A few nice toy animals images I found:
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Animal Bat teeth 1
A few nice free animals images I found:
Animal Bat teeth 1
Image by vintageprintable
Animal Bat flying 3
Image by vintageprintable
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Nice Animals That Are Extinct photos
Check out these animals that are extinct images:
Galapagos Land Iguana
Image by A.Davey
I'm sure some viewers have been waiting impatiently for their first glimpse of this Galapagos icon: the Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). Well, here it is!
So, what do you think? Pretty marvelous, eh?
Unlike it's distant cousin the Lava Lizard, or its Iguana relatives living outside the Galapagos, the Galapagos Marine Iguana does not beat it at the sight of an approaching human. As a photographer, I greatly appreciate this relaxed attitude.
I might at well get the natural history lecture out of the way right here and now, so viewers can enjoy subsequent photos of the Galapagos Marine Iguana a) better informed; and b) without having to wade through facts and figures.
That font of all knowledge, Wikipedia, has all this to say about the Galapagos Marine Iguana:
"The Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) is a species of lizard in the Iguanidae family. It is one of three species of the genus Conolophus. It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, primarily the islands of Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Hood and South Plaza."
"The Galapagos Land Iguana varies in morphology and coloration among different island populations. There are two taxonomically distinct forms of Conolophus inhabiting the western part of the islands (C. rosada and C. pallidus) and one in the central part (C. subcristatus)."
"Its generic name, Conolophus, is derived from two Greek words: conos (κώνος) meaning "spiny" and lophos (λοφος) meaning "crest" or "plume", denoting the spiny crests along their backs."
"Its specific name subcristatus is derived from the Latin words sub meaning "lesser" and cristatus meaning "crested," and refers to the low crest of spines along the animal's back which is not as tall as in most iguanids." [Editor's Note: Don't mention this when you're within earshot of a Galapagos Marine Iguana, please.]
"Charles Darwin described the Galapagos Land Iguana as 'ugly animals, of a yellowish orange beneath, and of a brownish-red colour above: from their low facial angle they have a singularly stupid appearance.' " [Well, that piece of writing certainly secures Darwin's place on the long list of idols with feet of clay.]
"The Galapagos Land Iguana grows to a length of three to five feet with a body weight of up to twenty-five pounds, depending upon which island they are from. Being cold-blooded, they absorb heat from the sun by basking on volcanic rock, and at night sleep in burrows to conserve their body heat."
"These iguanas also enjoy a symbiotic relationship with birds; the birds remove parasites and ticks, providing relief to the iguanas and food for the birds."
"Land iguanas are primarily herbivorous; however, some individuals have shown that they are opportunistic carnivores supplementing their diet with insects, centipedes and carrion. Because fresh water is scarce on the islands it inhabits, the Galapagos Land Iguana obtains the majority of its moisture from the prickly-pear cactus that makes up 80% of its diet: fruit, flowers, pads, and even spines."
"During the rainy season it will drink from available standing pools of water and feast on yellow flowers of the genus Portulaca."
"It is estimated that the Galapagos Land Iguana has a 50 to 60-year lifespan."
"Galapagos Land Iguanas become sexually mature anywhere between eight and fifteen years of age, depending on which island they are from. Mating season also varies between islands, but soon after mating, the females migrate to sandy areas to nest, laying 2-25 eggs in a burrow 18 inches deep. The eggs hatch anywhere from 90 to 125 days later."
"On South Plaza Island, where the territories of Marine Iguanas and Land Iguanas overlap, the two sometimes interbreed, resulting in a mixture of features from each species; resulting in what is known as a Hybrid Iguana."
"The most likely unions tend to be between male Marine Iguanas and Female Land Iguanas. Despite their long separation time and their being two distinct species from different genera, the offspring are viable, although likely sterile."
"It is estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 land iguanas are found in the Galapagos. These iguanas were so abundant on Santiago Island at one time that naturalist Charles Darwin remarked when it was called King James Island that '...when we were left at James, we could not for some time find a spot free from their burrows on which to pitch our single tent.' "
"In the years since then, entire populations (including all the animals on Santiago Island) have been wiped out by introduced feral animals such as pigs, rats, cats, and dogs."
"It has been suggested that a pink morph of the Galapagos population is actually a genetically distinct subpopulation. This would warrant a separate species designation for the pink subpopulation. Subsequent genetic analysis of the pink morphs have suggested that the subpopulation split off from the main C. subcristatus one at least five million years ago."
