Native range of the painted turtle (C. picta) Dark grey for national borders White for state and province borders Dark blue for rivers, only showing those in article
Eastern (C. p. picta)
Midland (C. p. marginata)
Southern (C. p. dorsalis)
Western (C. p. bellii)
Intergrade mixtures (large areas only)
Mix of eastern and midland
Mix of eastern and southern
Mix of midland and western
Humpback swimming on its back in AntarcticaDouble breaching in AlaskaA group of 15 whales bubble net fishing near Juneau, AlaskaHumpback whale lunging in the center of a bubble net spiral.A whale off Australia on the spring migration, feeding on krill by turning on its side and propelling through the krillA humpback straining water through its baleen after lunging.Humpback breaching near coastProfessor John Struthers about to dissect the Tay whale, Dundee, photographed by George Washington Wilson in 1884Possible Migaloo sighted off the Royal National ParkA dead humpback washed up near Big Sur, CaliforniaHumpback whale in Colombia's Uramba Bahía Málaga National Natural Park, a favorite place for whales to give birth to their young, making it a tourist destinationLiving specimen of Megathura crenulata with mantle extended over much of its shell.White-winged scoterEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenComposite image of velvet scoterWith crabMG 5668 Cricket SRGB INWM. d. differentialis juvenile (4th or 5th stage), Ottawa, OntarioDifferential Grasshopper seen in Arlington, Texas, USA.Meliosma henryiMeliosma pinnata var. oldhamii seeds,Singing in Delaware USATaken near Anacortes, Washington in March, this individual is most likely M. m. morphnaTaken at Springfield, Oregon in early April, this photo probably shows M. m. cleonensis or a "phaea" hybridJuvenile, FloridaEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenMerluccius productus California, Cordell Bank National Marine SanctuaryThe Barstow Formation in which Merriamoceros was discoveredIllustrationMerycodusMesohippusSkull of a northern elephant seal.Male elephant seals fighting for mates.Male elephant seals fighting for matesNorthern Elephant Seal Skull on display at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Mother and pup, Piedras BlancasAdult male northern elephant seal at Point Reyes National Seashore, CaliforniaThree pups are nursing from a single adult female: Female elephant seals deliver only one pup; the two other may have wandered away from their mothers and gotten lost. In this situation, no pup would get enough milk.The northern elephant seal population was estimated to be 171,000 in 2005.[47]Mithra (left) in a 4th-century investiture sculpture at Taq-e Bostan in western Iran.Mithras-Helios, in Phrygian cap with solar rays, with 1st century BC Antiochus I Theos of Commagene. Found at Mount Nemrut, in present-day eastern Turkey.Relief of Roman Mithras, in a tauroctony scene.Ida's miter with egg capsulesFirst complete skeletal restoration, 1918M. elatus specimen, AMNHRestoration of M. elatus by Robert Bruce HorsfallLarge California mussel beds, north Moonstone beach near Cambria, California. Brown, furry-looking seaweed is Gloiopeltis furcata , both in the mid to upper intertidal zones.Chemical structure of the prototypical NaSSA mirtazapine (original brand name Remeron).Front view of skeletonNectandra cissiflora berry.Ventral view of live specimen of Neobernaya spadicea crawling on aquarium glass, anterior end to the bottomDorsal view of a shell of Neobernaya spadicea, anterior end to the topAdult female N. fuscipes, UC Davis Quail Ridge ReserveN. fuscipes house, UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, CADesert woodrat in a century plantDesert woodrat eating a peanutWood rat (Neotoma lepida) middenNeritaShell and opercula of Nerita pelorontaNerita polita rumphii Récluz, 1841 : often referred to as Nerita litterataA shell of Nerita spenglerianaNerium oleanderNerium Oleander(Red)A seed follicles spreading seedsOleander shrub, MoroccoOleander growing wild in a Libyan Wadi (river valley)Nerium Oleanders, in Galveston. Yellow is unusualOleandrin, one of the toxins present in oleanderThe first oleander planting in Galveston, Texas'Oleanders' by Vincent van GoghBurying beetleBurying beetle life cycleN. brachyops skull with canines piercing the leg bone of another specimenNorrisia norrisii shell with a slipper shell Garnotia norrisiarum attached.Notoacmea A shell of Notoacmea mayiBroadnose sevengill sharkPainting by Kawahara KeigaPainting by Frederick SchoenfeldNucella limaThe forked tail is more easily seen from aboveFork-tailed storm petrel, St. Lazaria Island, Alaska, showing forked tailEgg (coll.MHNT) Ocotea guianensis - MHNTDried ishpingo (O. quixos) cupules can be used as spice.Small herd of mule deer in the Sulphur Springs Valley of southern ArizonaStotting mule deerMule deer foraging on a late winter morning at Okanagan Mountain Provincial ParkMule deer grazing in Zion National ParkBuck grazing near Leavenworth, WashingtonDoe grazing in Alberta, CanadaSmalltooth sand tiger in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, FloridaSmalltooth sand tiger at the Northampton Seamount. In the open ocean, this species is strongly associated with submarine ridges and seamounts.A smalltooth sand tiger at a hydrothermal vent on the Kasuga-2 submarine volcano. Smaller individuals such as this tend to remain in deeper water.Olivella biplicata'Hermit crab using the shell of Olivella biplicataMountain goatClose-up of headIn the Cascade Range, Mount Rainier National Park, near the southern limit of their distribution.Young mountain goat licking handrail for saltA mountain goat grazing at Mount Rushmore, South DakotaMountain goat kid at Cawridge, AlbertaMountain goat with kid in Glacier National ParkOreortyx pictusEgg of Oreortyx pictus – MHNTOlympia oysters and shucking knife for scaleOriginal publication, The Examiner, London, Sunday, January 11, 1818, No. 524, page 24.A fair copy draft (c. 1817) of Shelley's "Ozymandias" in the collection of Oxford's Bodleian LibraryThe Younger Memnonstatue of Ramesses II in the British Museum. Its imminent arrival in London may have inspired the poem.1817 draft by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Bodleian LibraryThe depiction of a shark's head by Nicolas Steno in his work The Head of a Shark DissectedMegalodon tooth with two great white shark teethRestoration of megalodon with a similar appearance to the great white sharkMegalodon may have had a build similar to the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).[48]: 35–36 Reconstruction showing the position of the replacement teethReconstructed jaws on display at the National Aquarium in BaltimoreReconstructed megalodon skeleton on display at the Calvert Marine MuseumCoprolite attributed to megalodonVertebra of a whale bitten in half by a megalodon with visible gashes from teethMegalodon may have faced competition from large sperm whales, such as Livyatan melvillei.[49]Artistic impression of a megalodon pursuing two Eobalaenoptera whalesCollection of teeth of juvenile megalodon and C. chubutensis from a probable nursery area in the Gatun Formation of PanamaMegalodon may have become coextinct with smaller baleen whale species, such as Piscobalaena nana.[50]The HMS Challenger discovered megalodon teeth which were erroneously dated to be around 11,000 to 24,000 years old.[51]Male on the left, female on the rightPalaeolagusMandible with tooth marks from MegalodonShell of Patelloida mufriaShell of Patelloida victorianaNicodemus the HagioriteSkull of P. mauretanicusRestored skull of P. sandersiP. chilensis skeleton seen from belowA brown pelican opening mouth and inflating air sac to display tongue and some inner bill anatomy.American white pelican with knob which develops on bill before the breeding seasonAn adult brown pelican with a chick in a nest in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, US. This species will nest on the ground when no suitable trees are available.[52]An Australian pelican gliding with its large wings extendedBrown pelicans diving into the sea to catch fish in JamaicaPelecanus occidentalis, Tortuga Bay, Island of Santa Cruz, GalápagosGreat white pelicans loafing in KenyaPelicans on a Fifth Dynastyrelief at the Abu Gorab temple, EgyptStatue of pelican wounding its breast to feed its chicksWWII 1944 Scottish Blood Transfusion PosterQueen Elizabeth I: the Pelican Portrait, by Nicholas Hilliard (c. 1573), in which Elizabeth I wears the medieval symbol of the pelican on her chestThe arms of the Kiszely family of Benedekfalva depict a pelican in her piety both in the crest (heraldry) and shield.Pelican on the Albanian 1 lek coin.Adult nonbreeding in Marin County, California. Note lack of "horn" and duller bare parts.American white pelicans gathering at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Brown pelicans can also be seen in center, and at left and right margins.Non-breeding adult wintering in CaliforniaAmerican white pelicans fishing in a group near Corte Madera, CaliforniaIn breeding condition at Tulsa Zoo, USAAmerican white pelican (breeding) in Green Bay, WI, 2013Nest at Chase LakeAdults on their nests, already in nonbreeding plumage (note dark nape)Brown pelicanBrown pelican showing throat pouchJuvenile at Bodega Harbor, California, United StatesAdult in flight, Bodega Bay, CaliforniaDivingFlag of Louisiana prominently displaying the brown pelicanAerial view of the Pelican Island National Wildlife RefugePersea americana flowersPersea macrantha leavesImperial shags in Beagle ChannelWing-drying behaviourOccipital crest or os nuchale in Phalacrocorax carboCormorant (species unknown) begins its diveImmature Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventerPhalacrocorax niger in Hyderabad, IndiaGuanay cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) at Weltvogelpark WalsrodeLittle cormorant, Microcarbo nigerRed-legged cormorant (Phalacrocorax gaimardi)The double-crested cormorant's crests are normally not visibleGreat cormorant with hooked billGuanay cormorant, Leucocarbo bougainvilliiBrandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) – crestless, but with ornamental plumesLittle black cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostrisGreat cormorant drying its wingsDouble-crested cormorantA Chinese fisherman with his two cormorantsCormorants catching Fish. Hanging silk scroll by Yūhi, Middle Edo period, Japan, 1755Adult in breeding plumage with white crestDisplaying, CaliforniaWith a fishEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenParent and a chick at the nestPelagic cormorantNonbreeding adult P. p. resplendens on Morro Rock (California, United States)Pelagic cormorants (presumably P. p. resplendens) at Kitsap Peninsula (Washington, United States) preening after fishing. Note spread-winged posture of bird in center.Adult on a nest in San Luis Obispo, California, United StatesThe largely sympatricred-faced cormorant (P. urile, shown here in breeding plumage) is the pelagic cormorant's sister speciesAdult showing blue throat patch characteristic of breeding plumage1859 illustrationEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenChickRed-necked phalaropeWaved albatross pairA chick just before it left the Hawaiian archipelagoOne of several chicks translocated to Muko-jima Island, JapanCaptive Greater flamingos feedingP. croizeti fossilMany molecular and morphological studies support a relationship between grebes and flamingosFlamingos in flight at Rio Lagartos, Yucatán, MXAmerican flamingo and offspring. The arcuate (curved) bill is well adapted to bottom scoopingChilean Flamingo feeding its youngColony of flamingos at Lake NakuruMoche Ceramic Depicting Flamingo (200 AD) Larco Museum Collection Lima, PeruPhotinia fraseri', showing the red colour of new growth contrasted to the glossy green older leaves.Flower of an ornamental shrub cultivarTexas horned lizardPhrynosoma douglasiiComparison of P. modestum and P. platyrhinosGrowing tip of Bishop Pine, showing male cones and the long paired needlesGrowth habitNeedles and spikes on a branchPine cone on forest floorPollen cones. Scale bar, 2 cmDetail of barkPlantation in AustraliaCSIRO researchers of the Juvenile Wood Initiative sampling the increment growth coreAdult femaleBole of an aged Platanus, in Trsteno, near Dubrovnik, CroatiaPatterned bark of London planeLife restoration at MUSE - Science Museum in TrentoGrey plover in non-breeding plumage from Arnala, Virar, Maharashtra, India in February 2016Podiceps sociata foassilHorned Grebe Basic (nonbreeding) plumageChicks swimming alongside adult in alternate plumageAtlantic midshipman (Porichthys plectrodon)Photophores on an Atlantic midshipman. Midshipman fish are named after their photophores.In intertidal reef-flat environments, massive Porites form characteristic microatoll formations, with living tissues around the perimeter, and dead skeleton on the exposed upper surface. Microatoll growth is predominantly lateral, as vertical growth is limited by a lack of accommodation space.[53]Small colony of Porites poritesPrieneThe Temple of Athena with the cliff side of the acropolis in the background.Location of Priene at Maeander River's mouth.BouleuterionTheatreThe western part of the main street (Western Gate Street) with drainageBack of blue sharkJapanese cherry (Prunus serrulata) in bloomCherries are prone to gummosis.The development sequence of a nectarine (Prunus persica) over a 7.5 month period, from bud formation in early winter to fruit ripening in midsummerCoast Douglas-fir seed cone, from a tree grown from seed collected by David DouglasCoast Douglas-fir branchRocky Mountain Douglas-fir twigThe buds of a coast Douglas-firSpiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela)Galápagos shearwater, P. subalarisComparison between P. olsoni and P. puffinusSooty shearwaterUpper body of a bird swimming off the shore of CaliforniaA small portion of a huge flock off the shore of California, United States in SeptemberAdult near Burrow on Bruny Island. The photograph was taken at night.Fledgling, Austins Ferry, Tasmania, AustraliaCougarAlthough large, the cougar is more closely related to smaller felines than to other big cats.Close-up of faceCougar skull and jawboneAlthough cougars somewhat resemble the domestic cat, they are about the same size as an adult human.Rear paw of a cougarA captive cougar feeding. Cougars are ambush predators, feeding mostly on deer and other mammals.Cougar cubsCougar cubA cougar in Yellowstone National ParkA camera trap image of a cougar in Saguaro National Park, ArizonaFront paw print of a cougar. An adult paw print is approximately 10 cm (4 inches) long.[54]Pumapard, photographed in 1904Cougar conservation depends on preservation of its habitatA Boeing-727 from the now defunct Cougar Airlines.Mountain Lion warning sign in California, USA.Diagram showing the numbering and ring fusion locations of pyrene according to IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry.Ridgway's rail Rallus obsoletusR. l. aequatorialis (left) and nominate (right)Drupes of a staghorn sumac in Coudersport, PAA young branch of staghorn sumacRhus lancea fruitStaghorn sumac bob, Hamilton, OntarioWinged Sumac leaves and flowersRhus malloryi fossil. ~49.5 million years old. Early Ypresian, Klondike Mountain Formation, WashingtonSumac spiceEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenFossil of Sabal majorThe skull of S. ensidensLeidy's illustrations of the humerus of S. major and the vertebrae of S. ensidensThe vertebrae and limb bones of the holotype specimen of S. ensidensA fossil of "Saniwa" feistiSapindus emarginatus leaves in Hyderabad, IndiaSapindus emarginatus drupes in Hyderabad, IndiaS. saponaria var. drummondii berriesScaldicetus caretti vertebraeSpiny lizardSceloporus uniformisWestern fence lizardS. o. occidentaliscourting on a logThe blue ventral side of the lizard, giving it the name "blue belly"CamouflagingCloseup of headSebastes carnatus at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.Sebastes chlorostictus at the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.Sebastes constellatusSebastes inermisSebastes goodeiSebastes diaconus at the Vancouver Aquarium.Sebastes nebulosus.Sebastes norvegicus at the New England Aquarium.Sebastes pachycephalus.Sebastes serricepsFossil shell of Semicassis rondoletiiA mid-15th century Florentineworld map based on the 1st (modified conic) projection in Jacobus Angelus's 1406 Latin translation of Maximus Planudes's late-13th century rediscovered Greek manuscripts of Ptolemy's 2nd-century Geography. Serica is shown in the far northeast of the world.A Latin inset map derived from Ptolemy's Geography.