Our Animal Pictures feature a large variety of seldom and outstanding wildlife photography. From Animals such as Whales and Bears, from Penguins to Mountain Lions, you can find all those pictures here.
Taking animal pictures in the field is extremely rewarding, although at times a challenge.
From land based animals, marine mammals, and birds, it is difficult to predict their next move. Animals are natural models, and their free spirits are clearly evident in the many pictures shown in this category which is adeptly named "animal pictures".
These animal photos are taken from all corners of the globe, and show a large variety of different species of animals.
Some animals you can find in special categories like bear pictures,... (... more information below the photos)
Willow Ptarmigan Bird Tundra Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A Willow Ptarmigan, proper name Lagopus lagopus, almost blends in to the tundra near Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. These are gamebirds that are part of the grouse family and breed mostly in the forests and tundra regions. |
Grey White Horse Plaine De La Camargue Provence France A Camargue Horse, proper name Equus caballus, hides its head down in the grass in the Plaine de la Camargue in the Parc Naturel Regional de Camargue, in the gorgeous Bouches du Rhone region of Provence in France. |
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. |
Northern Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head Colony Otago South Island New Zealand A Northern Royal Albatross, proper name Diomedea epomophora sanfordi, part of the Taiaroa Head Colony, flies high in the sky over the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin in Otago on the East Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. |
Amsel Bird Nest Animal Skull Freising Bavaria Germany An Amsel Bird, which is a type of bird found in Bavaria in Germany is seen here sitting on top of an animal skull in its nest. Birds can nest anywhere they feel comfortable and somewhere where they feel they won't be disturbed with their young ones. |
Endangered Yellow Eyed Penguin Reserve Otago New Zealand A Yellow Eyed Penguin rests in the grass at the Penguin Place Reserve on the Otago Peninsula in Otago, which is located on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This reserve was founded in 1985 and was built to protect these animals. |
Camargue Bulls Provence Sunset France Europe The sunset lighting is taken over by the clouds moving in over Parc Naturel Regional de Camargue in Provence, France in Europe as the Camargue Bulls spend their remaining hours grazing across the field. |
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. |
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. |
Barbary Macaque Portrait Rock Of Gibraltar Britain The Barbary Macaque that can be found in Gibraltar, which is a part of Great Britain, are the last group of apes in the whole of Europe that is actually thriving. This is mostly due to the fact that they drive tourism to the area. |
Moose Viking Trail Northern Peninsula Newfoundland A Moose, proper name Alces alces, looks up from grazing in a property in St Lunaire-Griquet off Highway 436, along the Viking Trail in the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland. These animals are known in Europe as elk, rather than moose. |
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 Foal Horse Port De La Bonaigua Pyrenees Catalonia Spain A young foal, a horse, walks down a precarious rocky slope at Port de la Bonaigua (Bonaigua Pass) at about 2,072 metres in teh Pyrenees Mountain Range in Catalonia, Spain. About 75 species of wildlife can be found in these mountains. |
Indigenous Canadian Eskimo Dog Puppy Churchill Manitoba Canada A Canadian Eskimo Dog puppy, proper name Canis familiaris, looks right at the camera from outside its kennel in Churchill, Manitoba. These Eskimo Dogs are a large breed of dog indigenous to Canada. |
Morus Serrator Australasian Gannets Cape Kidnappers New Zealand Preening one another is a common social practice in the world of Australian Gannets, also known as Morus serrator, especially straight after a reunion of a pair. This species of gannet is also known as Takapu in the Maori language. |
Bull Picture Camargue Bouches Du Rhone Provence France A long horned Camargue Bull stands in a field in the Plaine de la Camargue in the Parc Naturel Regional de Camargue. This park in the Camargue in the Bouches du Rhone region of Provence, France is home to unique breeds of horses and bulls. |
Cows Port De La Bonaigua Pyrenees Catalonia Spain Cows hang out at 2,072 metres at Port de la Bonaigua (Bonaigua Pass) in the Pyrenees Mountain Range in Catalonia, Spain. These cows are not like domestic cows that can be found across Europe and North America, but they are part of the cow family. |
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. |
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. |
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