"Beginning in the early 1990s the Galapagos Land Iguana is the subject of an active re-introduction campaign on Baltra Island. These animals became extinct on Baltra by 1954, allegedly wiped out by soldiers stationed there who shot the iguanas for amusement."
"However, in the early 1930s, William Randolph Hearst had translocated a population of Land Iguanas from Baltra to North Seymour Island, a smaller island just a few hundred metres north of Baltra because he could not understand why no iguanas were present there. Hearst's translocated iguanas survived, and became the breeding stock for the Charles Darwin Research Station captive breeding program which has successfully reintroduced the species to Baltra and a number of other areas."
"Visitors today frequently see iguanas on both the runway of the Baltra airport or while they cross the road."
Chimpanzee Depression
Image by jcoterhals
I enjoy zoos, but visiting the chimpanzees always makes me a little sad. I always get the feeling that they're much too intelligent not to understand that they're prisoners for our amusement.
I'm not meaning to go all PETA here, or "Free Willy" if you will, but there's something very degrading with the whole experience: Watching these magnificent animals play out all their frustrations in public, just to have the spectators laugh at them. (I imagine that what we laugh of, is the fact that we recognize ourselves in them. But that doesn't make the experience any less degrading for the chimpanzees themselves).
This chimp looked depressed. Now, I don't know if chimpanzees can be depressed or if that's what this pose is about at all. But this one kind of looks what I felt when watching it.
I'm starting to feel that we should say no to large primates in zoos, had it not been for the fact that they'd probably become extinct if left all to themselves in the wild.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Nice Free Animals photos
Some cool free animals images:
sea turtle monterrico dec 2007
Image by npatterson
The Turtle Hatchery lets you adopt baby sea turtles for 10Q and set them free. Too bad only 5% survive
laos-016
Image by photo-555.com
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New World Order
Image by psd
.. for you children, ze holidays are over!
Friday, February 20, 2015
Leopard at dawn near Camp at Xini Lagoon in Moremi game reserve-72 9-8-10
Check out these animals games images:
Leopard at dawn near Camp at Xini Lagoon in Moremi game reserve-72 9-8-10
Image by lamsongf
Leopard at dawn near Camp at Xini Lagoon in Moremi game reserve-47 9-8-10
Image by lamsongf
Leopard at dawn near Camp at Xini Lagoon in Moremi game reserve-89 9-8-10
Image by lamsongf
Cool Video Of Animals images
Some cool video of animals images:
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Image by burtonwood + holmes
Translations is a collaborative work by Tom Burtonwood and Jacob C. Hammes. It has been selected for the inaugural Art Loop Open an art competition in Chicago. Translations is exhibited in the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel located at 230 N. Michigan. Members of the public are invited to view the piece from October 15th – 29th and vote on it. Translations was first presented at Three Walls as part of their “Chasing Two Rabbits” program in Winter 2010.
Art Loop Open: www.artloopopen.com/artists/tom-burtonwood-jacob-c-hammes
Translations on Vimeo: vimeo.com/10750465
About the video:
Contained within our unique animal identity is a strong desire to witness and experience symmetry, a desire informed by an overwhelming lack of its immediate presence in our waking lives. Symmetry and uniformity are present in the video collaboration between Burtonwood and Hammes, abstracted in terms of geometry and pure tones. Folding cubes and squares are accompanied by modulated, warbling sine waves and occasional bursts of distorted guttural voices, suggesting a human presence in a world of pure geometric and sonic abstraction.
Tom Burtonwood is an artist originally from the UK living and working in Oak Park, IL. He is interested in an array of subjects and issues relating to image making, ubiquitous technology and interactive objects. Currently he is working on a series of modular color studies relating to the video game Tetris. Recent exhibitions include The Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago; Three Walls, Chicago; Fountain, Brooklyn; Apex Art, New York. Burtonwood teaches at Columbia College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Jacob C Hammes is a Chicago based interdisciplinary artist whose range of projects investigate the strained relationships and sites of interaction between humans and the natural world. Hammes is primarily interested in emphasizing the disconnection between the desire to emulate nature and our ability to understand it. Primarily using sculpture, digital media, and hypnosis, Hammes attempts to reveal the struggle to connect with our own animal identity.