[55] Serica (Sericae Pars) lies to the north of the Sinae, who lie on the Great Gulf (Magnus Sinus) at the eastern end of a land-locked Indian Ocean (Indicum Pelagus).Laurent Fries's 1522 world map, including both Serica (Serica Regio) north of the Himalayas and Cathay (Cathaya) in far northeastern Asia.Green Roman glass cup unearthed from an Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) tomb, Guangxi, ChinaBronze coin of Constantius II (337–361), found in Karghalik, modern ChinaRestoration of S. nitida as a semi-aquatic animalBlue admiral (Kaniska canace) caterpillar on China smilax (S. china)Diosgenin is found in S. menispermoideaAmerican sarsaparilla (S. aristolochiifolia) from Köhler's Medicinal PlantsCalifornia ground squirrel at Point LobosGolden-mantled ground squirrelThe Pacific angelshark has dorsally placed eyes, a terminal mouth, and nasal barbels.Squatina californica jawsThe Pacific angelshark's cryptic dorsal coloration enables it to ambush prey.Two skuas and a giant petrel fighting over a dead Antarctic fur sealSkua in AntarcticaA skua nestling, with egg tooth presentThe six stamens and style of Sternbergia luteaAlcock's boafish, S. nebulosusLobatus galeatusLong-tailed meadowlarkSkullBrush rabbitSthenictis campestris jawTaranis (Jupiter with wheel and thunderbolt), Le Chatelet, Gourzon, Haute-Marne, FranceGundestrup cauldron, created between 200 BC and 300 AD, is thought to have a depiction of Taranis on the inner wall of cauldron on tile CVotive wheels called Rouelles, thought to correspond to the cult of Taranis. Thousands of such wheels have been found in sanctuaries in Belgic Gaul, dating from 50 BC to 50 AD. Musée d'Archéologie Nationale.Skull, showing the powerful beakEgg, Collection Museum Wiesbaden, GermanyAn Eulenloch ("owl-hole") in northern Germany lets barn owls access the attic for nestingBrood prior to fledging, beginning to shed their nestling downThree barn owl chicks threatening an intruderLanding on a handler's gloved hand. Captive birds often live longer than wild ones.Light coloured adultIn flight, Sandesneben (Germany)Barn owl on Lithuanian silver coin of 5 litas (2002)Fossils of Tyto cavaticaFossil of Tyto ostologaThe fossil species Tursiops osennaeIndo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, T. aduncusWolphin Kawili'Kai at the Sea Life Park in HawaiiBottlenose dolphin head, showing rostrum and blowholeDolphin and a paddler at Dalkey IslandBottlenose dolphin responding to human hand gestures.Mother and juvenile bottlenose dolphins head to the seafloorAn adult female bottlenose dolphin with her young, Moray Firth, ScotlandA bottlenose dolphin attacks and kills a harbour porpoise at Chanonry Point, ScotlandAt Notojima Aquarium, JapanK-Dog, trained by the US Navy to find mines and boobytraps underwater, leaping out of the waterBottlenose dolphin (at Hundred Islands National Park).1659 painting by Elisabetta Sirani (adapting Merian's engraving); Timoclea pushing the Thracian captain who raped her into a well.Timoclea before Alexander the Great, painting by Domenichino, c. 1615, Louvre.Léon Davent, Etching, c.1541/45, after Francesco Primaticcio. 341 x 231 mm.Fossil specimenRelative sizes of various tunas, with the Atlantic bluefin tuna (top) at about 8 ft (2.4 m) in this sampleMaximum reported sizes of Thunnus species.Adult flying over the German Wadden Sea; note white underwingsChipmunks in northern WisconsinEastern chipmunk at the entrance of its burrowSkullTeratornisTerminaliaBotta's pocket gopher skull and teeth from Elliot 1901An individual emerging from a burrow in southern CaliforniaThe certain global range and distribution of Cape Snoek.[56]California thrashers in mating ritual at Descanso Gardens, California.Male lemon-yellow clawed fiddler crab (Uca perplexa), wavingGeneral anatomy of a fiddler crabUmbellulariaLignotuber near ground level provides fire-resistant storage of energy and sprouting buds if fire damage requires replacement of the trunk or limbs.Naturalized occurrence of species in Snake Lake Park, Tacoma, WashingtonThe leaves are entire and lance-shaped about 3–10 centimetres (1.2–3.9 in) long. They may substitute for the Mediterranean bay leaf in cooking.Flowers open in late winter and early spring.An unripe bay nutNearly ripe bay nuts being prepared for roasting.Roasted bay nuts ready for eating, or grinding into a powdery paste for beverages and cookingAdult bird in basic (winter) plumage, GermanyEtching of a common guillemot."Bridled guillemot" in IcelandSkeletonPart of a U. a. californica colony, Farallon Islands, CaliforniaMurre eggsHerring gull steals an egg, LundyAdults feeding chick, LundyPupsMale common side-blotched lizard, with blue and yellow coloration and a characteristic dark blotch behind the forearmCommon side-blotched lizards matingCooper's drawing of Urolophus halleri, accompanying his 1863 description.A round stingray at Laguna Beach. This species injures hundreds of people each year off California.VenusSize comparison with EarthFalse-colour image of Maat Mons with a vertical exaggeration of 22.5Impact craters on the surface of Venus (false-colour image reconstructed from radar data)The internal structure of Venus – the crust (outer layer), the mantle (middle layer) and the core (yellow inner layer)Venus orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 108 million kilometres (about 0.7 AU) and completes an orbit every 224.7 days. Venus is the second planet from the Sun and orbits the Sun approximately 1.6 times (yellow trail) in Earth's 365 days (blue trail)Venus is always brighter than all other planets or stars as seen from Earth. The second brightest object on the image is Jupiter.The phases of Venus and evolution of its apparent diameter2004 transit of VenusThe pentagram of Venus. Earth is positioned at the centre of the diagram, and the curve represents the direction and distance of Venus as a function of time.The "black drop effect" as recorded during the 1769 transitGalileo's discovery that Venus showed phases (although remaining near the Sun in Earth's sky) proved that it orbits the Sun and not EarthModern telescopic view of Venus from Earth's surfaceArtist's impression of Mariner 2, launched in 1962, a skeletal, bottle-shaped spacecraft with a large radio dish on topGlobal view of Venus in ultraviolet light done by Mariner 10.♀drawing of one row of teeth in the radula of Velutina velutinaThe song of the rufous-browed peppershrike is described as a whistled phrase with the rhythm Do you wash every week?ⓘTwo forms of vulsellum forcepsCalifornia sea lionLithography by Joseph Smit.California sea lion skeletonSea lions in Santa Cruz, CaliforniaSea lion rookerySea lion pupSea lions resting on a buoyZak, a 375 lb (170 kg) Navy sea lion leaps back into the boat after a harbor-patrol training mission.Captive sea lion performingA California sea lion at Central Park Zoo. It has climbed to the edge of its tank awaiting feeding, showing awareness of its regular feeding time.Hundreds of California sea lions bask on Pier 39 in San Francisco, where they are welcomed as a tourist attraction. Shooting sea lions, ca. 1870sIn Hermosillo, Sonora, MexicoIn Guelph, Ontario, Canada.Adult and squabs in cactus-protected nest, High Desert (California)AdultEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenParent and two chicks in ArizonaPair of doves in late winter in MinnesotaAudubon's Carolina pigeonIn California, United StatesZygolophodon tapiroides tusks excavated in Milia (Greece)Autumn foliageThe Golden Fleece by Herbert James Draper (1904) "Aeetes Accepts the Dismembered Corpse of Absyrte". Engraved by René Boyvin after Leonard Thiry, 1563.Plaque with Medea's Murder of Absyrtus by Martin Didier Pape (between 1580 and 1600)AcrostichumAgrilusAgrilus biguttatus on a stump of a treeAgrilus alesiAgrilus aureusAgrilus auriventrisAgrilus auroapicalisAgrilus biakanusAgrilus celebicola lectotype.Agrilus connexus holotype.Agrilus crepuscularis holotype.Agrilus cupricauda lectotype.Agrilus diversornatus holotypeAgrilus evinadus lectotype.Agrilus horni lectotype.Agrilus horniellusAgrilus inamoenusAgrilus korenskyi lectotype.Agrilus kurandae lectotype.Agrilus laurenconi holotype.Agrilus marmoreus lectotype.Agrilus mucidus holotype.Agrilus nebulosus.Agrilus nirius lectotype.Agrilus nitidus lectotype.Agrilus oblatus lectotypeAgrilus perrotiAgrilus picturatus holotype.Agrilus pluvius holotype.Agrilus pseudoambiguus holotype.Agrilus samoensis holotype.Agrilus sordidulusAgrilus tebinganus lectotype.Agrilus tesselatus holotype.Agrilus trepanatus holotype.Agrilus umrongso holotype.Agrilus yamawakiiAgrilus zanthoxylumiRestoration of A. elrodi by Robert Bruce HorsfallLife reconstruction of Aepycamelus giraffinusAeshna speciosa fossilAgabusCandlenut (Aleurites moluccanus)Candlenut seedlingAllophylus timoriensis - MHNTUtah, October 2005Nevada, summer 2006Multicolored swarm in Nevada, 2002.Andrena vaga visiting her nestAnemiaMain symptoms that may appear in anemia[57]The hand of a person with severe anemia (on the left) compared to one without (on the right)Figure shows normal red blood cells flowing freely in a blood vessel. The inset image shows a cross-section of a normal red blood cell with normal hemoglobin.[58]Peripheral blood smear microscopy of a patient with iron-deficiency anemiaAnthomyia procellaris laying eggs into faeces on a stump of treeAnthonomusAphodiusAphodius septemmaculatusMarbled orb-weaver (Araneus marmoreus), Temagami, OntarioMarbled orb-weaver (Araneus marmoreus)AnthomyiaEacles imperialis caterpillar undergoing apolysisCalico flower (A. littoralis): habitAristolochic acid, the main toxin of pipevinesOrnamental Aristolochia ringensRajah Brooke's birdwing: its caterpillars feed on Aristolochia foveolataAristolochia acuminata habitus drawingAristolochia arborea flowersAristolochia erianthaAristolochia gibertiiAristolochia pistolochiaAristolochia maximaAristolochia lindneriAristolochia macrophyllaAristolochia ponticaAristolochia sempervirensMichel Adanson (1727-1806), who named the genus AsiminaFlower of Asimina reticulataAsimina triloba is often called prairie banana because of its banana-like creamy texture and flavor.Black spleenwort (A. adiantum-nigrum)Asplenium aethiopicumCrow's-nest fern (A. australasicum), one of the bird's-nest fernsAsplenium azoricumSea spleenwort (A. marinum)Forked spleenwort (A. septentrionale)Green spleenwort (A. viride)Female Neck-stretching courtship ritual of the male redheadAthaliahGustave Doré, The Death of Athaliah.AttagenusAttagenus fasciatus larvaAttagenus trifasciatusBorealosuchus skeleton cast at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State MuseumBorealosuchus sp. fossilBrachinus sclopetaBruchus atomariusBruchus rufimanusBruchus affinisBuprestis dalmatinaBuprestis haemorrhoidalisBuprestis lineataBuprestis novemmaculataBuprestis octoguttataBuprestis rufipesFemale Callomyia amoenaCardiospermum halicacabum - MHNTTypical interior structure of a small carpenter bee's nest, here built into a dry stem of fennel. The stem cavity is partitioned into cells, each one containing pollen bread and one offspring. In the lowermost cell (on the right), the larva has already hatched. The other two cells still contain eggs.Ceratina bifidaCeratina chalcitesCeratina smaragdula"Dog Town" or settlement of prairie dogsAphroditeAphrodite Ourania, draped rather than nude, with her foot resting on a tortoise (Musée du Louvre)Ruins of the temple of Aphrodite at AphrodisiasMosaic from Roman Syria depicting Aphrodite and Ares. Shahba, SyriaAncient Greek mosaic from Antioch dating to the second century AD, depicting the Judgement of ParisThe so-called "Venus in a bikini", from the house of Julia Felix, Pompeii, Italy actually depicts her Greek counterpart Aphrodite as she is about to untie her sandal, with a small Eros squatting beneath her left arm, 1st-century AD[Notes 1]Wall painting from Pompeii of Venus rising from the sea on a scallop shell, believed to be a copy of the Aphrodite Anadyomene by Apelles of KosThe Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum) often bears flowers directly on its trunk.Hispid pocket mouseArchaeological museum of ChalkidaView of the ancient Roman aqueductVenetian map of Chalcis (Negroponte) (1597).Church of Saint Paraskevi, patron saint of ChalkisNegroponte by Vincenzo Coronelli, 1687The Ottoman fortress of KarababaSt Nicholas churchThe city hallThe Chalcis' Bridge connecting the island with the mainland of Greece.M/V Arktos at Chalkis Shipyards.Bust of philosopher Aristotle, from Chalcidice, apoikia of Chalkis.A statue of Mordechai FrizisNikos SkalkottasGoldenrod soldier beetle (C. pennsylvanicus)CicadaA 17-year cicada, Magicicada, Robert Evans Snodgrass, 1930[59]Chorus cicada, a species endemic to New ZealandMesozoic fossil forewing of Mesogereon superbum, AustraliaThe giant cicada Prolystra lithographica from Germany Jurassic, about 150–145 MyaA Japanese Minminzemi (Oncotympana maculaticollis)Cicada sound-producing organs and musculature. a, Body of male from below, showing cover-plates; b, From above, showing drumlike tymbals; c, Section, muscles that vibrate tymbals; d, A tymbal at rest; e, Thrown into vibration, as when singingCicada exuviaEastern cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus) with cicada prey. United StatesCicada camouflaged on an olive tree. Kassiopi, Corfu, Greece.Cicadas evade predators with strategies such as camouflage.The day-flying cicada Huechys sanguinea warns off predators with its aposematic red and black coloration. Southeast AsiaSilver casket with writing utensils, made by the Nuremberg goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer (1507/08–1585). Silver cicada is at lower left.Japanese snuff bottle in the form of a cicada, c. 1900Deep-fried Cryptotympana atrata in Shandong cuisineCurculionidaeA true weevilCompound of a Cyrtotrachelus in acrylCionus tuberculosus (Curculioninae)A northern flicker at a tree in the Seedskadee National Wildlife RefugeTwo males in a territorial display during springNorthern flicker feeding juvenile at nest cavity entrancePrairie dogFull view of a prairie dogPrairie dogs at a burrow entrancePrairie dog familyA pair of prairie dogsFemale with juvenileJuvenile prairie dogsPrairie dog callingA prairie dog and his holeA black-tailed prairie dog forages above ground for grasses and leaves.Cryptophagus corticinusCryptophagus lemoncheiAnatomy of a Culex larvaAnatomy of a Culex adultCulex malariager in amberHouses in Ghadames are made of mud, lime, and palm tree trunks with covered alleyways between them to offer good shelter against summer heat.Cylindrotoma distinctissima in copulaBaroque Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) depicted the pursuit of the nymph Daphne by the god Apollo as inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses, in Apollo and Daphne (1622–1625). This statue is in the collection of the Galleria Borghese in Rome.DaphniaThe beating heart of Daphnia under the microscopeResting egg pouch (ephippium) and the juvenile daphnid that just has hatched from itFishhook waterflea (above) and Bythotrephes longimanus (spiny water flea) (below)Extracted human botfly larva. The arrow points to the larva's mouthparts.Map of human botfly regionDermestesDermestes haemorrhoidalisJaw fragmentsA hemodialysis machineOsmosis diffusion ultrafiltration and dialysisSchematic diagram of peritoneal dialysisFile:Continuous Venon Venous Haemofiltration with pre and post-dilution (CVVH).svgContinuous veno-venous haemofiltration with pre- and post-dilution (CVVH)Continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration (CVVHDF)Arm showing tubesSkeleton in the Field Museum of Natural HistoryRestoration of Dinictis chasing Protoceras, Charles R. KnightD. hyalipennisD. linearisD. rufipesD. goldiana, Goldie's fernDysdercus cingulatus, Kaeng Krachan National Park, ThailandEctobius species – NymphThe mature strobili of a horsetail (Equisetum arvense).A cross section through a horsetail strobilus, showing spores with elaters.Spores and two elaters of the liverwort Ptilidium.Empis (Xanthempis) lutea, female feeding honeydewEobasileus (left) and Uintatherium (right)Skull in the Field MuseumRestoration by Charles KnightModel of Eotitanops (bottom) in comparison with various species of MegaceropsBottle of ephedrine, an alkaloid found in ephedraA 1798 printed broadside advertising the availability of a stallion for horse-breedingmodern Tatuidris tatusia workerEuphorbia as a small tree: Euphorbia dendroidesEuphorbia miliiEuphorbiafalse-flowerDetail of poinsettia flowers and immature fruitsAn old Euphorbia hybridEuphorbia obesaSimplified diagram of relations in subtribe EuphorbiinaeDistribution of the least chipmunkLeast chipmunkF. accreta worker, with cocoonsF. integroides workerFornax Chemica can be seen below Cetus in this card from Urania's Mirror (1825).The constellation Fornax as it can be seen by the naked eye.Four globular clusters in Fornax.[60]The Hubble Ultra Deep Field seen with MUSE.