In a world of high-tech concrete and glass cities, it is easy to forget that we share this planet with innumerable creatures of all shapes, colors, and sizes. A browse through these few pages will serve to remind you just what diversity of life is out there of the feathered, furry, fishy, and four-legged kind.
Bird-watchers could do no better than a visit to New Zealand for some truly exceptional sights. The endangered Kaka and the pesky Kea are two native parrots, while the Variable Oystercatcher is a coastal feeder, prancing about on long pink legs.
Zoos and other animal reserves offer a chance to photograph some of the earth's rare creatures, such as the Sumatran Tiger. In the wild, this small tiger is found only on the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia, but the Auckland Zoo is doing their part to help conserve the species that now number less than 500 individuals. The Cotton Topped Tamarin is another happy resident of the Auckland Zoo, a monkey well-named for the sprout of white hair growing from the top of their heads.
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Symbol Of Pride Bald Eagles Homer Alaska USA A symbol of strength, pride and in this case unity, in the USA - two bald eagles (an adult and juvenile) sit side by side on an old tree stump along the beach in Homer, Alaska with the waters of Kachemak Bay in the background. |
Wildlife Photo Polar Bear Hudson Bay Wildlife around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is plentiful and this beautiful photo of a Polar Bear shows how real it is. |
Polar Bear Winter Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear walking across the frozen tundra during the winter in Churchill, Manitoba as snow falls across the region. |
Black Reef Gannet Colony An Australasian Gannet prepares for take off at the Black Reef Colony on the North Island of New Zealand. |
Greater Flamingos France A small group of Greater Flamingos flying overhead in the Camargue in the Bouches du Rhone region of Provence, France. |
Cool Chocolate Labrador Dog Halifax Apparently a dog used to receiving plenty of attention, Max is a really cool chocolate labrador who we met while walking along the harbour and waterfront of downtown Halifax City. |
Adult Gannet Picture Muriwai Beach Sunset A solitary adult Australasian Gannet perches on a rock cliff overlooking the rest of the colony at Muriwai Beach near Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand during the sunset hours. |
Australasian Gannet Profile Muriwai Beach New Zealand A beautiful profile picture of an Australasian Gannet at its nesting grounds at Muriwai Beach near Aukland on the North Island of New Zealand. |
Canadian Eskimo Dog Puppies Picture An adorable picture of Canadian Eskimo Dog puppies who love to snuggle amongst each other in any position possible while sleeping in their dog house in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Diomedea Sanfordi Northern Royal Albatross Kaikoura New Zealand A Diomedea sanfordi, a Northern Royal Albatross skims across the water as a whale watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura goes by. This bird was seen around Kaikoura on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. |
Beautiful Bird Picture Australasian Gannets Hawkes Bay New Zealand A picture of a pair of beautiful adult Australasian Gannets as they reunite at the Cape Kidnappers bird colony in the Hawke's Bay of New Zealand. Tapping bills is part of their ritualistic greeting. |
Hippopotamus Behavior Auckland Zoo Auckland North Island New Zealand A Hippopotamus opens its mouth wide, and shows off its teeth at the Auckland Zoo in Auckland, on the North Island of New Zealand, a wide open mouth is typical behavior which signals that the animal feels threatened in some way. |
Woolly Sheep Titirangi Bay Marlborough South Island New Zealand A woolly sheep looks directly at the camera at the Titirangi Bay Campground in Marlborough on the South Island of New Zealand. These animals are usually livestock and are kept on farms but you can find wild sheep in some countries as well. |
Variable Oystercatcher Ocean Bay Port Underwood South Island New Zealand A Variable Oyster Catcher, also known by its scientific name of Haematopus unicolor, stands up on a rock along the beach at Ocean Bay in Port Underwood in the Marlborough District in the South Island of New Zealand. |
Climate Change Effects On Polar Bear Habitat The Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, evolved from the brown bear over 200,000 years ago, but today their existence is threatened by climate change and it's effects on the polar bear habitat. |
Sea Bear Ursus Maritimus Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear (sometimes known as a sea bear) looks directly at the camera as it walks on the icy fringes of Hudson Bay in Churchill Manitoba. This is the largest land predator in the world as well as one of the most vulnerable species in the world. |
Distinctive Markings Head Canada Goose Point Pelee Ontario An adult Canada Goose looks off into the distance and the white and black markings can clearly been seen on its head. This was taken at the Marsh Boardwalk in Point Pelee National Park in Leamington, Ontario. |
Canada Goose Gosling Marsh Boardwalk Point Pelee National Park Ontario A young baby Canada Goose Gosling sits and rests at the Marsh Boardwalk in Point Pelee National Park in Leamington Ontario. These baby Geese look nothing like a fully grown Canada Goose, but they do grow up to become the large well known Canadian Goose. |
Foraging Raccoon Killarney Provincial Park Ontario Canada A cute Raccoon forages and scratches through the dry leaves of the forest floor near George Lake in beautiful Killarney Provincial Park, Ontario in Canada. |
Gannet Sea Birds West Coast North Island New Zealand A colony of Gannets gather at Muriwai Beach, which is situated on the West Coast of the North Island near Auckland, New Zealand. The Gannet is a species of seabird found along the coast of New Zealand and lives in colonies. |
Endangered Animal Polar Bear Global Warming Through early ice break up in arctic regions such as Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada (as a result of global warming) as well as through pollution, the polar bear has been deemed a threatened animal under the Endangered Species Act of the USA. |