Hammes has exhibited and performed extensively throughout the midwest and internationally. Hammes' work and various projects have been reviewed in publications such as Art Papers, Proximity Magazine, and the Leonardo Music journal.
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Image by burtonwood + holmes
Translations is a collaborative work by Tom Burtonwood and Jacob C. Hammes. It has been selected for the inaugural Art Loop Open an art competition in Chicago. Translations is exhibited in the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel located at 230 N. Michigan. Members of the public are invited to view the piece from October 15th – 29th and vote on it. Translations was first presented at Three Walls as part of their “Chasing Two Rabbits” program in Winter 2010.
Art Loop Open: www.artloopopen.com/artists/tom-burtonwood-jacob-c-hammes
Translations on Vimeo: vimeo.com/10750465
About the video:
Contained within our unique animal identity is a strong desire to witness and experience symmetry, a desire informed by an overwhelming lack of its immediate presence in our waking lives. Symmetry and uniformity are present in the video collaboration between Burtonwood and Hammes, abstracted in terms of geometry and pure tones. Folding cubes and squares are accompanied by modulated, warbling sine waves and occasional bursts of distorted guttural voices, suggesting a human presence in a world of pure geometric and sonic abstraction.
Tom Burtonwood is an artist originally from the UK living and working in Oak Park, IL. He is interested in an array of subjects and issues relating to image making, ubiquitous technology and interactive objects. Currently he is working on a series of modular color studies relating to the video game Tetris. Recent exhibitions include The Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago; Three Walls, Chicago; Fountain, Brooklyn; Apex Art, New York. Burtonwood teaches at Columbia College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Jacob C Hammes is a Chicago based interdisciplinary artist whose range of projects investigate the strained relationships and sites of interaction between humans and the natural world. Hammes is primarily interested in emphasizing the disconnection between the desire to emulate nature and our ability to understand it. Primarily using sculpture, digital media, and hypnosis, Hammes attempts to reveal the struggle to connect with our own animal identity.
Hammes has exhibited and performed extensively throughout the midwest and internationally. Hammes' work and various projects have been reviewed in publications such as Art Papers, Proximity Magazine, and the Leonardo Music journal.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Cool Stuff Animals images
Check out these stuff animals images:
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Image by Su-chan
Whoa! what kind of monkey-business is this??!
IMG_0822
Image by frivolous_accumulation
Frogs, Monkeys, Pigs and Bears
Image by kretyen
At the Pima County Fair.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
PhotonQ-Darkness Falls
Check out these animals that are extinct images:
PhotonQ-Darkness Falls
Image by PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE
A curious and beautiful being was exploring the door when I got home tonight. Spent some time looking at him and the incredible details and colours from his wings. Great visual way to start the night =)
About the title, he reminded me of the green insects in one episode of the X-Files (Darkness Falls)
MULDER: What do you know about insects, Scully?
SCULLY: Uh, just what I learned in my biology courses. That they're the foundation of our ecosystem. That there's lots of them, something like 200 million per person on this planet.
MULDER: And they've been around a long time, right?
SCULLY: Yeah, something like 600 million years, even before the dinosaurs. Why?
MULDER: And this tree is what, 5, 6, 700 years old?
MOORE: Yeah.
MULDER: And these rings represent a history of climatic changes, which means that in this year or season in the life of the tree, there was some kind of strange event that produced an abnormal ring.
SCULLY: Well, like what, exactly?
MULDER: A volcanic eruption. This whole chain of mountains running from Washington to Oregon is still extremely active. Remember Mt. St. Helens?
SCULLY: Yeah, but how does that explain the bugs?
MULDER: When Mt. St. Helens erupted, there was a large amount of radiation that was released from inside the earth. Strange things started to grow. There's actually this lake where they've discovered a kind of amoeba that can literally suck a man's brains out.
SCULLY: Oh, a brain-sucking amoeba.
SPINNEY: No, it's true. Spirit Lake. And there's documented cases of swimmers being infected.
SCULLY: But an amoeba is a single-celled organism. It can be mutated. An insect is a complex animal. It would take years and years to evolve.
MULDER: Well, then maybe what we're dealing with isn't a mutation at all. What if it's some kind of... extinct insect larvae in that ring, deposited during a period of volcanic activity, brought up through the tree's root system. Ancient insect eggs. Thousands, maybe millions of years old lying dormant until...
