Just back from another successful trip to the Peruvian Amazon. I was able to capture some of the primates I missed last time as well as quite a few sloths, and other species, including three encounters with tamanduas, aka the lesser anteater. I’ve photographed northern tamanduas before in Costa Rica and Panama. This is the first time photographing southern tamanduas. And I was lucky to see a rare dark morph of the usually cream-colored species. I didn’t even know a dark morph existed (much like a black leopard or jaguar) until this past week. This guy was busy eating all the termites he could find and I got a variety of shots as he moved from tree to tree to get his fill. More to come but right now time for some sleep. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.
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Just back from another successful trip to the Peruvian Amazon. I was able to capture some of the primates I missed last time as well as quite a few sloths, and other species, including three encounters with tamanduas, aka the lesser anteater. I’ve photographed northern tamanduas before in Costa Rica and Panama. This is the first time photographing southern tamanduas. And I was lucky to see a rare dark morph of the usually cream-colored species. I didn’t even know a dark morph existed (much like a black leopard or jaguar) until this past week. This guy was busy eating all the termites he could find and I got a variety of shots as he moved from tree to tree to get his fill. More to come but right now time for some sleep. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.
Beautiful photo of a beautiful creature! Its coat looks gorgeous. Do you know if they are endangered due to (gosh forbid) hunting or habitat loss?
Hi Sue, fortunately this species is doing just fine. They are listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN and their red list conservation status report.
Love the shot of his eye!
Thanks Karen. They are very cool looking animals.
Nice shot, Sean, under challenging conditions.
Wish I’d seen this dark phase Tamandua. They must be very rare.
Looking forward to more photos!
Thanks Tom. I’ll be keeping an eye on your Instagram. Hope you had a great last day.
Another forever learning experience from you since I can’t travel like you do. Wonderful!