[61]A photograph of the head of a tsetse illustrating the forward pointing proboscisA photograph of the whole body of a tsetse illustrating the folded wings when at restA photograph of the wing of a tsetse illustrating the hatchet shaped central cellA photograph and diagram of the head of a tsetse illustrating the branched hairs of the antenna's aristaGlossina palpalis and G. morsitans from a 1920 lexiconCows dead from rinderpest in South Africa, 1896Serengeti National Park, TanzaniaTsetse fly from Burkina FasoTrypanosomes in a blood smearTsetse fly from Burkina FasoTsetse trapG. kohlsi paratypePonderosa forest near Forest Lakes, ArizonaPinyon jay in flightH. gregariusSkullMiriholcorpa forcipata holotype, a Middle Jurassic scorpionflyHumulusH. improssopunctatusHylobius abietisHolotype BMNH M16336Restoration by Heinrich HarderIlex paraguariensisHollies (here, Ilex aquifolium) are dioecious: (above) shoot with flowers from male plant; (top right) male flower enlarged from female plant; (lower right) female flower enlarged, showing stamen and reduced, sterile stamens with no pollen.Traditional Christmas card with holly and mistletoe. Circa 1880sThe underside of a fertile frond of Dicksonia antarctica. Each circular brown structure is an individual sorus.JanusDifferent depictions of Janus from Bernard de Montfaucon's L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figuresThe temple of Janus with closed doors, on a sestertius issued under Nero in 66 AD from the mint at LugdunumA bronze as from Canusium depicting a laureate Janus with the prow of a ship on the reverseThe traditional ascription of the "Temple of Janus" at Autun, Burgundy, is disputed.A cylinder seal depicting the gods Ishtar, Shamash, Enki, and Isimud, who is shown with two faces (circa 2300 BCE)IasosInterior of bouleuterionView of agora from bouleuterionRuins on the agora, possibly from the basilicaPortico on eastern side of agora, looking southSanctuary of Artemis AstiasMale slate-colored junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis)Male and female Junco hyemalisOregon juncoPink-sided juncoGray-headed juncoFledgling pink-sided junco (Junco hyemalis mearnsi) at about 1 month after hatching, Yellowstone National Park.Nest with eggsJunco hyemalis in flightA pink-sided junco in Elizabeth, ColoradoKalmiaKalmia microphyllaegg of a LagopusWhite-tailed ptarmiganA red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) in the Yorkshire Moors of EnglandAn individual with late summer plumage blends into subalpine tundraLasiusLasius niger, queen, workers, and eggsLasius flavusCarrie Fisher reprised the role of Leia in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015.Princess Leia cosplay (Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, April 2015)File:Amsterdam Women's March L1003135-Edit (32399726686) (cropped).jpgProtest sign from the Amsterdam Women's March in 2017 reading "A Woman's Place is in the Resistance" over a photograph of Princess Leia.Actress Olivia Munn cosplaying in the iconic Princess Leia "metal bikini" slave outfit from Return of the Jedi (1983)White-tailed jackrabbit in the snow at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (Wyoming)Running in Great Sand Dunes National ParkBlack rosy finchSandia Peak - New MexicoFemale - Sandia Peak - New MexicoDried Fruits of Lindera neesiana Used as spice (coll.MHNT)Lindera umbellataLinnaeus in the traditional dress of the Sami people of Lapland, holding the twinflower (Linnaea) that became his personal emblem (1853 portrait by Hendrik Hollander)The leaves are under 1cm long, with a few shallow teeth on the upper half.Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, U.S.Linnaea borealis may form long-persisting clonal coloniesRue Linnea Borealis, Cogne (Aosta Valley)"Locusta testing in Nero's presence the poison prepared for Britannicus", painting by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre, 1876LycosaLycosa hawaiiensis carrying youngLycosa narbonensisLycosa singoriensisLycosa tarantula, illustrationLycosa godeffroyi carrying youngFlowering crabapple bloomsRipe wild crab apples (Malus sylvestris)Baskets of crab apples for sale in Connecticut in 1939.Trunk of malusCrabapple bonsai tree taken in AugustYellow-bellied marmotWell-fed Marmota flaviventris standing, Ansel Adams Wilderness, CAFemale with nursing pup, Kamloops, British ColumbiaMarmots eating trash left by backpackers at Trail Camp near Mount Whitney, CAMegalictisRestoration of M. arikarenseFemale and male M. arikarense skullsMessorDawn redwood foliage - note opposite arrangementEocene (Ypresian) age M. occidentalis branchletFile:File:Metasequoia occidentalis.jpgMetasequoia occidentalisM. occidentalis cone with long, leafless stalk; early Paleocene, AlbertaLeft upper and lower molar teethLong-tailed voles may reside near marshes growing hardstem bullrush (Schoenoplectus acutus)Musca (as Apis) can be seen in the upper right of this extract from Bayer's Uranometria of 1603The constellation Musca as it can be seen by the naked eyeThe Coalsack Nebula can be seen as the large dark region near the top of the photo. It extends into the northeast of Musca. The vertical dark column in the lower right of the image is the Dark Doodad Nebula.Skull, as illustrated in Merriam's Synopsis of the weasels of North AmericaBlack-footed ferret at the Louisville ZooBlack-footed ferret performing a weasel war danceBlack-footed ferret kitsBlack-footed ferret chasing prairie dog.Ferret in the wild, July 2008Myrmica species cultivating aphidsMyrmica species workers drinking sugared waterBottom view of N. pilipes, Agumbe Rainforest, IndiaMature female (N. clavipes), Davie, FloridaN. clavipes web, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FloridaAustralian golden silk orb-weaver (N. edulis) and a locust caught in its web.N. pilipes female with many malesN. inaurata, MadagascarCape made from Madagascar golden orb-weaver spider silk, Victoria and Albert Museum, London[62]Inskip Point, SE Queensland, AustraliaFar Eastern curlews in Olango Island Group, Philippines.Snowy owlThe engraving Snowy Owl, Plate 121 of The Birds of America by John James Audubon. Male (top) and female (bottom).Juvenile Snowy Owl, about 12 weeks oldAdult Snowy Owl, CanadaCross-section of a floating leaf of Nympheae alba, E1: upper Epiderm, E2: lower Epiderm, P: Palisade mesophyll, M: Spongy mesophyll, B: vascular bundle, I: intercellular, S: sclerenchymaNymphaea stellataBlue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) on an 18th Dynasty jar found at AmarnaWater Lilies by Claude Monet, 1906This individual was at 603 m (1,978 ft) in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.The American pika's cryptic coloration helps it blend in with its environment in the Sierra Nevada.Lepus (Lagomys) princeps print from original scientific text.Slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)Frontal view of skullOrohippusOsmanthus decorusFemale Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (O. c. canadensis) in Yellowstone National ParkPaederusMandible of the type species P. minuta, from Schlosser 1888 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFSchlosser1888 (help)Inferior view of Bunaelurus (=Palaeogale) from Matthew 1902 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFMatthew1902 (help)Tooth of Phenacodus and PalaeonictisMandible of P. eterrimaPanorpaP. nuptialisSkull of Patriofelis ultaPepsisPepsis wasp with preyNorth American deer mouse rangeAstragalus hamosus - MHNTPheidole mendiculaSkeleton of Phenacodus primaevus.Restoration by Heinrich HarderFlowering Lewis's Mock-orange (Philadelphus lewisii) in habitatMexican evergreen mock-orange, Philadelphus karwinskyanusJapanese mock-orange, Philadelphus laxusHoary mock-orange, Philadelphus pubescensSchrenk's mock-orange, Philadelphus schrenkiiPhyllobius virideaeris in copulaIn Yellowstone Bear World (near Idaho Falls, Idaho)Back view showing dark blue-green feathersScavenging the remains of a large animal carcassAt Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (Wyoming)Platycheirus fulviventris malePlatycheirus peltatus malePlatycheirus clypeatus malePlatycheirus manicatus malePlatycheirus splendidus malePlatycheirus albimanus femalePlatycheirus manicatus femalePlatycheirus occultus femaleClose-up of head, P. nearcticaFossil of Poebrotherium sp. in CosmoCaixa BarcelonaPoebrotherium wilsoni skull in the Milan Natural History MuseumRight dentary dentition of a juvenile P. wilsoni from the White River Badlands.Australian spotted crake (P. fluminea)Egg of Baillon's crake (P. pusilla)Differing plumages of male (left), female (center) and immature little crakes (P. parva)Footage of the now-extinct Laysan rail (P. palmeri)The enigmatic dark crake of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi is today included in P. sandwichensisSora foraging in waterSkeleton castRhagioRhagio notatus, femaleRhagio scolopaceusRhagio sp.Rhagio tringarius, maleRhagio vitripennisR. limbataR. arcticusR. odoratusR. saxatilisR. ellipticus var. obcordatusR. ulmifoliusR. chamaemorusR. phoenicolasiusR. hirsutusR. caesiusR. parviflorusR. idaeusR. fruticosusR. laciniatusR. hawaiensisR. spectabilis var. spectabilisCommercially produced R. strigosus raspberriesR. rosifoliusFlowers of European black elderSambucus canadensis showing the complex branching of the inflorescenceSambucus canadensis showing the inflorescenceSambucus javanicaElderberry cultivation in AustriaDried elderberries ready for steepingMale and female Sassafras albidum flowers. The male flower is on the right; the female is on the left. The male flower has nine stamens (one partially obscured), while the female has a central pistil.Fossil Sassafras hesperia leaf from Early Ypresian, Klondike Mountain Formation, Washington, USAS. albidum is a host plant for the spicebush swallowtail.Male with blue sidesCamouflaged by treeEastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulates) Amelia Court House, VAEastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) with turquoise markingsEastern fence lizard eggScolytus scolytusBluebirdS. obscuraMap showing the Roman empire in AD 125 and contemporary barbarian Europe, showing two possible locations of the Sitones. One, based on Tacitus, places them in Central Sweden. Another view places them roughly in modern Estonia and/or Finland.The red-breasted nuthatch is said to have a callⓘ like a tin trumpet.Open ponderosa pine woodlands are a habitat for pygmy nuthatch. Cross-section of a western rock nuthatch nest cavity with a mud wall and tunnel across its entrance.The great spotted woodpecker is a serious predator of Eurasian nuthatch nests.[63]Eurasian nuthatch on a garden bird feederWhite-breasted nuthatch, common in much of North AmericaWhite-breasted nuthatchTail displayed S. c. carolinensisDeciduous woodland is the preferred habitat in the northeastAn adult at nest entrance, feeding its nestlings.Feeding sequenceFeeding on SuetBird feeders provide a supplementary source of foodSpermophagus sp.Fossil specimenExhibiting territorial behaviorEating a dandelionIn a suburban environmentSterculiaS. setigera, dry capsules and seeds – MHNTS. pruriens, wood texture – MHNTPanama tree, S. apetalaBust of unnamed Stratigos with Corinthian helmet; Hadrianic Roman copy of a Greek sculpture of c. 400 BCThe insignia of a full Stratigós of the Hellenic Army.Image by Harold Maxwell-Lefroy - Life history of SyrphusFlying in Central New York, USMatingNestingTenor voice range (C3–C5) notated on the treblestaff (left) and on piano keyboard in green with dot marking middle C (C4). Note that the numeral eight below the treble clef indicates that the pitches sound an octave lower than written: see Clef#Octave clefs. This is the standard clef for tenor parts in scores.Thamnophis elegans terrestris with dark coloringThomisusmale Thomisus kitamurai from Japanfemale Thomisus okinawensisSouth African species of Thomisus in ambush on Lavandula, by a flower too small for her to occupySouth African species of Thomisus disturbed on Lavandula inflorescencefemale T. labefactusSapindaceaeDodonaea viscosa flowersRambutan fruits.Alupag, Dimocarpus didyma fruitsLocation of Tingis in Roman Mauretania TingitanaTriumfettaTriumfetta pentandraTriumfetta semitrilobaTroxWorldwide vetch yieldHungarian vetch (V. pannonica) is often grown for forage.4-Chloroindole-3-acetic acid (4-Cl-IAA), a phytohormone found in several vetchesLeucoagglutinin, a toxic phytohemagglutinin found in raw Vicia fabaThe branched tendrils of black vetch (V. nigricans) help to distinguish it from other species.Vicia amoenaKashubian (Danzig) vetch (V. cassubica)Vicia grandifloraPea-flowered vetch (V. pisiformis)Vicia tenuifolia ssp. dalmaticaThe Villa Medici in Fiesole with early terraced hillside landscape: by Leon Battista AlbertiThe Getty Villa, an adaptation of the Villa of the Papyri, in Pacific Palisades, Los AngelesModel of Fishbourne Roman Palace, a governor's villa on the grandest scaleThe Villa di Medici by Giuliano da Sangallo-1470: Poggio a Caiano, TuscanyVilla di Pratolino with lower half of the gardens: by Giusto Utens-1599. Museo Topografico, Florence.Villa Doria Pamphili, RomeVilla "Sea Greeting" (Meeresgruss) in Binz, Rügen Island - a typical villa in 19th-century German resort architecture styleAerial view of giant "villa colonies" (Villenkolonien) in Dresden, Germany: Gründerzeit quarters of Blasewitz (incl. Tolkewitz and Striesen), Gruna and Johannstadt.Typical Villa in Graz, AustriaExample of Modern architecture villa in Sicily, ItalyHeritage villas: late 19th century, Auckland, New ZealandViburnum grandiflorumWeinmannia blumeiXantholinus glabratusXylocopa caerulea, Blue Carpenter Bee, robbing nectarCarpenter beeZamia furfuracea leaves Shell of Argopecten irradians from Bermuda Islands at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di MilanoRange of Sinitrofulgur perversumLive lightning whelk on the beach at Core Banks, North CarolinaAbapertural view of a shell of Sinistrofulgur perversumSinistrofulgur perversum egg cases.A long string of egg cases also known as a "mermaid's necklace" on display in a museumBusycotypus canaliculatusSouthern African pilchard are the most important prey species of copper sharks off South Africa.The copper shark is often caught by recreational anglers.A Caribbean reef shark surrounded by jacks.Numerous Caribbean reef sharks attracted to a bait ball.Several Caribbean reef sharks being fed at a "shark feed" in the Bahamas.A blacktip shark swimming in murky water off Oahu, HawaiiBlacktip sharks are social and usually found in groups.The blacktip shark usually poses little danger to divers.A Caribbean reef shark cruising over a coral reef in the Bahamas.Fossil valves of Cerastoderma edule from Pliocene of ItalyCommon slipper shell10 fresh shells of Crepidula fornicataJackknife clam, cooked, valves openFrançois Perrier's The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (17th century), depicting Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter IphigeniaIphigenia as a priestess of Artemis in Tauris sets out to greet prisoners, amongst which are her brother Orestes and his friend Pylades; a Roman fresco from Pompeii, 1st century ADIphigenie (1862) by Anselm FeuerbachMactra glaucaLeft valve interior of Mercenaria mercenariaFossil shell of Mercenaria permagna. Pleistocene of United StatesLeft valve interior of Mercenaria mercenaria.An old quahog shell that has been bored (producing Entobia) and encrusted after the death of the clamSteamed clamsRaw top neck clams in New Jersey.A beachworn right valve of Petricolaria pholadiformis, from WalesJawsTeeth21 ton whale shark caught in China in 2008Whale shark filteringplankton in MaldivesA whale shark in the Philippines with remorasIn Oslob, Philippines, whale sharks are fed shrimp to return every morning for tourists and divers.Swimming alongside an adult free diverA whale shark in the Georgia AquariumSnorkelling with whale shark near Isla Mujeres (Mexico) 30 August 2011JawStewartia koreana - MHNTS. bariensis skullPartial skullPremolar1840 illustrationCooper's hawkVideo: Accipiter cooperiiComparison of a male Cooper's hawk (left) with a female sharp-shinned hawk (right)Immature Cooper's hawk in winterTypical fall foliage in red maple country.Red Maple leaf from specimen in northern FloridaImmature foliage of Acer rubrum (Red Maple)Drawing showing male and female flower, leaf and samaraSamaras from a specimen in Milford, New HampshireFemale flowersMale flowersAcer × freemanii 'Jeffersred' in TorontoMature bark, at Hemingway, South CarolinaSpecimen showing variation of autumn leaf colorationA bottle of maple syrupMale calling and entering amplexus'Acropora cervicornis, Bonaire, 2007, notice the "stems" reacting to a disease.Acropora palmata afflicted with white pox disease, Molasses Reef, Florida Keys, in March 2008Eggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenNorthern saw-whet owlThree juveniles in Oregon, United StatesSpotted eagle rays are social and often occur in groups. Three individuals off BelizeThe silvertip shark is a predator of the spotted eagle ray.An eagle ray searching the bottom for food at Curaçao, Netherland AntillesNest with eggsAgitated malemale red-winged blackbird hectoring an ospreyThe "perched display", with wings held away from the body, is an agonistic behavior of the red-winged blackbird.A. piscivorus, neonate; note the yellow tail tip.Distribution: Blue = A. p. piscivorus; Red = A. p. conanti, Green = A. p. leucostoma, Gray = intergradation[64]A cypress swamp in Big Cypress National Preserve, south FloridaA. p. piscivorus – gaping is part of the typical threat display.A. p. piscivorus, light-colored adultThe effects of central fusion and terminal fusion on heterozygosityThe effects of central fusion and terminal fusion on heterozygosityWood duck in flightWood duckLifting off to flyClose up of male headIn Central Park, New York, USAAdult with two juveniles on a nestAlligatorA rare albino alligator swimmingAmerican alligator showing teethAlligator prenasalis fossilAmerican alligator skullThe snout of an American alligatorX-ray video of a female American alligator showing contraction of the lungs while breathingAmerican alligator (right) and American crocodile (left) at Mrazek Pond, FloridaA young American alligator preying on a bullfrogAmerican alligator in the EvergladesAmerican alligator eating a crab.Nest and young in FloridaYoung American alligator swimming, showing the distinctive yellow striping found on juvenilesDefensive American alligator with mouth openMan wrestling American alligatorFossil of Alosa elongataShad roeAlveopora spongiosa
Bowfin activity in an aquarium.