SPINNEY: Until those loggers cut down that tree. That would be rather poetic justice, don't you think? Unleashing the very thing that would end up killing them and your friend Humphreys?
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MULDER: Why did you say that darkness was our enemy?
SPINNEY: That's when they come.
SCULLY: When who comes?
SPINNEY: I don't know what it is. They come from the sky, take a man right off his feet and devour him alive. I saw it happen....
G is for Giraffe
Image by Hobo Matt
The Flushing Bay Promenade at the northern end of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is lined with black granite panels depicting one animal and one plant for each letter of the alphabet. (It's a pretty safe bet that ol' Henry Stern had something to do with this.) The artist didn't shy away from extinct or mythological beasts, including both "Dinosaur" and "Unicorn" in the collection. As I approached the end of the alphabet, I tried in vain to come up with an "X" animal or plant. The official selections were cop-outs: "Oxen" and "Oxalis".
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Cool Animals For Free images
Check out these animals for free images:
Port Lympne Wildlife Park 17-04-2012
Image by Karen Roe
Nestled in 600 acres of Kentish countryside and housing over 650 rare and endangered animals, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park boasts some of the most spectacular views on the South coast making the experience a great day out in Kent for everyone.
A stunning vista awaits you offering panoramic views across the famous Romney Marsh to the English Channel and even the French coastline on clear days.
As well as the scenery, you'll see indigenous wildlife as you stroll through the park along the cool, shady woodland walks. Port Lympne Wild Animal Park offers something for every visitor from scenery to endangered animals!
Basecamp
Fortify yourself for the journey ahead at the café or jump straight aboard your safari vehicle truck ready to embark on your Port Lympne safari experience! Soon you will be journeying into the heart of a world renowned wild animal park, getting up close and personal with the most amazing wildlife on our planet and learning about the vital work going on at Port Lympne and in their homelands to save them from extinction. Keep your eyes open as you set off into the heart of our wild animal park - with over 70 species cared for right here by The Aspinall Foundation, what will you see today?
The African Experience
Traverse the stunning Kent countryside and prepare yourself to encounter free roaming herds of the planet's most iconic wildlife as you enter the African Experience. Take a break at Serengeti stop and refresh yourself after the first leg of the expedition. Rejuvenate at the café while enjoying breathtaking views over our African watering-hole and the English Channel towards France. Are you brave enough to enter the Discovery zone? Find spiders, snakes and other creepy crawlies....If you dare! Don't forget to check out the mischievous meerkats before jumping back aboard a truck continuing your journey through the open countryside where you can try to spot black rhino, giraffe, wildebeest, ostrich and more.
Port Lympne Wildlife Park 17-04-2012
Image by Karen Roe
Nestled in 600 acres of Kentish countryside and housing over 650 rare and endangered animals, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park boasts some of the most spectacular views on the South coast making the experience a great day out in Kent for everyone.
A stunning vista awaits you offering panoramic views across the famous Romney Marsh to the English Channel and even the French coastline on clear days.
As well as the scenery, you'll see indigenous wildlife as you stroll through the park along the cool, shady woodland walks. Port Lympne Wild Animal Park offers something for every visitor from scenery to endangered animals!
Basecamp
Fortify yourself for the journey ahead at the café or jump straight aboard your safari vehicle truck ready to embark on your Port Lympne safari experience! Soon you will be journeying into the heart of a world renowned wild animal park, getting up close and personal with the most amazing wildlife on our planet and learning about the vital work going on at Port Lympne and in their homelands to save them from extinction. Keep your eyes open as you set off into the heart of our wild animal park - with over 70 species cared for right here by The Aspinall Foundation, what will you see today?
The African Experience
Traverse the stunning Kent countryside and prepare yourself to encounter free roaming herds of the planet's most iconic wildlife as you enter the African Experience. Take a break at Serengeti stop and refresh yourself after the first leg of the expedition. Rejuvenate at the café while enjoying breathtaking views over our African watering-hole and the English Channel towards France. Are you brave enough to enter the Discovery zone? Find spiders, snakes and other creepy crawlies....If you dare! Don't forget to check out the mischievous meerkats before jumping back aboard a truck continuing your journey through the open countryside where you can try to spot black rhino, giraffe, wildebeest, ostrich and more.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Cool Free Animals images
A few nice free animals images I found:
Nara
Image by SteFou!
