I posted a very similar shot to this a while ago, but there was only one pale legged hornero on the capybara. These three look like they’re sending some sort of a secret message, one by one, to the big guy. To refresh, capybaras are the largest rodents in the world. This particular capybara was resting riverside in the Pantanal of Brazil.
Another of the honey badgers that I saw in the Central Kalahari of Botswana. These guys have very few natural predators due to their ferocious attitudes and unusually thick skin. It’s literally thick — and extremely loose — enabling them to escape the grip of much larger predators. If a predator does get a grip, the honey badger is able to turn around inside the skin and fight back.
… At least it looks like he might be taking a leak. Another of the very charismatic meerkats from the Makgadikgadi Pan of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana.
I know, two posts in a row with no discernable animals, but I promise you, there were plenty of hippos in this swamp. The photo was taken first thing in the morning right outside of my tent in the Linyanti swamp area of northern Botswana
Here’s another of the African wild dogs that I saw in the Linyanti Swamp area of Botswana. There were probably 12 or so dogs in the pack. They all have the painted spots on their coats and very large ears. Like most members of the dog family, they pursue their prey in a long open chase. 80% of the time, the hunt ends in a kill (compared to only about 30% for lions).
For those who have been receiving my posts for a while, you might remember these guys. This is a Verreaux’s sifaka lemur from Madagascar. They prefer to stay in trees, but when on land they perform a bit of a ballet dance when traveling from one tree to another.
Most of the black-backed jackals that I saw in Botswana ran away as soon as I approached, but this one was much less wary and much more curious. I came across him several times and each time he cautiously approached, stopping to sniff the air every now and again before coming closer. I was able to get out of the safari vehicle and down on the ground to get nice eye level portraits. This photo was taken first thing in the morning as the sun was just beginning to rise.
Of course, wherever there are fornicating grasshoppers, there’s sure to be a nice romantic double rainbow nearby. This was taken Sunday night in the Fakahatchee Strand area of Big Cypress National Preserve in southwestern Florida.
I had to be in Florida on Friday for work so I figured I’d stay the weekend and search for newly hatched baby alligators, Florida panthers and the state’s spectacular birdlife. What I ended up with were fornicating grasshoppers. These three inch lovers are called eastern Lubber grasshoppers, or, as they are more commonly known, Florida giant orange grasshoppers. They move quite awkwardly and slowly and can only jump short distances. They are, however, toxic to most predators and their bright coloration acts as a warning sign.
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