Diagram showing fins and eyespot of a bowfin. USFW&SDrawing of a bowfin skull showing the bony plates protecting the headLateral view of a Bowfin skull. The dermal bones that are seen are composed of dermatocranium and cover the chondrocranium which is present but is located underneath the layer of dermatocranium. This specimen came from the Pacific Lutheran University Natural History collection.The lower figure is a skeleton of the bowfin. The pelvic and pectoral girdles are both visible and the axial and cranial elements are also both present.Dissection of a bowfin Swim bladder.Three divisions of Neopterygii comprising Lepisosteiformes, Amiiformes, and TeleosteiThe gill rakers are short with blunt processes and with a small space in between them. They are connected to the gill arch of the gills.Amia calva distribution in the eastern U.S., as well as from the St. Lawrence River and Lake Champlain drainage of southern Ontario and Quebec, westward around Great Lakes in southern Ontario into MinnesotaLernaea, or anchor worm, on a Murray cod. The same parasite also attacks bowfin.A man with a freshly caught bowfinNorthern pintail female wingspanNorthern pintail male in flightNorthern pintail femaleMale in river Ljubljanica, SloveniaNon-breeding males wintering in IndiaBreeding pairEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenUp-ending to feed (male on right)Male preeningMale flying above Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in WyomingFemaleFemale Spatula cyanoptera septentrionaliumMale (left) and femaleMaleBlue-winged tealMales and a female, Richmond, British ColumbiaIn flight, Ladner, British ColumbiaMales in Sarpy County, NebraskaMottled duckFlorida subspeciesA female American black duck (top left) and a female mallard (bottom right) in eclipse plumageAmerican black duckA female with a dull green beakAnas rubripes female, Hudson River, New Jersey, USAChart showing differences between the American black duck and the female mallardFemale and male dabbling, WWT London Wetland Centre, BarnesM. sejunctus front and back feet (right) and M. sphenodus lower jaw fragmentFlorida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) close-up.Close-up of head of A. ferox.Juvenile Florida scrub jay developing adult colorationJuvenile Florida scrub jayGrey-necked wood railA grey-necked wood rail feeding on seedsA wading grey-necked wood railLimpkin performing a wing-stretchLimpkin with an apple snail (Pomacea)Limpkin searching underwater for foodJuvenile limpkinLimpkin chicks with parentsTest of a Arbacia lixula. Shell of Argopecten irradians from Bermuda Islands at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di MilanoAriusShort-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in Mangaon, Maharashtra, IndiaAsio flammeus flammeus from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim from 13,500 ft near Lungthu. Such high altitude distributions can be found in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh area of Higher Himalayas as well.In Texel, North Holland, NetherlandsOn the Galapagos Islands, EcuadorShort Eared Owl in its habitat. Notice how it chooses short shady trees to roost under, in a grassland/ desert habitat.Egg, Collection Museum WiesbadenIn flightIn flightIn Piraju, São Paulo, BrazilAtractosteus africanus fossilsEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenFlock feeding in Tokyo bay, JapanDrake with a leg ring in North CarolinaGreater scaup decoys, male on the left and female on the right. Each is attached to a lead weight.CanvasbackFossil of Balaenoptera acutorostrata cuvieri from Pliocene of ItalySkeleton of the Common minke whaleMinke whale in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park, showing the blowholes and dorsal fin at the same timeMinke whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence showing scars perhaps caused by killer whalesMinke whale's size relative to a Zodiac off TadoussacDwarf minke whale showing prominent white flipper and shoulder blazes, the light gray thorax patch, and the various dark gray dorsal fieldsView of a common minke whale underwater, showing the diagnostic white flipper bandWhale penis (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)Common minke whale breaching off the AzoresNorwegian minke whale quotas (blue line, 1994–2006) and catches (red line, 1946.2005) in numbers (from Norwegian official statistics)Common minke whale breaching in the St. Lawrence River near Tadoussac, QuebecBay barnacles in the Sea of Azov, UkraineLive barnacles on a shell with the small hermit crab (Diogenes pugilator)BasiliscusCap Bon, in modern Tunisia is the place where the Roman fleet led by Basiliscus landed to launch an attack upon the Vandal capital of Carthage.Tremissis issued by Emperor Zeno. Zeno, whose original name was Tarasicodissa, was of Isaurian origin, and thus considered a "barbarian" and not loved by the people of Constantinople. Basiliscus successfully exploited his unpopularity to get the purple for himself, only to become unpopular in his turn, mainly for his religious belief.Lindera melissifoliaPondberry flowersApical, apertural and umbilical view of the shell of Biomphalaria tenagophila. Scale bar is 3 mm.Northern short-tailed shrewB. c. constrictorHead shape of B. c. imperatorJuvenile South American boa constrictorA boa constrictor in BelizeA juvenile female boa constrictor in a shed cycle, note the blue "opaque" eyesCaptive boa constrictor strike-feeding on large (already dead) ratA vivariumillustration Boa constrictor eques (Eydoux & Souleyet 1842), synonymized into B. c. imperatorAmerican bitternAmerican bittern, Nisqually National Wildlife RefugeFor sale in a Japanese supermarket, 2014Ponds along Attikamek Trail at Sault Ste. Marie CanalOak toadAdult male (left), female (right). Note the sharply contrasted ventral surface, the vocal sac on the male's throat, and the female's larger size.Oak toad tadpoleSmallest toad species in North America.An apertural view of the shell of Bulimulus dealbatus[65]Apertural view of Bursa rhodostoma thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847) with operculum.Knobbed whelkKnobbed whelk shellsWhelk egg caseRange of Sinitrofulgur perversumLive lightning whelk on the beach at Core Banks, North CarolinaAbapertural view of a shell of Sinistrofulgur perversumSinistrofulgur perversum egg cases.A long string of egg cases also known as a "mermaid's necklace" on display in a museumSinistrofulgur sinistrumMuseum specimen of egg capsules of Sinistrofulgur sinistrumBusycotypus canaliculatusRed-shouldered hawk taking flight at Green Cay Wetlands, FloridaA pair of red-shouldered hawks. Painted by John James Audubon.Broad-winged hawk at Isle Royale National ParkRufous-morph bird in Hereford, Arizona, on its way to the pampasSubspecies B. v. maculata"Green heron" by John J. AudubonRed knotLarge flocks of C. c. islandica winter in the coastal marshes of Britain, along with other waders. The Wash, NorfolkNonbreeding adultCalidris canutus – MHNTRed knot feeding on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware BayMontage showing the morphological variation of the dog.Lateral view of skeleton."Five different types of dogs," c. 1547.Montage showing the coat variation of the dog.A Golden Retriever with a golden shade of coat. Shades of coat colors can vary within breeds of dogs. For example, some Golden Retrievers have light, almost cream colored coats, and others may have dark, brownish shades of coat. [66]A mixed-breed terrier. Mixed-breed dogs have been found to run faster and live longer than their pure-bred parents (See heterosis)Dog nursing newborn puppiesA feral dog from Sri Lanka nursing her four puppiesThe Saarloos wolfdog carries more gray wolf DNA than any other dog breed[67]Golden Retriever gnawing a pig's footCavalier King Charles Spaniels demonstrate different colored coats within the one breedGunnar Kaasen and Balto, the lead dog on the last relay team of the 1925 serum run to Nome.Siberian Husky—pack animal A British Bulldog shares a day at the park.Green velvet dog collar, dates from 1670 to 1690.Dogs come in a range of sizes.Gaegogi (dog meat) stew being served in a Korean restaurantA human cuddles a Doberman puppy.Spread of Seuso, dogs at Lake BalatonA painting of Saint Dominic carrying the Dominican Rosary, with a dog bearing a torch, at his sideDecameron hunting scene, Davide Ghirlandaio, c.1485 Brooklyn MuseumFigure of a Recumbent Dog, China, 4th century, Brooklyn MuseumBuilding J (foreground) at Monte AlbánAnnotated night sky image showing Auriga and the Pleiades – Capella is the brightest star, towards top leftCapella components comparison with the SunH-R diagram show an evolutionary track for a star of approximately the mass of the two Capella giants. The current states of Capella Aa and Ab are marked.Giant trevally, C. ignobilis, the largest fish in the genusCaranx gracilis of the Oligocene from the Romanian Eastern CarpathiansA school of Pacific crevalle jack, Caranx caninus in PanamaCrevalle jackSeveral crevalle jacks over a reef in FloridaA school of crevalle jack swarming around a Caribbean reef sharkClaspers (external male copulatory parts) of a young Carcharhinus brevipinnaThe spinner shark is valued by both commercial and recreational fisheries.Bull shark (Bahamas)A blacktip shark swimming in murky water off Oahu, HawaiiBlacktip sharks are social and usually found in groups.The blacktip shark usually poses little danger to divers.Upper teethLower teethSandbar shark caught in the Atlantic.A juvenile night shark; after birth young sharks grow quickly, thereby reducing their risk of predation.Diagram indicating the differences between C. taurus and O. feroxAnnual movements of sand tiger sharks off South Africa and AustraliaA bottom-living smooth-hound shark, one of the important prey items of sand tiger sharksGrowth curve for sand tiger sharks in the north AtlanticSand shark in the Newport AquariumMale Northern Cardinal in Manhasset, NYThe male often feeds the female as part of their courtship behavior.Female cardinal eating a katydid, Missouri OzarksMale cardinal at feederA male Northern Cardinal feeding on a bird feederThe carapace of this loggerhead is reddish brown; five vertebral scutes run down the turtle's midline bordered by five pairs of costal scutes.Range of the loggerhead sea turtleA resting loggerhead sea turtleAn adult Aurelia jellyfish which loggerheads eat during migration through the open seaA horned ghost crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) preying on a loggerhead hatchling in Gnaraloo, Western Australia. Ghost crabs are one of the chief causes of egg and hatchling mortality in sea turtles.[68][69][70]The red fox is a predator of loggerhead nests in Australia.Hatchling running to seaA mature loggerhead sea turtleLoggerhead turtle track on a beachA loggerhead sea turtle laying eggsLoggerhead sea turtle nest roped off as part of the Sea Turtle Protection Project on Hilton Head IslandLoggerhead sea turtle escapes from fishing net through a turtle excluder deviceIn this Carex panicea, the upper spike contains male flowers, and the lower spike contains female flowers.In flightSpearing a fishCassisPort-Mioucalanque in CassisView of CassisEmperor/Queen Helmet Snail in the wild.Cameo by Ascione manufacture, 1925, Naples, Coral and Cameo Jewellery Museum.Fossil valves of Cerastoderma edule from Pliocene of Italy50 second video of snails (most likely Natica chemnitzi and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Gulf of California, Puerto Peñasco, MexicoEggs in a nest on the groundParent protecting small chicks by performing a distraction display to draw attention to itself away from the nestScalation of carapace and plastronTaxidermied shell a Chelonia mydasAbout to break the surface for air at Kona, HawaiiSwimming, HawaiiGreen sea turtle grazing on seagrassHatchlingHarvested green turtles on a wharf at Key West, FloridaIn a public aquariumA poached green turtle in Costa RicaAt the Osaka Aquarium, profile photo of turtle resting on bottomCommon snapping turtleSkullIllustration from Holbrook's North American Herpetology, 1842A snapping turtle's eggsPolitical cartoon depicting merchants attempting to dodge the "Ograbme"HeadWoolly-necked stork Ciconia episcopusCircusSells Brothers Circus with Great Danes Video of a circus from 1954.Astley's Amphitheatre in London c.1808Trapeze artists, in lithograph by Calvert Litho. Co., 1890Circus parade around tents, in lithograph by Gibson & Co., 1874Lion tamer, in lithograph by Gibson & Co., 1873Painting by Venezuelan Arturo Michelena, c. 1891, depicting a backstage area at the circusCirque du Soleil performing Dralion in Vienna, 2004Ticket Sale of Sirkus Finlandia in Jyväskylä, FinlandFire breathers risk burns, both internal and external, as well as poisoning in the pursuit of their art.Female lion tamer and leopard.Elephants from Cole Brothers Circus parade through downtown Los Angeles, 1953gorillashorse actElephant act at a 2009 circus in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. In December 2014, as a response to reports of animal mistreatment, the Mexican Congress passed a law banning the use of animals in any circus in the country.[71] The law set fines for violations and required circuses to submit lists of the wildlife they possessed, which would then be made available to zoos interested in taking the animals.[71]Circus buildingPaper postcard of the Old Kharkov Wood CircusThe Circus, by Georges Seurat, painted 1891. Original in Musée d'Orsay, Paris.Circus sealsBird in flight at an altitude over 12,500 ft in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in East Sikkim district, India in the month of NovemberEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenSedge wrenSedge wren in tall vegetationCladocoraFemaleEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenMother and six ducklings in IcelandIn flightAdult, Indialantic, FloridaComparison of black-billed cuckoo and yellow-billed cuckooAn illustration of a Colpophyllia natans colony.Conepatus humboldtiiHog-nosed skunkA hog-nosed skunk skeleton on exhibit at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, OklahomaCytharaConasprella delessertii (Récluz, C., 1843)Apertural view of Conus patricius.Apertural view of a shell of Coralliophila miraComposite image of fish crowsFish crow eating an eggspecimen at AMNH10 fresh shells of Crepidula fornicataCommon slipper shellC. adamanteus,Saint Louis Zoological ParkDetail of rattleC. adamanteusIn the Universeum Science Park, Gothenburg, SwedenC. adamanteus showing one of its venomous fangs, Louisville Zoo, Louisville, KYCrucibulumInula heleniumInula oculus-christiPloughman's-spikenard (Inula conyzae)F. c. columbarius hunting a northern blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata bromia), Mount Auburn Cemetery, Massachusetts, United StatesJuvenile at the Cincinnati ZooIts black bill is useful in distinguishing the trumpeter swan from other speciesPlate 406 of the Birds of America by John James Audubon, depicting the trumpeter swanApproximate summer range of the three regional populations of trumpeter swans in North AmericaIn winter, they may eat crop remnants in agricultural fields, but more commonly they feed while swimmingTrumpeter swan broodThree flying in MissouriWintering in British ColumbiaMated pair on a lake, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AlaskaAdult and three juvenile trumpeter swans on the shore of Woods Lake, near Oyama, British ColumbiaSkull of C. peruvianus at the MNHN, ParisCyphoma signatumFlamingo tongue on a sea rodFossil of Cypraecassis pseudocrumena from Pliocene of ItalyDaedalochila uvulifera.