Angry deer. He didn't get free biscuits from the vendor so he's pissing in front of it in frustration!
Otto and The Free Riding Pigeon
Image by aha42 | tehaha
Bastard of a bird! Had so much free food can't use wings has it? Must bother old Otto? Nothing wrong with wings, the angry sounds of my camera got it flying alright!
Background: Man (Otto) is one all who stay in Bergen for a little while know, he and his bicycle. Guess he is what one call 'an original'.
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Friday, February 13, 2015
草泥馬
Check out these toy animals images:
草泥馬
Image by Don't fry leeks,please/郭夾尾不炒韭菜
duncan01-066
Image by Paul-W
Cameron and Duncan in an old cardboard microwave box full of stuffed animals.
Reach for the... cat toy
Image by Sarah Ross photography
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Dublin Zoo
A few nice endangered species of animals images I found:
Dublin Zoo
Image by infomatique
Dublin Zoo, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Founded in 1830 it is the fourth oldest scientific zoo in the world, after Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, London Zoo, and the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. The zoo receives over 500,000 visitors per year. The zoo describes its role as conservation, study, and education. Its stated mission is to “work in partnership with zoos world-wide to make a significant contribution to the conservation of the endangered species on Earth".
Covering 12 hectares (30 acres) of Phoenix Park, it provides a habitat for more than 235 species of wild animals and tropical birds. The zoo includes: World of Cats, World of Primates, Fringes of the Arctic, African Plains, Birds, Reptiles, Plants, City Farm and Endangered Species.
Dublin Zoo
Image by infomatique
Dublin Zoo, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Founded in 1830 it is the fourth oldest scientific zoo in the world, after Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, London Zoo, and the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. The zoo receives over 500,000 visitors per year. The zoo describes its role as conservation, study, and education. Its stated mission is to “work in partnership with zoos world-wide to make a significant contribution to the conservation of the endangered species on Earth".
Covering 12 hectares (30 acres) of Phoenix Park, it provides a habitat for more than 235 species of wild animals and tropical birds. The zoo includes: World of Cats, World of Primates, Fringes of the Arctic, African Plains, Birds, Reptiles, Plants, City Farm and Endangered Species.
Dublin Zoo
Image by infomatique
Dublin Zoo, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Founded in 1830 it is the fourth oldest scientific zoo in the world, after Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna, London Zoo, and the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. The zoo receives over 500,000 visitors per year. The zoo describes its role as conservation, study, and education. Its stated mission is to “work in partnership with zoos world-wide to make a significant contribution to the conservation of the endangered species on Earth".
Covering 12 hectares (30 acres) of Phoenix Park, it provides a habitat for more than 235 species of wild animals and tropical birds. The zoo includes: World of Cats, World of Primates, Fringes of the Arctic, African Plains, Birds, Reptiles, Plants, City Farm and Endangered Species.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
San Diego Wild Animal Park -062710
Some cool exotic animals images:
San Diego Wild Animal Park -062710
Image by christopherallisonphotography.com
New baby giraffe "Mazzi" at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. He is about 2 months old.
San Diego Wild Animal Park -062710
Image by christopherallisonphotography.com
New baby giraffe "Mazzi" at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. He is about 2 months old.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Michael Jackson Mania
Check out these stuff animals images:
Michael Jackson Mania
Image by chicagogeek
I like this one because here we have 3 people posing for 3 different pictures (and my camera too so I guess that makes 4). Kind of sums up the craziness of the place.
35/365
Image by CR Artist
this is a special teddy bear that I had when I was young. I recently found him and it was fun to see him again! :)
Celeste - 2 months old
Image by DanielJames
My daughter, Celeste, at 2 months old.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Sheep and the lamb
Some cool animals photos images:
Sheep and the lamb
Image by Kol Tregaskes
I was out with the long lens one day and captured a few shots of the sheep and their pups who were in a field behind out vet.
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Young big-foot in frankfurt zoo
Image by francescoprocida
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Grooming and Bugs
Some cool animals photos images:
Grooming and Bugs
Image by Stuck in Customs
I found this male and female doing a bit of grooming just outside of the jungles of Cambodia. I've taken photos of a lot of monkeys. They are all over SE Asia and India, so I always pay special attention to them. I suppose that, as a Westerner, I'm just used to seeing monkeys in zoos. So whenever I see them running all over creation, it always makes me laugh. I chase 'em around and take photos like a nut. These two, however, I snuck up on. It's not easy to sneak up on a monkey, mind you. But these two were really into each other. I did a low approach like a Navy SEAL to get as close as I could. The female noticed me at the last second, and I grabbed this shot before they started to run away.
