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Reptiles & Amphibians

The cold-blooded wonders — chameleons, crocodiles, lizards, and frogs in their natural environments.

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A Leopard Tortoise in Ndutu, Tanzania
A Yacare Caiman in the water, having just slid off the bank and left its impression behind in the sand.
A Pacific Chorus Frog in Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.
A Yacare Caiman floating in the river.
A Rough Skinned Newt. Washington State.
A smaller Nile Crocodile swimming in the Chobe River. Chobe National Park, Botswana.
A Chameleon in Masoala National Park in Madagascar
A Nile Crocodile resting on the banks of the Chobe river, Botswana.
A Chameleon in Masoala National Park in Madagascar
Two Yacare Caiman lined up at the river's edge.
The butterfly had been circling the Yacare Caiman for a while, and this frame came in the moment it settled on the caiman's head before flying off again, in Brazil.

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A mother Chacma baboon grooming her young baboon in Chobe National Park, Botswana

My Favorite Images

This young Lion climbed up the tree in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, and looked down at us in our land cruiser. I'm not sure who was watching who.

Wild Cats

Fishing the shallows paid off for this Brown Bear, which came up with a sockeye.

Bears

This Coyote kept coming up toward the car and retreating again, until he worked up the nerve to pass by and carry on down the road.

Wild Dogs, Coyotes, Jackals & Hyena

An elephant that is red from rolling in the red clay in Tarangire National Park Tanzania

Elephants, Rhinos & Hippos

The waterfowl scattered before I saw anything, and then this Bald Eagle swooped in hunting over the lake.

Owls, Eagles, Hawks & Vultures

A Mountain Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Uganda

Apes, Monkeys & Baboons

A Red-and-green Macaw that flew right in front of us as it came in to land on a nearby branch, in Brazil.

Birds

I heard rustling off the path that sounded bigger than a bird, stepping around the tree I found this Raccoon looking down from the hillside at me.

Otters, Mongoose & Raccoons

This American Bison calf was up on the hillside right next to the road in Yellowstone National Park.

Giraffes, Zebras & Other Ungulates

A Southern Tamandua crossing an open field in the evening light, heading for another clump of trees.

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A Red-and-green Macaw that flew right in front of us as it came in to land on a nearby branch, in Brazil.

The Brazilian Pantanal

It was amazing watching a bear this size match the salmon turn for turn.

Katmai National Park