Ten Million Earthlings

Saturday 23 July 2016

Naturescape: Hippopotamus

A bull Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) displays his tusks to nearby females.

Photo: Mark Conboy

Posted by Mark Conboy at 08:00

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'Hudson Bay' American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus copei)

This subspecies of American Toad is found only in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, a vast region of cold boreal bog, fen and coastal tundra. Why Hudson Bay toads should be so differently marked than their southern counterparts remains unclear. Photo: Mark Conboy.

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Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

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Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

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Agapostemon splendens pollinating False Dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana)

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Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

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Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)

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Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

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Northern Widow (Latrodectus variolus)

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Four-eye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus)

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Dense Blazing-Star (Liatris spicata)

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Buprestis striata

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