Chicken turtleAdult chicken turtle laying eggs, FloridaLarge adult chicken turtle, FloridaSkeleton, Natural History Museum of GenoaDentition, as illustrated in Knight's Sketches in Natural HistoryThe opposable "thumb" on the back footOpossum considers a bagel, but walks awayPacing diagram for Virginia opossum - key: rectangles represent hind tracks, ellipses are fore tracks, left tracks are red, right are green. (a) the position of the four feet frozen in mid-pace. (b) the opossum brings right fore and hind feet forward. (c) the opossum brings left fore and hind feet forward. One grid square represents one square inch.Opossum tracks (photo center) in mud: Left-fore print appears on left center of photo, right-hind print appears right center. The small, circular tracks at bottom center of photo were made by a meadow vole. The yellow ruler (top) is in inches.When injured or threatened, the Virginia opossum is well known for attempting to fake death or "play possum", as seen in this photo.Carrying its youngJuvenile opossum in Minnesota hissing defensively.Virginia opossum in northeastern OhioVirginia opossum inhabiting a piano in Houston, Texas, shortly before its releaseGrooved brain coral, Caribbean Sea, Vieques, Puerto RicoGrooved brain coral with black band disease in Caribbean Sea, Bahia de la Chiva, Puerto RicoSouthern lapwing with youngster under wingsSouthern lapwing chickNest of V. c. lampronotus with small clutchDrymarchon melanurus erebennusThe sea potato, Echinocardium cordatum, is the favored echinoid prey of S. granulata in the Mediterranean.[72]Little egret Egretta garzetta in Kolleru, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaWhite-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae with a frogA black rat snake, Chatham County, North CarolinaShowing "kinked" threatened postureRaiding a bluebirdbirdhouseMating while climbing a treeCliff chirping frog, Eleutherodactylus marnockiiJackknife clam, cooked, valves openJackknife clamEquetusJuvenile jack-knifefish, Equetus lanceolatusJack-knifefish, Equetus lanceolatusSpotted drum, Equetus punctatusClaw of Eremotherium eomigrans at MUSE - Science Museum in TrentoHawksbill sea turtleCarapace's serrated margin and overlapping scutes are evident in this individualClose-up of the hawksbill's distinctive beakAnother model of the possible distribution of E. imbricata: Red circles represent known major nesting sites. Yellow circles are minor nesting sites.E. imbricata in a coral reef in VenezuelaYoung E. imbricata from Réunion IslandA female hawksbill turtle laying eggs on beach at Mona island, Puerto RicoHawksbill baby turtle in Paulista, Pernambuco, BrazilHawksbill hatchling in Puerto RicoHawksbill sea turtle (top right) in a 1904 plate by Ernst HaeckelPalauan women's money (toluk)A hawksbill sea turtle in TobagoA specimen at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.Lamarck's original description of Cidarites tribuloides (Eucidaris tribuloides), ca. 1816.A specimen dried for preservation.Adult flying in Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina, United StatesAn American white ibis at Riverside Park, Jacksonville, FloridaAdults in shallow water at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near the Atlantic coast of FloridaAdult American white ibis on pavement outside of Orlando, FL.American white ibis in a neighborhood pond in Tampa Bay, FloridaBirds roosting in a tree near to St. Johns River, FloridaJuvenile in Everglades National Park. Some of its brown feathers have molted and have been replaced with white feathers.Juvenile in FloridaAdult eating a fishVideo of adults foraging on Bonita Beach, Bonita Springs, Florida, United StatesAdults foraging for food in a front garden in FloridaEuglandina rosea from W. G. Binney, 1878.[73]Left to Right:Euglandina rosea (2 specimens), Euglandina rosea bullata, and Euglandina vanuxemensis. from W. G. Binney, 1878.[74]Euglandina rosea from NW FloridaEulithidium affineEulithidium bellumPlestiodon fasciatus on boardwalk at Francis Beidler ForestDetail of headSubadult with partly regrown tail pictured in parkland in Memphis, TennesseeCloseup of the Skink's faceEuropeansubspeciesaesalon. Adult male (front) and female (behind)Presumably coastal forest merlin (F. c. suckelyi), Potter Marsh, Anchorage (Alaska, United States)Male (presumably F. c./a. pallidus) wintering in Little Rann of Kutch (Gujarat, India)Juvenile, F. c. columbariusUpperside pattern of male (presumably F. c./a. pallidus) wintering in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India Falco columbarius eggNestlingsA male smyril is featured on this Faroese stamp by Edward FugløHunter with trained merlin, Jandari Lake, Georgia, November 1979Eastern mud snake, Pasco County, Florida 2011VenterAnerythristic eastern mud snake, FloridaFavia sp., Pulau Aur, West MalaysiaVariegated figBudLeaves and immature fruitMountain fig tree in Zibad"Schiocca": calabrian dried figsFresh figsDried figsFigs in various stages of ripeningThe Expulsion from the Garden of Eden showing Adam and Eve with and without fig leaves, by Masaccio, 1426–27Map of Florida, likely based on the expeditions of Hernando de Soto (1539–1543).St. Augustine is one of oldest cities in Florida, established in 1565. The Spanish-Floridan color scheme of red and white is repeated throughout downtown.The Castillo de San Marcos. Originally white with red corners, its design reflects the colors and shapes of the Cross of Burgundy and the subsequent Flag of Florida.Grenadiers led by Bernardo de Gálvez at the Siege of Pensacola. Painting by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau, 2015.A contemporaneous depiction of the New River Massacre in 1836A Cracker cowboy, 19th century.The Battle of Olustee during the American Civil War, 1864.A topographic map of Florida.Köppen climate types of FloridaFlorida and its relation to Cuba and The Bahamas.An alligator in the Florida Everglades.The beaches of Key Biscayne in Miami.Florida's population densityA map of Florida showing the 67 county names and boundaries.Predominant ancestry in Florida in 2010Cuban men playing dominoes in Miami's Little Havana. In 2010, Cubans made up 34.4% of Miami's population and 6.5% of Florida's.[75][76]20% of Floridians speak Spanish, the second-most widely-spoken language.Miami Cathedral of Saint Mary. Roman Catholicism is the largest single religious denomination in the state.Florida Capitol buildingsTreemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election.The Florida Supreme CourtLaunch of Space ShuttleColumbia from the Kennedy Space CenterMap of Florida showing average income by county.The Brickell Financial District in Miami contains the largest concentration of international banks in the United States.[77][78]The Port of Miami is the world's largest cruise ship port.Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.Florida orangesThe Miami Civic Center has the second-largest concentration of medical and research facilities in the United States.[79]Miami Art Deco District, built during the 1920s–1930s.Florida's TurnpikeMiami International Airport is the world's 10th-busiest cargo airport, and second busiest airport for international passengers in the U.S.Amtrak serves most major cities in Florida. This West Palm Beach Station serves Amtrak and Tri-Railcommuter rail service.The Miami Metrorail is the state's only rapid transit system. About 15% of Miamians use public transit daily.Daytona International Speedway is home to various auto racing eventsJuvenile, TobagoRussetfin Topminnow (F. escambiae)G. g. faeroeensis in IcelandGallinago gallinago – MHNTG. g. gallinago at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.Common Snipe at Chilika, OdishaCommon moorhens fightingThe flightless Tasmanian nativehen, Tribonyx mortieriiBadge of HMS MoorhenCommon moorhen feet have no webbingMoorhen sighted in Fangu, Corsica (France)Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden, GermanyMosquito larvaeAn adult maleVideo of a male callingG. carolinensis eggsGavialosuchus eggenburgensis skullHeads of Geothlypis taxaCommon Yellowthroat in Birds of AmericaSinging male yellowthroatPilot whaleJaw of the extinct species Globicephala etruriaeLong-finned pilot whale skeletonPilot whale in the Gulf of CaliforniaPilot whales near Cape Breton IslandPilot whale pod near IrelandPilot whale mother and calf near Kona, HawaiiVolunteers attempt to keep body temperatures of beached pilot whales from rising at Farewell Spit, New Zealand.Killed pilot whales in Hvalba, Faroe IslandsPilot whale meat (black), blubber (middle), dried fish (left) and potatoes, a meal on the Faroe IslandsBubbles, the pilot whale, performing at Marineland of the Pacific, 1962Short-finned pilot whaleA short-finned pilot whale come up to the surface of the water.At along the western coast of Tenerife, Canary IslandsA number of beached short-finned pilot whales on Highland beach.A Japanese meal with short-finned pilot whale meat includes a skewer of fried whale meat (left) and a bowl with grilled meat over rice, topped with pickled ginger (right).Gopher tortoiseCarapaces of hatchlings are yellow, but they take on a darker color as they matureCourtship ritual and matingBleached shell of dead gopher tortoiseRoad sign in Sanibel Island, FloridaLesser sandhill crane (G. c. canadensis) George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Ladner, British ColumbiaFlorida sandhill crane, G. c. pratensis adult (behind) and juvenileIn British Columbia, CanadaA huge flock at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New MexicoA baby Mississippi sandhill crane is weighed at White Oak Conservation.Flying at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United StatesFlorida sandhill crane, Ocala National ForestSandhill crane at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida American oystercatcherJuvenileAmerican oystercatcherHalimedaFossilised HalimedaErect and sprawling Halimeda plantsHerodias, by Paul DelarocheFeast of Herod, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1531Feast of Herod, Peter Paul RubensFeast of Herod, Mattia Preti, c. 1660Salome delivers the head of John the Baptist, Juan de Flandes, 1496Describes the natural history of H. simusHexaplex fulvescensHolmesina occidentalisSchematic representation of the emergence of H. sapiens from earlier species of Homo. The horizontal axis represents geographic location; the vertical axis represents time in millions of years ago. Blue areas denote the presence of a certain species at a given time and place. Early modern humans spread from Africa across different regions of the globe and interbred with other descendants of Homo heidelbergensis, namely Neanderthals, Denisovans, and unknown archaic African hominins (top right).[80]love dart of Humboldtiana nuevoleonisWith distended vocal sacMale Hyla cinerea callingPair breedingTadpoleMetamorphAmerican green tree frogs vary in color.Pinewoods tree frog tadpole with red tail induced by the presence of predators (dragonfly larvae).In Central Park, New York CityNesting in Pennsylvania, USA'Compacta' leavesLeast bittern in Florida, United StatesSouth Padre Island - TexasCloseup of headIn the Pantanal, Mato Grosso, BrazilFortuna, Costa RicaNorthern jacana foraging at Tortuguero, Costa RicaA juvenile northern jacanaJacana pair and chick near a caimanPhoto of a live pinfish, Lagodon rhomboidesEastern red batA margay at Parc des Félins in FranceProfileCaptive ocelotAn Ocelot at the Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson ArizonaOcelotMoche Ocelot. 200 A.D. Larco Museum Collection Lima, PeruThe fur trade is a major threat to ocelot populations.Margay photographed near one of the active volcanoes in Costa Rica.Margay in Parque Municipal Summit, PanamaRidley sea turtlefossil of Lepomis kansasensisL. miniatusWarmoutha juvenile specimen of Lepomis gulosus from Kickapoo State Park, east-central IllinoisA warmouth in MississippiLarge shellcracker before preparation for consumptionIllustration of the redear sunfish, Lepomis microlophusMale guarding eggsLinatella caudataView from topFor a number of years during the 20th century, this very early illustration was designated as the neotype of this species: a figure of L. gigas from Recreatio mentis, et occuli (1684). The shell in the figure appears left-right reversed because of the engraving process. The original type was subsequently found, invalidating this designation.[81]Five different views of an adult shell of L. gigas: abapertural (upper left), lateral (center), apertural (upper right), apical (lower left) and basal (lower right). Note: The lip of this shell has been filed down or cut down artificially, a common practice in the shell trade.An adult queen conch shell with the lip completely intactAbapertural (left) and apertural (right) views of a beachworn and slightly bleached-out juvenile shell of L. gigasLobatus gigas fossil from the Pleistocene (Eemian) of Great Inagua, The Bahamas.Adult shell, apical view, Gualtieri, 1742Adult shell, ventral view, Gualtieri, 1742Adult shell, dorsal view, Gualtieri, 1742Juvenile shell, Tryon, 1885The foot (with a brown, sickle-shaped operculum), eyestalks and snout of Lobatus gigas exposed through the shell's aperture. At the tip of each eyestalk there is a well-developed eye. Near the tip is a small sensory tentacle.A drawing of an adult male Lobatus gigas (from Duclos in Chenu, 1844) showing the external soft parts including the spade-shaped penis on the left. Separate details show the mouth, the distal portion of the penis, and both sides of the claw-like operculumA subadult individual in a seagrass bed, Rice Bay, San Salvador Island, BahamasSeagrass bed with dense Thalassia testudinum and an immature queen conch (Eustrombus gigas), Rice Bay, San Salvador Island, BahamasThe shaded area of this map indicates the geographical distribution of Lobatus gigas.Anterior view of a live individual. The eyestalk on the left is protruded through the stromboid notch, and the eyestalk on the right is protruded through the siphonal canal. The outer surface of the shell is covered by periphytonA horse conch, Pleuroploca gigantea, feeding on L. gigas in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, June 2010A horse conch feeding on the queen conch, Eustrombus gigas, in Dry Tortugas National Park, FloridaThe giant hermit crab, Petrochirus diogenes, inside a subadult shell of L. gigasFour subadult shells of Lobatus gigas from Nevis, all having been fished and showing the cut in the spire. This cut is used to sever the columellar muscle allowing the soft parts to slide out.[82]Shell of this species featured in an 1902 painting by Frank Weston BensonThe island of Anegada, British Virgin Islands, a heap consisting of thousands of queen conch shells discarded after their flesh was taken for human consumptionA drawing depicting the shell of Lobatus raninus from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742).Lophelia pertusaA squat lobster living on a Lophelia reefA conger eel which has set up home in a Lophelia bedFemale at Walsrode Bird Park, GermanyLutjanus boharLutjanus ehrenbergiiLutjanus gibbusLutjanus monostigmaBasal viewIllustration from Holbrook's North American Herpetology, 1842Alligator snapping turtle using its vermiform appendage to lure prey. (Peckham's mimicry)Head of a young alligator snapping turtleAlligator snapping turtle with carpet of algaeCorrect handling of a 45-pound alligator snapping turtle at Austin Reptile Service, in Austin, TexasGiant Macrocypraea cervus – FloridaMark Catesby (1731), Natural History of Carolina etc., plate 39, with Magnolia lauri folio, subtus albicante, the Sweet Bay (Magnolia virginiana) and Coccothraustes coeruleus, the Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea).The diamond pattern of the turtle's backAdult femaleDiamondback terrapin juvenile.University of Maryland's testudo statueSkeletonMaoricrypta costata, ventral view showing "shelf" or "deck".Schott's whip snake, M. s. schottiCoachwhip, Masticophis flagellum, FloridaCoachwhip, Masticophis flagellum, FloridaCoachwhip, Masticophis flagellum, FloridaRed Racer/Coachwhip, Santa Fe, New MexicoMasticophis flagellum at Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveWestern coachwhipFossilised M. tintinnabulum(?), which grew on a boulderous debris fan (preserved as dark breccia, bottom), and were smothered by deposition of sands (orange upper layer), hence preserved in situ.Female with preyAtlantic tarponM. megantereon skullTeeth and jawThe red-headed woodpecker's distinct colors are true to the bird's name.Live M. quinquiesperforata (underside)Melongena coronaMelongena corona laying eggs.The shell of Melongena corona inhabited by a hermit crabKingfish caught from the Great South Bay.Left valve interior of Mercenaria mercenariaLeft valve interior of Mercenaria mercenaria.Fossil shell of Mercenaria permagna. Pleistocene of United StatesAn old quahog shell that has been bored (producing Entobia) and encrusted after the death of the clamSteamed clamsRaw top neck clams in New Jersey.Mergus merganser couple, Vaxholm, SwedenFemale goosander's bill showing the serrated edgeCouple and single female on Jona (river) in SwitzerlandM. m. americanus, female and juvenilesEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenRobert Wilkinson Padley - A Goosander, 1817Merycoidodon gracilis and culbertsoniModern restoration of Merycoidodon culbertsoniRound scars from cookiecutter shark bites can be seen on the flank of this stranded Gray's beaked whale.M. krahuletziMicropogonias furnieriLargemouth bassA Largemouth bass caught by an angler.Micrurus fulviusFire coralDisplayingAdult mockingbirds have solid pale grey or buff breasts, juveniles mottledEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenEggs in a nestSongs and callsCalling during springRiding a red-tailed hawkIn the urban habitat at Durham, North CarolinaPainting by John James AudubonBrown-headed cowbird, one callBrown-headed cowbird male (right) courting femaleEastern phoebe nest with one brown-headed cowbird eggJuvenile in CaliforniaFile:Gonfalone del comune di Stazzema.jpgFlag of the Comune of Stazzema, decorated with the military Gold Medal for Military Valour.Painted stork Mycteria leucocephala at Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaWood stork alighting, Hontoon Dead River, in FloridaThe wood stork's head much resembles that of an ibisNesting colony in Georgia, USWood stork in flight at Harris Neck National Wildlife RefugeMylodonFur and skin at the Museum für Naturkunde, BerlinModel in Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument where fossils were found in 1896Toe nails, dung and skin, Natural History Museum, LondonHibernating southeastern myotisPhoto of Myotis austroriparius captured in early April while harp trapping a caveA gray bat caught in Oklahoma in 2013Gray bat in torpor at a hibernaculumGray bats arousing from hibernation due to human disturbance (in this instance scientists are conducting a population estimate). Gray bats may lose as much as 0.48 g of weight in the first hour of disturbance and these crucial fat reserves can not be replenished until spring emergence.Native range in the United StatesThe male and female flowersCoati band performing mutual grooming after reaggregationThree infant coatis with their motherGreen Water Snake, (Nerodia cyclopion) FloridaNerodia erythrogasterUpper teethLower teethA lemon shark with many remoras clinging to its body.Caribbean monk sealTwo young individuals in New York Aquarium, 1910Depiction by Henry W. Elliott from 1884A Nerodia fasciata attempting to prey on a parvalbumin-coated lure. Parvalbumin is involved in prey signaling.