This was shot at 70mm, which was maximum zoom for my 28-70mm lens. The f-stop was at 2.8, which allows me as much light as possible in a tight focus plane. I kept the ISO at 100 for a clean shot with no noise. There was enough light for a quick shutter speed of 1/250.
from my daily photo blog at www.stuckincustoms.com
Siguiente paso: alehop!
Image by dMad-Photo
Next step: alehop!
gatto scoperto
Image by francescoprocida
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Bear with me
Check out these about pet animals images:
Bear with me
Image by Kerri Lee Smith offline til 4/1
Strangely enough, as my departure date gets closer, the cats get even cuter (to me).
While on appetite stimulants, all three liked the dry c/d. Mack and Ella ate a little of the canned, and Jimmy not at all.
Giving Mack fluids last night was nearly impossible, even with the help of my very capable stepdaughter. I don't think it's going to happen if I try to do it on my own. Mack seems to be feeling better but just urinated in the diningroom about 5 minutes ago. I'm really, really hoping it was because of the urinary problems and not a behavioral problem.
Shine
Image by valeehill
Sunlight and shadow on the precious paw of my adorable Lizzie.
Read about Lizzie here.
Cheeky, my Jack Russell climbing his favourite tree.
Image by Arno Meintjes Wildlife
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He is about 12 feet off the ground.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Nice Extinct Animals photos
Some cool extinct animals images:
Site of Signifigant Archeological Find - American Mammoths, Amarillo, Texas Historical Marker
Image by fables98
When this Santa Fe Railway general office building was erected in 1928, the remains of a mammoth were excavated from the basement and were placed in the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas. The extinct American mammoths were closely related to the modern elephants of Africa and Asia. They migrated from Asia into America early in the Pleistocene Epoch, or Ice Ages, more than 1,000,000 years ago. They thrived on this continent until the end of that epoch, when they disappeared, along with many other ice age animals such as the giant bison ground sloth, horse, camel, and other lesser animals. The causes of this extinction are still being investigated. There were several species of mammoths, some of them much larger than modern elephants. Remains of mammoths are so abundant in Pleistocene deposits of the Texas Panhandle that they serve as "Index Fossils" for beds of that age. Early inhabitants of North America, such as men of the Clovis Culture (circa 12,000 to 15,000 years ago), pursued the mammoth as a means of subsistence. Preservation of history is a policy of the Santa Fe Railway System. See exhibit, foyer of this building. (1966)
Running
Image by kcolwell
The Wilds nurtures twenty-four species of animals that are endangered, threatened, or extinct in their native habitats. These two are just visiting
Orang Utan
Image by phalinn
Zoo Negara
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia.
The orangutans are two species of great apes known for their intelligence, long arms and reddish-brown hair. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, they are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, though fossils have been found in Java, Vietnam and China. They are the only surviving species in the genus Pongo and the subfamily Ponginae (which also includes the extinct genera Gigantopithecus and Sivapithecus). Their name derives from the Malay and Indonesian phrase orang hutan, meaning "man of the forest" The orangutan is an official state animal of Sabah in Malaysia.
The word orangutan (also written orang-utan, orang utan and orangutang) is derived from the Malay and Indonesian words orang meaning "person" and hutan meaning "forest",] thus "person of the forest". Orang Hutan is the common term in these two national languages, although local peoples may also refer to them by local languages. Maias and mawas are also used in Malay, but it is unclear if those words refer only to orangutans, or to all apes in general.
The word was first attested in English in 1691 in the form orang-outang, and variants with -ng instead of -n as in the Malay original are found in many languages. This spelling (and pronunciation) has remained in use in English up to the present, but has come to be regarded as incorrect by some.
The name of the genus, Pongo, comes from a 16th century account by Andrew Battell, an English sailor held prisoner by the Portuguese in Angola, which describes two anthropoid "monsters" named Pongo and Engeco. It is now believed that he was describing gorillas, but in the late 18th century it was believed that all great apes were orangutans; hence Lacépède's use of Pongo for the genus