Black Tailed Prairie Dogs Grasslands National Park Saskatchewan A playful and sociable species of animal, black-tailed prairie dogs can only be found roaming wild in and around the Grasslands National Park of Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Bighorn Lamb Picture Banff National Park Alberta Canada A picture of a spring bighorn lamb, likely born in May, frolicking in a grassy field in the Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. |
Arctic Wildlife Hudson Bay Polar Bear Canada The magnificent polar bear is one species of wildlife which is right at home in the arctic environment of northern Manitoba, Canada where it spends the summer months conserving its energy on the shores of Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Kneeling Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba For a dangerous type of animal, this Polar Bear looks rather cute while kneeling on the snow covered tundra near the Hudson Bay in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Best Friends Dog Pictures Best friends is what seems to make the world a better place and these two enjoy each others company in the wilderness of Southern Labrador. |
Cute Polar Bear Family A Polar Bear family consisting of a sow and her cute cub, spend a bonding moment on the icy tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Kaka Bird Picture An endemic bird to New Zealand, the Kaka dwells mostly in the depths of the forest throughout the country. |
Polar Bear Worlds Largest Land Predator Threatened Species Polar bears are the world's largest land predator and the first species officially threatened by global warming, making them the international symbol in the fight against this growing natural disaster. |
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops Truncatus Valencia Spain A Bottlenose Dolphin, known by its proper name of Tursiops truncatus, swims in the water at the L'Oceanographic in the La Ciutat de les Arts i les Cienies Complex, which is part of the City of the Arts in the City of Valencia in Spain. |
Dusky Dolphin Watching Tour Encounter Kaikoura New Zealand Dusky Dolphins jump and play in the water around the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand as seen during a dolphin watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura, a tour company based out of Kaikoura, New Zealand. |
Flying Greater Flamingoes Plaine De La Camargue Provence France Greater Flamingoes, proper name Phoenicopterus roseus, are flying through the air in formation above the Parc Naturel Regional de Camargue in the Camargue region of Les Bouches du Rhone in Provence, France. |
Young Australasian Gannet Cape Kidnappers Hawkes Bay New Zealand A Young Australasian Gannet, proper name Morus serrator, is only six to eight weeks old in this photograph and is shown with an adult Australasian Gannet. These birds are found in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand. |
Vienna Tourism Horse Buggy Sightseeing Tour Hofburg Palace A horse and buggy sightseeing tour ambles slowly past the Hofburg Palace, a top sight in the city of Vienna, Austria. A horse and buggy ride is a popular way of exploring the historic sights and architecture of Vienna. |
High Rise Buildings Bison Sculpture Frederick W Hill Mall Regina Saskatchewan The high rise towers and detailed bison sculpture can be seen from down below looking towards the sky in the Frederick W Hill Mall in Regina, Saskatchewan - an open air pedestrian mall in the centre of the city. |
Bronze Sculpture Caribou Seal River Crossing Richardson Building Winnipeg Manitoba The front of the bronze sculpture of caribous crossing a river, which is actually called 'Seal River Crossing' stands proudly outside the Richardson Building, near the Canwest Place Building in downtown Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. |
Stork Picture Parc Naturel Regional De Camargue Provence France A White Stork and her chick, proper name Ciconia ciconia, sit in the nest looking over the side, in the beautiful Parc Naturel Regional de Camargue in the Bouches du Rhone region of the Provence, France. Storks are large wading birds. |
Young Raccoon Picture Killarney Provincial Park Ontario Canada A cute animal which resembles a bandit with its black masked face, the raccoon is a native mammal of North America. This young raccoon is a resident of Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. |
Atlantic Puffin Birds Island Bonavista Peninsula Newfoundland Labrador A group of Atlantic Puffins nest on Bird Island, which is located just off shore from Cape Bonavista Lighthouse on Bonavista Peninsula in Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland Labrador in Canada. |
Sheep Portrait Picture Titirangi Bay Campground Marlborough South Island New Zealand A pretty sheep stands still and allows its picture to be taken in the Titirangi Bay Compound in Marlborough, on the the South Island of New Zealand. The blue tag in the sheep's ear is a form of identification on the farm where the campground is located. |
Tourist Attraction Barbary Macaque Monkey Gibraltar Europe A monkey with an appetite, Barbary Macaques are one of the major tourist attractions on the Rock of Gilbraltar in Europe, however, it is not recommended to feed them while visiting. |
Hectors Dolphin Picture Akaroa Harbour Canterbury New Zealand Identified by its unique rounded dorsil fin, the Hector's dolphin is one of the smallest cetaceans in the world at an average length of 1.4 metres (4.59 Feet). It is one of four species of dolphin in the genus Cephalorhynchus. |
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... sperm whales share the salt water with acrobatic Dusky Dolphins, while Bottle-nosed dolphins perform tricks for a captive audience.
Big game roams free the world over, from Alaskan Brown Bears to horses high in the Pyrenees Mountains of Spain. Great bull moose with giant antlers stalk the woods and wetlands across Canada.
From the smallest Fairy Penguin to the tallest giraffe, each animal photo here will bring you closer to the wildlife that belongs on this planet.
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