[83]Northern water snake basking west of Ottawa, OntarioBrown water snakeNodipecten nodosus, Gulf of MexicoMuseum specimen with successive species labels, NaturalisLong-billed curlewLong-billed curlews courtingEating a sand crabFossil nummulitid foraminiferans showing microspheric and megalospheric individuals; Eocene of the United Arab Emirates; scale in mm.Fossil nummulites in Urbasa, NavarreAdult N. v. ssp. pauper, North Seymour Island, Galapagos IslandsImmature yellow-crowned night heronFeeding on crayfishNesting yellow-crowned night herons with nestlingsStuffed night heron in the American Museum of Natural HistoryA night heron building a nest.Sign welcoming visitors to OlarFossil specimen of Oliva sayana from the PlioceneShells of Oliva sayanaOrbicella annularisDrawing of Oryzomys molestus,[84] now a synonym of Oryzomys albiventer[85]Holotype skull of Oryzomys antillarum, seen from above (A), below (B) and the left (C)[86]Oryzomys couesi (above) and Tylomys panamensis (below)[87]Distribution and subspecies of the marsh rice rat according to Goldman (1918): 1. O. p. palustris; 2. O. p. natator; 3. O. p. coloratus; 4. O. p. texensisMarsh rice rats in much of Florida are more reddish than those elsewhere.[88]Mandible of a marsh rice rat from New Jersey, seen labially (from the outer side)[89]Upper (left) and lower (right) molars of a marsh rice rat from Virginia, with the front molars above[90]A marsh rice rat walking on mesh in Paynes Prairie, FloridaThe barn owl is an important predator of the marsh rice rat.Spartina alterniflora is eaten by the marsh rice rat.[91]Oscillum in Athens.American subspeciesAustralasian subspecies is the most distinctiveCalifornian bird with scraps of fish on its beakIn flight, over Lake Wylie, South CarolinaEating a fishPreparing to mate on the nestOsprey standing next to its nest showing their relative sizesEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenJuvenile on a man-made nestCap badge of the Selous Scouts was a stylized ospreyProbably P. s. oblitus, Kirkfield, Ontario, CanadaSkull MHNTClose-up of head at Nashville Zoo, Nashville, TNA flock at Whipsnade ZooA group of immature birds at Lago de Oviedo, Dominican RepublicThe flock flight at Cayo Coco, CubaA chick and its motherP. ruber stands on one leg in order to retain body heatOpening and extracting pearls from farmed pearl oystersCultivated pearl oyster (from JapanShima, Mie)Mature unopened female conesBark on a mature treeFemaleThe fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans the pathogen responsible for White-nose syndrome, growing on a hibernating tricolored batThe tricolored bat is found in the areas shaded yellow.[92]Pistia19th century illustration of Pistia stratiotesRails (Rallidae, "tikling"), feeding in Pistia stratiotes, Paombong, Bulacan).A hibernating Rafinesque's big-eared bat in a North Carolina cave.A male midnight mollyBlack drum Weight vs. Length for black drum based on data from the Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana. (Fall female curve is obscured by the spring female curve. Data are from Jenkins, 2004) Length vs. age for black drum from two Gulf Coast locations. Fish on left and right are black drum caught in the jetties of Calcasieu Pass, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. A red drum is in the middle. The drum were caught using shrimp for bait on 80 lb braided line and steel leaders.Polygonum plebeiumFlowerhead of Persicaria maculata (syn. Polygonum persicara)Three views of a shell of Polygyra septemvolva volvoxis.Quercus pubescens - MHNTLeaves and acorns of a southern live oakThe Century Tree at Texas A&M University in College Station, TexasThe avenue of live oaks at Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, planted in 1743.A specimen at the former Protestant Children's Home in Mobile, Alabama. It has a trunk circumference of 23 feet (7.0 m), height of 63 feet (19 m) and limb spread of 141 feet (43 m).The avenue of live oaks at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, planted in the early 18th century.The Angel Oak on Johns Island, South Carolina. The man standing under the tree is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall.The Emancipation Oak in Hampton, VirginiaBoat-tailed grackleFemaleBreeding display by male, CATIE, Turrialba, Costa RicaA male Great-Tailed Grackle, making its distinctive callMale in Casco Viejo, PanamaStatue of maria mulata in CartagenaAt Huntley Meadows in VirginiaA chickJohn James Audubon's depiction of the American avocet in breeding plumage.Pine woods snakeDetail of headCownose rays swimming in shallows in the Gulf of Mexico A shell of Polystira albidaFive views of a shell of Pomacea paludosaThe maturation of eggs of Pomacea paludosa: freshly laid eggs in a thick mucus matrix have a salmon coloration (left). Mature eggs in calcified shells are pinkish white in color (right).Female cooter baskingDistribution map for Australia where it is an introduced speciesApertural view of the shellAbapertural view of the shellPteria colymbus (Röding, 1798), museum specimens NaturalisFlying in IcelandEach retina of the Manx shearwater has one fovea and an elongated strip of high photoreceptor density. The pecten has many blood vessels and appears to keep the retina supplied with nutrients.[93]In flightEgg, Collection Museum Wiesbaden
Sabal palmetto from von Martius' "Historia naturalis palmarum"
Sabal 'Lisa' in Fort Myers, FloridaFlag of South CarolinaSeal of FloridaGiant otter head from the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi research instituteA wild giant otter "periscoping" in Cantão State Park in Brazil, showing its identifying throat marksSkull seen from the side. Short-snouted as usual in mustelids, it has a pronounced sagittal crest, allowing for a very powerful bite in this speciesGiant otters leave a pool together at the Philadelphia Zoo. The species is extremely social, a rarity among mustelids, and family groups are cohesive.A giant otter den dug on a lake shore at Cantão State Park — the newly dug white sand is a sign of recent activity at this den.Captive giant otters have contributed greatly to scientific knowledge of the species by providing readily available subjects for research on the species' reproduction and life cycle.A captive giant otter, when feeding, grasps prey in its forepaws and begins eating immediately, at the head.A group of four giant otters emerging from the water to patrol a campsite on the riverbank at Cantão State ParkCharacins such as piranha species are prey for the giant otter, but these aggressive fish may also pose a danger. Duplaix speculated that piranhas may attack giant otters.The Guianas are the last real stronghold of the giant otter. Suriname retains extensive forest cover and many protected areas; it is pictured above. Guyana is immediately to the west and French Guiana is immediately to the east.Scaphella junoniaAn American Eastern spadefoot.
Sciadopitys verticillata from "Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe"
Bounding tracks in concreteClose-up of an eastern gray squirrel's head; note the brownish fur on its face, the gray fur on its back and the white fur on its underside.Reaching out for food on a garden bird feeder, this squirrel can rotate its hind feet, allowing it to descend a tree head-first.Eastern gray squirrels are born hairless with their eyes closedEastern gray squirrel dreyCalls recorded in Surrey, EnglandHazelnuts gnawed by gray squirrel; the curved cut marks left by the sharp incisors are visible around the holesThe eastern gray squirrel is considered an invasive species in the UK (Bunhill Fields, London)Melanistic eastern gray squirrel carrying a peanutFox squirrel foraging in the grass in Indianapolis, Indiana.Backyard fox squirrel searching for a location to bury its acorn, in Berkeley, CaliforniaManipulation of food items by paws and headEating a Santa Rosa plum in Fullerton, CaliforniaBabyFox squirrel pausing from building its nest in an attic in Berkeley, California.Fourteenth-century sedilia at Heckington (Lincolnshire)A free-standing sedile with desk in Alsike Church in SwedenA three level sedilia and piscina recessed into the thickness of the wall; nave built around 1180, chancel re-built in C13, in St Mary's church, Buriton, England. The seats are low and cold to sit on; the addition of four inches of cushion makes them comfortable.A varix is visible on the left in this ventral view of a slightly discolored shell of Semicassis granulata from North Carolina, United States.The Blue crab sometimes feeds on the Scotch Bonnet.St. Francis' vision of a seraph (fresco attributed to Giotto)Seraphim surround the divine throne in this illustration from the Petites Heures de Jean de Berry, a 14th-century illuminated manuscript, commissioned by John, Duke of Berry.Saw palmettos beneath the larger evergreen canopy in the Apalachicola National Forest in FloridaGreater siren skull & hyoidGreater siren skeletonGreater siren skeletonGreater siren skull & hyoidGreater siren out of waterS. m. miliariusExamples of scrapers. In American English, the rubber scraper (left) is often called a spatula by some because it is a flat utensil used for scraping or spreading. The tool on the right is also called a dough cutter.Great barracuda with preySphyraena barracuda in French PolynesiaAn adult and nestlings in a tree nestA chipping sparrow at a suburban bird feederS. bariensis skullPartial skullPremolarSqualodonStewartia koreana - MHNTShort-tailed snakeHernando County, FL 2011Marion County, FLNorthern brown snake, S. d. dekayiSongThe Cuban subspecies S. m. hippocrepis (Wagler, 1832) is small and more streaked below, and may be a separate speciesStylophoraApertural view of a live but retracted Strombus pugilis out of water in a human hand showing the brown operculumStrombus alatusBreeding plumageBats flying near Frio Cave in Concan, TexasMexican free-tailed bats, emerging from Carlsbad Caverns, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New MexicoDusk emergence of bats at the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas, U.S.Free-tailed bats roosting at a cave in the BahamasAn eastern chipmunk placing food in its cheek pouch Fossils of Tectonatica astensis from Pliocene of ItalySeen in the 1824 star chart set Urania's Mirror (in the lower right)The globular cluster NGC 6584, as observed with the Hubble Space TelescopeThe interacting galaxy system NGC 6845, as observed with GALEXCommon box turtleThe hinges of the box turtle's lower shellEgg-layingPierce Brodkorb with the tarsometatarsus of Titanis (dark) and another birdAt the time of First Contact.X-ray image of a shell of Tonna galea17th-century engraving of Tonna galea by Wenceslas Hollar. The image is reversed because of the engraving process.An adult with a juvenile in Virginia, USAJohn James Audubon's picture depicting ferruginous thrushnest and eggsBrown thrasher, High Island, TexasTrachemysSkull of a West Indian manatee on display at The Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Skull of a West Indian manatee on display at The Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma"Endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus)".Manatee postures in captivity.Manatee plateApproximate distribution of Trichechus; T. manatus in green; T. inunguis in red; T. senegalenis in orangeA group of three manateesYoung manatees can be curious; this individual is inspecting a kayakAntillean manateeTrichechus sp.A manatee at SeaWorld, FloridaAll the hairs of the manatee may be vibrissaeManatee from Crystal River, FloridaBasking at Haulover Canal, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FloridaSculpture of manatee showing vibrissaeManatees in a conservation project in Brazilian northeastern coastWest Indian manatee skeletons on display at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, North CarolinaShell of Tricolia gabinianaWandering tattler (Tringa incana), formerly in HeteroscelusWillet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in monotypicCatoptrophorusJuvenileHunting behaviourTriplofusus papillosus at the National Museum (Prague)Audubon's illustration of nesting house wrenAdult bringing food for young (note begging calls)Turnaround video of a Martinique wren specimen, Naturalis Biodiversity CenterTronaTrona sample from Searles Valley, California near the town of Trona, California The ambient temperature crystal structure of trona viewed down the b axis with the unit cell indicated by the solid gray line. Abapertural viewMotion of a Typhlops, not like an earthworm. (Video shot in Taiwan.)Nest and eggsEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenOrange-crowned warblerCrown patch visibleThe only extant Roman vexillum, 3rd century AD. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Russia.Modern reproduction of a Roman cavalry vexillum Roman Ensigns, Standards, Trumpets etc.Leaves in autumnWhite-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus) at Clarks River National Wildlife RefugeNorth Carolina muscadine grapesSome muscadines in a bowl; the green grapes are scuppernongsThe wild progenitor of the muscadine grape still grows freely in the southeastern United States, such as near Indiantown, South Carolina.Xenosmilus and GlyptodonZonaria
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Simon Berglund at Occultfest 2010Zonaria at Occultfest 2010Birds of the white-striped form have tan only at the loresOttawa, OntarioSong of the white-throated sparrowSpotted salamanderPolymorphic spotted salamander egg masses: white morph (left) and clear morph (right)Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) LarvaAriusAmerican bison galloping, photos by Eadweard Muybridge, first published in 1887 in Animal LocomotionLast of the Canadian Bisons, 1902, photograph: Steele and CompanyMale plains bison in the Wichita Mountains of OklahomaAdult male (farther) and adult female (closer) with a background of rich autumn colors, in Yellowstone National ParkPile of American bison skulls to be used for fertilizer in the mid-1870sBison herd grazing at the National Bison Range in MontanaA group of bison trudge across the landscape at the National Elk Refuge.Canned Bison meat for saleHerd of bison in Yellowstone National ParkGrazing in winter, Yellowstone National Park: Bison use their heads to clear out snow for the grass.Bison fighting in Grand Teton National Park in Moose, WyomingCalfAmerican bison standing its ground against a wolf pack.Wolf-Bison Demonstration at Wolf Park, Indiana.Map from 1889 by William T. Hornaday, illustrating the Extermination of the American BisonBison hunt under the wolf-skin mask, 1832–33Bison being chased off a cliff as “seen” and painted by Alfred Jacob MillerOriginal distribution of plains bison and wood bison in North America along the "Great bison belt". Holocene bison (Bison occidentalis) is an earlier form at the origin of plains bison and wood bison.
Holocene bison
Wood bison
Plains bison
Map of the extermination of the bison to 1889. This map based on William Temple Hornaday's late-19th century research.
