Animals Archive

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Ostriches do not bury their head in the sand. They stretch out their neck and lay their head on the ground to keep from being seen, hence the myth ...

    The Ostrich

    Ostriches do not bury their head in the sand. They stretch out their neck and lay their head on the ground to keep from being seen, hence the myth ...

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I'm a cat person. Cats have a grace unlike any other animal. Even big cats like lions and tigers have such grace. But big cats like this lioness also ...

    Lioness On The Lookout

    I'm a cat person. Cats have a grace unlike any other animal. Even big cats like lions and tigers have such grace. But big cats like this lioness also ...

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The siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)is now completely confined to the Amur-Ussuri region of Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in far eastern Siberia, where it is now protected. Only ...

    A Tigers Stare

    The siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)is now completely confined to the Amur-Ussuri region of Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in far eastern Siberia, where it is now protected. Only ...

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The plains zebra (Equus quagga) is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. When I saw this one drinking from the pond I had to take a ...

    Stripes Reflected

    The plains zebra (Equus quagga) is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. When I saw this one drinking from the pond I had to take a ...

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Taken when I was showing my daughter some of the life in the  forest. Of course, she thought the squirrels was more fun to see. And I got ...

    Reconnaissance

    Taken when I was showing my daughter some of the life in the forest. Of course, she thought the squirrels was more fun to see. And I got ...

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Taken in Oslo Reptilpark, this spectacled caiman is far from home. This crocodilian reptile can be found in much of Central and South America, where it lives in both ...

    The Spectacled Caiman

    Taken in Oslo Reptilpark, this spectacled caiman is far from home. This crocodilian reptile can be found in much of Central and South America, where it lives in both ...

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Anas platyrhynchos.

I saw this wild duck grooming in a pond when I was out celebrating the Norwegian Constitution Day on may 17. While I got many good pictures of ...

    Mallard Grooming

    Anas platyrhynchos. I saw this wild duck grooming in a pond when I was out celebrating the Norwegian Constitution Day on may 17. While I got many good pictures of ...

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Panthera leo.

    The Lioness

    Panthera leo.

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Panthera leo.

    The Lion

    Panthera leo.

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A little squirrel monkey clinging on to his mothers back.

Every time I see a squirrel monkey I think of Mr. Nilsson, the monkey belonging to Pippi Longstocking. Did you ...

    Clinging On

    A little squirrel monkey clinging on to his mothers back. Every time I see a squirrel monkey I think of Mr. Nilsson, the monkey belonging to Pippi Longstocking. Did you ...

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