sounds, Picton, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Boat on Harrington Sound, Bermuda, Atlantic, Central America

Catamaran in The Great Sound, moored in front of typical pastel coloured properties, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, South Westland, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

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

Marina at Waikawa, Picton, Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

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

Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Promenade at the harbour of Picton, Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Sailing boats at the harbour of Picton, Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Asian woman listening to seashell

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

New Zealand Milford Sounds, Mitre peak Fjord Panorama

Stirling Falls, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Panorama of Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

Sea kayak on the shore, paddle, Glacier Island, Columbia Glacier behind, Pacific Coast, Chugach National Forest, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

Eurasian kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flapping wings excitedly, female, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) with two cubs standing in the water holding captured salmon in her mouth, rainforest, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, North America

Meares Glacier, detail view, rainforests in the background, Chugach Mountains, Prince William Sound, Valdez, South Alaska, Alaska, USA, North America

Mitre Peak at Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, fjord area, National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Ice falling from Chenega Glacier into the sea, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

Drifting ice blocks, Columbia Bay, Columbia Glacier behind, Pacific Coast, Chugach National Forest, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

Mount Kimberley, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Alaska, Frederick Sound, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke at sunset, pink sky

Alaska, Frederick Sound, Humpback whales (megaptera novanglia) bubble net feeding on herring.

Alaska, Frederick Sound, Humpback whale (megaptera novanglia) bubble net feeding on herring.

Alaska, Frederick Sound, Inside Passage, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke at sunset

Alaska, Frederick Sound, Humpback whales (megaptera novanglia) bubble net feeding on herring.

Alaska, Frederick Sound, Humpback whales (megaptera novanglia) bubble net feeding on herring.