Original range
Range as of 1870
Range as of 1889
Distribution of public herds of plains bison and of free-ranging or captive breeding wood bison in North America as of 2003.
Wood bison
Plains bison
A wood bison around Coal River in CanadaWyoming uses a bison in its state flagManitoba uses a bison in its provincial flag, as seen inside the Manitoban coat of armsThe 1935 Buffalo nickel—this style of coin featuring an American bison was produced from 1913 to 1938First postage stamp with image of bison was issued US in 1898—4¢ "Indian Hunting Buffalo", part of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition commemorative seriesThe illustration that accompanied Müller and Henle's description.The hardnose shark is slender, with a long snout and elongated rear tips on the dorsal fins.A female dusky shark on display at Sea World, Queensland; this species is found throughout Australian waters.The bluefish is a major prey species of dusky sharks in the northwestern Atlantic.Dusky shark tooth on a Gilbertese weapon.Dusky sharks are highly valued by commercial fisheries.Plate 111 of theBirds of America by John James Audubon, depicting the pileated woodpeckerMale excavating a nest holeVideo: Eating suetDorudonDorudon hind limbs, an example of vestigial organs, from a specimen at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington, DCLadyfish Elops saurus, Fort Desoto County Park, Tampa Bay, November 2016PlastronDistribution, includes United States and CanadaLying on a log, basking in the sunIndividual preparing to enter the waterFemale wood turtle with radio transmitterP. c. crucifer tadpoles, about 4–5 wk old and 24 hours away from complete metamorphosisMarsh periwinkles on marsh grassThis specimen of M. americanum in Madrid, the first discovered (in 1788), was the first prehistoric animal skeleton mounted (in 1795).M. americanumRestorationSkullShells of Oliva sayanaWhite-footed mouseIn Quetico Provincial Park, OntarioFemale with sucklingsUnusual among cetaceans, the sperm whale's blowhole is highly skewed to the left of the headThe lower jaw is long and narrow. The teeth fit into sockets along the upper jaw.The arterial system of a sperm whale foetus.Anatomy of the sperm whale's head. The organs above the jaw are devoted to sound generation.Like other toothed whales, the sperm whale can retract its eyes.Global concentrations of sperm whalesA piece of sperm whale skin with giant squid sucker scarsAmbergrisSperm whales adopt the "marguerite formation" to defend a vulnerable pod member.In the 19th century, sperm whales were hunted using rowboats and hand-thrown harpoons, a rather dangerous method, as the whales sometimes fought back. Scrimshaw was the art of drawing on the teeth of sperm whales. It was a way for whalers to pass the time between hunts.Sperm whaling peaked in the 1830s and 1960s.P. ruberP. ruber
Neural mapBean's Searobin (P. beanii)BonnetheadThe scalloped hammerhead (left) and the smooth hammerhead (right) differ in cephalofoil shape.Upper teethLower teethA migrating smooth hammerhead swimming with its dorsal fin exposedEarly illustration of a whitetip reef shark from Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen (1841).The whitetip reef shark almost exclusively inhabits coral reefs.The "face" of a whitetip reef shark is distinctive, with a broad snout, tubular nasal flaps, and oval eyes with vertical pupils.Whitetip reef sharks spend much of the day lying still on the bottom.The lower jaw and teeth of whitetip reef sharkGregarious in nature, whitetip reef sharks are often found in groups.CellanaCellana mazatlandicaCellana rotaVentral viewStuffed specimenMoho apicalis and Chaetoptila angustiplumaConus chaldaeus (Röding, P.F., 1798)Conus flavidusConus imperialis Linnaeus, C., 1758Drawing of Conus litoglyphus Two varieties of Conus planorbis: Conus planorbis planorbis and Conus planorbis vitulinus.Conus striatusDistribution map of Monetaria caputserpentisVideo of two living cowries; Erosaria helvola (seen 1st) & Monetaria caputserpentis (last)Monetaria caputserpentisMonetaria caputserpentisErosaria erosa, dorsal viewErosaria erosa chlorizans, anterior end towards the right - AustraliaErosaria erosa chlorizans side view, anterior end towards the rightDistribution map of Erosaria erosaErosaria helvola, lateral view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Erosaria poraria, lateral view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Erosaria poraria, dorsal view, anterior end towards the leftA shell of Erosaria poraria, dorsal view, anterior end towards the leftFungiaFungia scutaria mouthRadiols (spikes) of a "slate pencil sea urchin". They are a classical souvenir.Shell of Luria isabella from PhilippinesShell of Luria isabella from PhilippinesA shell of Lyncina vitellus, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Lyncina vitellus, dorsal view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Lyncina vitellus, lateral view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Lyncina vitellus polynesiae, lateral view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Lyncina vitellus polynesiae, ventral view, anterior end towards the leftA shell of Lyncina schilderorum from Hawaii, dorsal view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Lyncina schilderorum from Hawaii, lateral view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Lyncina schilderorum from Hawaii, apertural view, anterior end towards the leftA shell of Lyncina leviathan leviathan from Hawaii, lateral view, anterior end towards the leftA shell of Lyncina leviathan leviathan from Hawaii, dorsal view, anterior end towards the leftApertural view of a shell of Lyncina leviathan leviathanMauritia maculiferaA shell of Mauritia maculifera from Rangiroa, Polynesia, lateral view, anterior end towards the rightDorsal view of shells of Mauritia maculifera from Rangiroa, Polynesia, anterior end towards the rightShell of Mauritia mauritiana from HawaiiSubadult Mauritia mauritiana from HawaiiRangeA shell of Mauritia scurra from Philippines, dorsal view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Mauritia scurra from Philippines, lateral view, anterior end towards the rightA shell of Mauritia scurra from Philippines, apertural view, anterior end towards the rightIn Hawaii, a group of three Monoplex nicobaricus (probably a mating pair and another male) have attracted a predatory Conus pennaceus, which is attacking the largest MonoplexKahuku area - O'ahu, HawaiiKahuku area - O'ahu, HawaiiRice coral (Montipora capitata) growing over Porites sp.A Bonin petrel trapped in the sand on Midway Atoll by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, before being rescued.Bonin petrel chickJuvenile fish among the branchesShell of Gibberulus gibberulus (Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742) of Niccolò Gualtieri)Tonna perdixBrown formThis tun has paralyzed an Actinopyga echinites at Réunion Island, and is in the process of eating it. A shell of Talparia talpa, anterior end towards the bottomTridentarius dentatus from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742) by Niccolò Gualtieri.VanikoroMap of the Santa Cruz IslandsAesculus glabra Ohio buckeye Flower of Aesculus x carnea, the red Horse ChestnutBeatrix Potter called Babbity Bumble a "bumble bee" in The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, 1910.A common carder bumblebee Bombus pascuorum extending its tongue towards a HeucherainflorescenceCuckoo bumblebees, like this Bombus barbutellus, have similar aposematic (warning) coloration to nest-making bumblebees, and may also mimic their host species.Nest of red-tailed bumblebee. Bombus lapidarius, showing wax pots full of honeyBumblebee life-cycle showing adults and larvae in nest of B. terrestris. Engraved in 1840 by William Home Lizars after drawing probably by James Hope Stewart.[94]An above-ground nest, hidden in grass and moss, of the common carder bee, Bombus pascuorum. The wax canopy or involucrum has been removed to show winged workers and pupae in irregularly placed wax cells.A bumblebee loaded with pollen in its pollen basketsThe cuckoo bumblebee B. vestalis, a parasite of B. terrestrisBumblebee nest dug up and destroyed by a predator, probably a badgerBumblebee stored as food by a great grey shrikeBumblebees and human culture: Bombus anachoreta on a Russian postage stamp, 2005Drone short-haired bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus. The species was successfully reintroduced to England from Sweden.A widely believed falsehood holds that scientists proved bumblebees to be incapable of flight.[95]Bumblebee in flight. It has its tongue extended and a laden pollen basket.The Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the Flight of the Bumblebee, c. 1900Emily Dickinson wrote a poem about a bumblebee. Daguerreotype, c. 1848Bumblebees of different species illustrated by Moses Harris in his 1782 Exposition of English InsectsA female coneCluster of male conesReleased seeds collected from the groundLiriodendron chinense twig with flowers. Notice that the orange pigment characteristic of L. tulipifera petals is absent.Tulip tree barkTulip tree flowerTuliptrees can be very large. This 130-footer in Pennsylvania with a 5-foot trunk dwarfs a group of mature oaks and maples.Tulip trees serving an ornamental role in Vancouver, BC.Liriodendron at Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham, MassachusettsSkullComparative illustration of bobcat (top) and Canada lynx (bottom) heads (1906)Canada lynx lying downCanada lynx kittens are born with blue eyesThe Canada lynx's forelimbs are shorter than its hindlimbs, giving it a downward sloping appearanceCloseup of faceLedum (L. groenlandicum) essential oil in clear glass vialClose-up of leavesBonsai example.Rhododendron in JapanA garden with tall Rhododendrons in Lynnwood, WashingtonRhododendron forest in NepalRhododendron (গুরাস), Sandakphu, West Bengal, IndiaRhododendrons (Guras or Buras) at Fakding, NepalDeciduous Rhododendron luteum in fall colorEvergreen azalea Rhododendron kaempferiEvergreen azalea cultivar leaf color before sheddingRhododendron fallacinum photographed in situ on Mount Kinabalu, BorneoRhododendron-Park Bremen, GermanyNova Zembla Rhododendrons growing in a nursery in New Jersey.Leon Wyczółkowski, Pink Rhododendrons, 1903Rhododendron wardii var. puralbumRed rowanAmerican water shrewFlower diagram of Spiraea hypericifolia.Spiraea betulifoliaSpiraea japonica 'Goldflame' 06Spiraea betulifolia in autumnSpiraea japonicaSpiraea thunbergiiNatural rangeAmerican bison galloping, photos by Eadweard Muybridge, first published in 1887 in Animal LocomotionLast of the Canadian Bisons, 1902, photograph: Steele and CompanyMale plains bison in the Wichita Mountains of OklahomaAdult male (farther) and adult female (closer) with a background of rich autumn colors, in Yellowstone National ParkPile of American bison skulls to be used for fertilizer in the mid-1870sBison herd grazing at the National Bison Range in MontanaA group of bison trudge across the landscape at the National Elk Refuge.Canned Bison meat for saleHerd of bison in Yellowstone National ParkGrazing in winter, Yellowstone National Park: Bison use their heads to clear out snow for the grass.Bison fighting in Grand Teton National Park in Moose, WyomingCalfAmerican bison standing its ground against a wolf pack.Wolf-Bison Demonstration at Wolf Park, Indiana.Map from 1889 by William T. Hornaday, illustrating the Extermination of the American BisonBison hunt under the wolf-skin mask, 1832–33Bison being chased off a cliff as “seen” and painted by Alfred Jacob MillerOriginal distribution of plains bison and wood bison in North America along the "Great bison belt". Holocene bison (Bison occidentalis) is an earlier form at the origin of plains bison and wood bison.
Holocene bison
Wood bison
Plains bison
Map of the extermination of the bison to 1889. This map based on William Temple Hornaday's late-19th century research.
Original range
Range as of 1870
Range as of 1889
Distribution of public herds of plains bison and of free-ranging or captive breeding wood bison in North America as of 2003.
Global commercial capture of menhaden in million tonnes 1950–2010[107]
Capture of menhaden in 2010 reported by the FAO[107]
Live channeled whelks for sale in a California seafood marketBlue Crab escaping from the net at Core Banks, North Carolina.Female blue crab with eggsCooked blue crabsCooked blue crabs, shown here on sale at a fish market in Washington, D.C., are red.A moltedcarapace of Cancer irroratus from Long Beach, New York.Top view, Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park, OntarioCytharaElectra at the Tomb of Agamemnon, Frederic Leighton c. 1869Orestes, Electra and Hermes at the tomb of Agamemnon, lucanian red-figure pelike, c. 380–370 BC, Louvre (K 544)Electra and Orestes, from an 1897 Stories from the Greek Tragedians, by Alfred ChurchLower jaw of the holotypeOsteodermsEntobia in a modern bivalve. Note the characteristic chambers connected by short canals.Entobia from the Prairie Bluff Chalk Formation (Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous) of Starkville, Mississippi. Preserved as a cast of the excavations.Wolverine skull from the Pleistocene of Germany at the Berlin's Natural History MuseumFile:MSU V2P1b - Gulo gulo skull.pngSkull, as illustrated by N.N. KondakovSkeletonVideo of a wolverine in the Helsinki ZooWolverine on rocky terrainCaptive at the Kristiansand Zoo, NorwayThe Wolverine pendant of Les Eyzies, when wolverines were still found in southern FranceBog turtleAn adult specimenBog turtle habitat in the southern Appalachians of western North Carolina, during a search for turtles by conservation organisationsWalking in thick grass highlights the turtle's sizeStriped skunks prey on the bog turtle.A young individualA baby bog turtle held in a palmA captive-reared bog turtle is released into the wild, with affixed radio transmitterA controlled burn in progressModiolus modiolus at stamp of Faroe Islands by Postverk Føroya.Woodland jumping mouseWoodland jumping mouse killed by cat in Sheffield, Vermont, with ruler for scalePagurus anachoretusPagurus bernhardusLong-armed hermit crab, Pagurus longicarpusHairy hermit crab, Pagurus hirsutiusculus, outside its shell – note the soft-shelled and curved abdomen (top of photo) Tooth of Palaeocarcharodon from Atlas mountain in Morocco. 60 mya, long 3 cm.Subspecies P. c. capitalis, Grand Tetons, WyomingSubspecies P. c. capitalis (left) and P. c. obscurus (right); illustration by Keulemans, 1877Perisoreus canadensis obscurus in Mount Rainier National ParkGrey, sooty plumage of a juvenileFemale incubating her eggsA hatchlingPair of jays feeding their nestlingsBold grey jay, typical of those individuals accustomed to humansA researcher holding up a large striped bassStriped bass brisket with a lima-fava bean pureeNew Jersey Pine Barrens demonstrating lighter skin tonesMer Bleue Conservation Area, showing dark skin tonesSpring mating callsGreen frog pair in amplexus: Note large tympanum of male, on top, and small tympanum of the femaleLithobates sylvaticus found in southern QuebecWeight vs. length for red drum (data from Jenkins 2004)A vertebra in dorsal (top) and posterior (end) view, referred to Thecachampsa sp. by William Bullock Clark in 1901A tooth referred to Thecachampsa sericodon by William Bullock Clark in 1901A tooth in lateral (side) and basal (bottom) view, referred to Thecachampsa contusor by William Bullock Clark in 1901Coprolite attributed to ThecachampsaA fragment of a lower referred to Thecachampsa marylandica by William Bullock Clark in 1901TubaTuba by Wieprecht & Moritz as described in Prussian patent No.19.Tuba section in a British style brass bandComparison of euphonium (left) and tuba (right)Tuba with four rotary valves"Kaiserbass" (tuba in B♭) and cornetFelucca used in the Strait of Messina to hunt swordfish
Global capture of swordfish in tonnes reported by the FAO, 1950–2009[107]
Swordfish on deck during long-lining operationsTurnaround video of Specimen No. 57 and a razorbill, Naturalis Biodiversity CenterThe "Great Auk, Northern Penguin, or Gair-Fowl", wood engraving by Thomas Bewick in A History of British Birds, 1804 [a]Summer (standing) and winter (swimming) plumage, by John Gerrard KeulemansPaintings showing variation in egg markings, as well as seasonal and ontogenic differences in plumageStac an Armin, St. Kilda, Scotland, one locality where the great auk used to breedGreat Auks by John James Audubon, from The Birds of America (1827–1838)Great auk eating a fish, by John GouldNesting ground with juveniles and eggs, by KeulemansCast of an egg, Museum WiesbadenIllustration of two Humeri (1) and two Tibiae (2), bones of the great auk uncovered by archaeologists in an ancient kitchen midden in CaithnessThe only known illustration of a great auk drawn from life, Ole Worm's pet, received from the Faroe Islands, 1655Eldey, last refuge of the great aukSpecimen No. 3 in Brussels, one of the two last birds killed on Eldey in 1844Specimen No. 39, skeleton, and replica egg at Senckenberg MuseumInternal organs of the last two great auks, Zoological Museum of CopenhagenMonument to the last British great auk at Fowl Craig, OrkneyBalsam fir (Abies balsamea) essential oil in clear glass vialBalsam fir krummholz on Mount Hight, New HampshireN. lutea (American lotus)Nelumbo 'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum'- Dried seed podLotus in lake, showing leaves, buds, flowers, seed headsNelumbo nucifera budFoliage of Nelumbo nucifera: an example of the lotus effect after rain.File:File:Seated Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), Kamakura period, 12th-13th century, wood with gold leaf and inlaid crystal eyes - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05345.JPGAmitābhaBuddha Amitābha in Tibetan Buddhism, traditional thangka paintingPortrait of Buddha Amitābha attached in Annotation to the Infinite Life Sutra (Ch. 佛說大乘無量壽莊嚴清淨平等覺經科註)Statue of the Buddha Amitābha (Mongolia, 18th century)Kōtoku-inMandala of Amitayus, Tibet, 19th century, Rubin Museum of ArtThis altar display at a temple in Taiwan shows Amitābha flanked by Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his left and Guanyin on the rightTang dynasty Amitābha sculpture, Hidden Stream Temple Cave, Longmen Grottoes, ChinaThe Food of the Gods on Olympus (1530), majolica dish attributed to Nicola da UrbinoThetis anoints Achilles with ambrosia, by Johann Balthasar Probst (1673–1748)Lycurgus attacking the nymph Ambrosia (mosaic from Herculaneum, 45–79 AD)Native eastern white pine, Sylvania Wilderness, MichiganPartial distribution map of Pinus strobus in North AmericaMeasuring the circumference of an Eastern White PineWhite pine boughs, showing annual yellowing and abscission of older foliage in the autumn. Upstate New York, USA.An illustration dated 1902, showing a variety of insect pests affecting eastern white pineBoard of Pinus strobusFoliageClosed, mature conesP. banksiana forest with Vaccinium groundcoverBall-and-stick model of the tetraamminediaquacopper(II) cation, [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+This high-pressure reactor was built in 1921 by BASF in Ludwigshafen and was re-erected on the premises of the University of Karlsruhe in Germany.Ammoniacal Gas Engine Streetcar in New Orleans drawn by Alfred Waud in 1871.The X-15aircraft used ammonia as one component fuel of its rocketengineAnti-meth sign on tank of anhydrous ammonia, Otley, Iowa. Anhydrous ammonia is a common farm fertilizer that is also a critical ingredient in making methamphetamine. In 2005, Iowa used grant money to give out thousands of locks to prevent criminals from getting into the tanks.[109]The world's longest ammonia pipeline, running from the TogliattiAzot plant in Russia to Odessa in Ukraine.Hydrochloric acid sample releasing HCl fumes, which are reacting with ammonia fumes to produce a white smoke of ammonium chloride.Production trend of ammonia between 1947 and 2007Main symptoms of hyperammonemia (ammonia reaching toxic concentrations).[110]Ammonia occurs in the atmospheres of the outer gas planets such as Jupiter (0.026% ammonia) and Saturn (0.012% ammonia).Ball-and-stick model of the diamminesilver(I) cation, [Ag(NH3)2]+File:File:Arius püspök.jpgAriusHuge swarms of Chaoborus edulis, resembling distant plumes of smoke over Lake Malawi's waterChariot clock in National Statuary Hall by Carlo Franzoni, 1819, depicting Clio, titled the Car of History.Clio: the Muse of History by Artemsia Gentileschi.Three Phragmites australis seedlings: A.) very young, B.) juvenile, C.) the oldest (3-4 months). Roman numerals denote different shoot generations. Sc = scutellum. (From Om Skudbygning, Overvintring og Foryngelse by Eugen Warming, 1884) A previously sandy beach 'invaded' by Phragmites australis reeds.SipsiThe duduk or mey mouthpiece is a flattened piece of giant reed (arundo donax) a relative of common reed, itself used in zurnaClio by Pierre Mignard.A fedora made by Borsalino with a gutter-dent, side-dented crown, the front of the brim "snapped down" and the back "snapped up"Another example of a fedora made by Borsalino, with a pinch-front teardrop-shaped crownFrank Sinatra as Tony Rome, sporting a fedoraMan wearing fedora c. 2017The illustration that accompanied the 1904 description of the mouse catshark, as Pristurus murinus.A roughtail catshark (G. arae) in its natural habitat; members of this genus occur close to the bottom in deep water.Close-up from above of the caudal fin denticle crest of the longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati); such crests are shared by all Galeus species.Drawing of Azolla filiculoides, about 5 mm. Upper green leaves perform photo synthesis, lower lack chlorophyll.Azolla covering the Canning River, Western AustraliaAzolla on the Canning River, Western AustraliaSEM image of Azolla surfaceScanning electron micrograph of a megaspore of the genus Azolla with adhering massulae from postglacial sediments of Laguna El Junco, Galápagos Island of San Cristóbal[111]Transmission electron micrograph of a megaspore of the genus Azolla from postglacial sediments of Laguna El Junco, Galápagos Island of San Cristobal[111]Alangium salviifolium.Bishop BorgnaAraucaria araucana with seed conesThree members of the genus growing together – left to right, Araucaria columnaris, Araucaria cunninghamii and Araucaria bidwilliiAraucaria columnaris sapling with distinctive axial bud.Araucaria heterophylla leavesPetrified cone of Araucaria mirabilis from Patagonia, Argentina dating from the Jurassic Period (approx. 157 mya)Canavalia cathartica illustration. Francisco Manuel Blanco, Flora de Filipinas, etc. (1880-1883)Canavalia lineataHornbeamHornbeam trunkBeanpods and leaf details of the northern catalpaThe catalpa tree in Reading, Berkshire, EnglandAutumn foliageLarge, dark purple clematis flower with white finger stamens in sunlightPurple clematisClematis armandiiClematis 'Multi Blue'Clematis floridaC. montanaFlowers of C. vitalbaSeed heads of C. vitalba growing in a hedge, showing why it is known colloquially as "old man's beard"AchenesFruits of C. dioica in Guanacaste, Costa RicaC. terniflora seed clusterMale caste of C. degeeriWorker caste of C. corticicolaArboreal carton nest of C. castaneaC. castanea worker tending a treehopper in a Pigeonwood treeMature spindle fruit (Euonymus sp.), split open to reveal the seedsEuonymus fortunei in a nurseryFokienia hodginsiiHeliosHelios in his chariot, early 4th century BC, Athena's temple, IlionSolar Apollo with the radiant halo of Helios in a Roman floor mosaic, El Djem, Tunisia, late 2nd centuryHelios as the personification of midday by Anton Raphael Mengs. Notice the apollonian traits absent in mythology and Hellenic art, such as the lack of a chariot and the bow and arrow.Coin of Roman Emperor Constantine I depicting Sol Invictus/Apollo with the legend SOLI INVICTO COMITI, c. 315 AD.Bust of Alexander the Great as an eidolon of Helios (Musei Capitolini).Colossus of RhodesMooneye caught in Quetico Provincial Park, OntarioIn August,Czech RepublicIn winter, FranceWalnut tree - Juglans regia L. Claimed to be the oldest walnut tree in the world. Near Khotan, Xinjiang, China, in 2011NupharNuphar sagittifolia (Walter) Pursh, leaves sagittateUnripe fruit of Nuphar lutea"Field" of Nuphar on a small lake, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AlaskaMime artists Jean Soubeyran and Brigitte Soubeyran in 1950.Mime Pablo Zibes.A Dog's Life (1918). Charlie Chaplin.Whitefaced mime on Boston Common in 1980Paulownia fortunei flowers and barkThis paulownia flower pattern (go-shichi-no-kiri) is the symbol of the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan. It also decorates the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Paulownia Flowers.A JapaneseKobundō (小分銅), 95–97% gold, "Paulownia" Kiri (桐) mark, Kikubana (菊花) emblem, 373.11 grams, JapanPithecellobium dulceRhamnus crocea flowersTaeniolabis taoensis skull, Am. Mus. 16321.Water caltrop (T. natans) seedsWater caltrop field in Tainan CityGrave of J. R. R. Tolkien and Edith TolkienSaguaro cactus flowers and buds after a wet winter. This is Arizona's official state flower.The North Rim of the Grand Canyon.Mexico in 1824. Alta California is the northwestern-most state.Geronimo (far right) and his Apache warriors fought against both Mexican and American settlersChildren of Depression-era migrant workers, Pinal County, 1937Eleanor Roosevelt at the Gila River relocation center, April 23, 1943Köppen climate types of ArizonaThe Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado River.West Mitten at Monument Valley Blue Mesa at Petrified Forest National ParkThe Grand Canyon.San Francisco Peaks seen from Bellemont, ArizonaSonoran Desert at Saguaro National ParkCathedral Rock near Red Rock Crossing in SedonaA population density map of Arizona.Extent of the Spanish language in the state of ArizonaView of suburban development in Scottsdale, 2006Art Deco doors, Cochise County Courthouse, Bisbee, AZThe Spanish mission of San Xavier del Bac, founded in 1700.Arizona's Meteor Crater is a tourist attraction.Entering Arizona on I-10 from New MexicoA Navajo man on horseback in Monument ValleyThe original Arizona State Capitol, PhoenixTreemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election.The University of Arizona located in Tucson.Arizona State University located in Tempe.Northern Arizona University located in Flagstaff.View of Monument Valley from John Ford's PointStandin' on the Corner Park and mural in Winslow, ArizonaA spring training game between the Cubs and White Sox at HoHoKam Park.Cactus wren, the Arizona state bird Spotted thick-knee
Threat display of a spotted thick-knee in defence of its chicks
Double-striped thick-knee Eurasian stone-curlew distribution. Different colours indicate area of migration.Bush stone-curlewSpotted thick-knee with chickEurasian stone-curlew eggsSpotted Thick-knee in a garden in South Africa.Turnaround video of a C. c. carolinensis specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity CenterIllustration by Jacques Barraband, 1801Photo of a live pet specimen, 1906Turnaround video of a C. c. ludovicianus specimen, NaturalisTurnaround video of a mounted skeleton, NaturalisC. c. ludovicianus by John James AudubonIllustration by John James Audubonred dome blanketflower (Gaillardia pinnatifida)Gaillardia 'Fanfare'Texas horned lizard in Beeville, TexasC. decurrens foliage and male conesA. t. multiscutatusThe button rattle of a juvenileThe closeup of head at the Zoological Garden, Ulm, GermanyA skeleton at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, OklahomaC. atrox, patternless specimenC. atroxA male crotalus atrox with a pair of intromittent organs called hemipenes, used for reproductionMale collared lizard, with blue-green body and yellow-brown head, at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, OklahomaGila monsterPlate from the Century Cyclopedia depicts the Gila monsterHead with bead-like scales and strong forelegs and claws suitable for diggingA reticulated Gila monster (H. s. suspectum)Gila monster at the Bristol ZooFile:MSU V2P1b - Mustela nivalis subspecies painting.pngVarious least weasel subspecies; (from left to right) M. n. pygmaea, M. n. nivalis, M. n. pallida, M. n. vulgaris, M. n. boccamela, M. n. heptneriTwo least weasels fightingWeasel at the British Wildlife CentreSkulls of a long-tailed weasel (top), a stoat (bottom left) and least weasel (bottom right), as illustrated in Merriam's Synopsis of the Weasels of North AmericaSkeleton, as illustrated in Lydekker's The New Natural HistoryThe winter coat is conspicuous when there is no snow on the ground.Taxidermy exhibit showing a least weasel attacking a European hare, in the Natural History Museum of GenoaLeast weasels driven from a mountain hare carcass by a stoat, as illustrated in Barrett-Hamilton's A History of British MammalsAlaskan weasel Mustela n. eskimo17th century print of a weasel confronting a basiliskCommon chuckwalla, Sauromalus aterCommon chuckwalla Sauromalus ater at Bristol Zoo, EnglandChuckwalla (S. ater) in rocky area of Death Valley National ParkCythara Lemoine's incorrect 1881 illustration of G. eduardsii (now G. parisiensis)Life restoration of G. steini (now G. gigantea) with outdated, ratite-like plumage, 1917Reconstructed G. geiselensis skeletonSkull and mandible of G. gigantea specimen AMNH 6169Skeletal restoration of G. giganteaSupposed Gastornis feathers which turned out to be plant materialLife restoration of G. gigantea, a species found in North AmericaCrinoidA stalked crinoid drawn by Ernst HaeckelClose-up on the calyx of a characteristic abyssal stalked crinoid. Ten arms are visible, with their pinnules.Close-up on the pinnules with visible rows of translucent podia.A stalked crinoid (white) and a comatulid (red) in deep sea, showing the differences between these two sister groupsAgaricocrinus americanus, a fossil crinoid from the Carboniferous of IndianaMiddle Jurassic (Callovian) Apiocrinites crinoid pluricolumnals from the Matmor Formation in Hamakhtesh Hagadol, southern IsraelColorful crinoids at shallow waters of Gili Lawa LautMultiple crinoids occupying the reef of Nusa Kode IslandUpper surface of right tibia. (Anterior is at top.)KneeBones of the right leg. Anterior surfaceLower extremity of tibia seen from the frontLower extremity of tibia seen from the backPlan of ossification of the tibia. From three centers.Epiphysial lines of tibia and fibula in a young adult. Anterior aspect.Satellite view of the region.Another view of the region.Kouros of Tenea with the archaic smileApollo of Tenea in the Pushkin MuseumVelleda, as imagined in a 19th-century painting by Charles Voillemot.Red panda descending head firstRed panda skullRed panda sleepingSounds of red panda twitteringRed panda standingRed panda gnawingRed panda and its herbivore diet Red panda tending its cubCaptive red pandaCloseup of red pandaThe red panda in the Taronga Zoo, AustraliaRed panda resting on a treeRed panda at Prospect Park Zoo, New York, USRed panda in a ginkgo treeRed panda gnawing on an exfoliated bamboo bushCaptive red pandaCaptive red pandaCaptive red pandaDrawing and description of red panda in the Zhonghua Da Zidian, 1915Bigeye thresherBigeye threshers are often caught on longlines.Early 19th century shad fishing on the Peedee (Greater Pee Dee) River, South Carolina.Grey heronHead, with neck retracted(video) A grey heron foraging on mudflatsSwallowing an eelHeronry in Stuttgart, GermanyBuilding nestEggs, collection Museum WiesbadenSeeking food from a zoo penguin enclosure"The Heron. Common Heron, Heronsewgh, or Heronshaw. (Ardea cinerea, Lath.—Héron cendré, Temm.)" wood engraving by Thomas Bewick in his History of British Birds, volume 2, 1804BotrychiumBotrychium virginianumSceptridium dissectumWintering at the Wadden Sea, GermanyEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenIn a defensive positionFemale Busephala clangula with chicksEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenAdult in breeding plumage; note sharp margin of breast colourEgg of Gallinago media - (Muséum de Toulouse)Great snipeMüller and Henle's illustration of a silky shark, accompanying their original species descriptionThe silky shark is typically encountered in open water.Upper teethLower teethTuna are a favored prey of the silky shark, which is often found trailing their schools.A juvenile silky shark – this species gives birth to live, fully formed young.A silky shark caught by a sport angler – this shark is heavily fished in many regions.Spotted seatrout weight vs. length[112] Speckled trout are among the top ten species for recreational fishing in the United States.Southern stingraySouthern stingrayJawsA roughtail stingray at the McGrail Bank in the Gulf of Mexico; sandy flats are a favored habitat of this species.The roughtail stingray is characterized by the angular shape of its disc and the thorns over its body and tail.The roughtail stingray typically forages for food on the sea bottom, but will also take prey from the water column.A roughtail stingray caught in the Gulf of Mexico; this specie was fished in United States waters.Bluntnose stingrayThe bluntnose stingray is characterized by the shape of its disc and snout.A Deinosuchus jaw fragment, exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Fossils of this large alligatoroid have been discovered in 10 US states and northern Mexico.Deinosuchus may have preyed upon large ornithopods. Kritosaurus lived alongside the giant crocodilian in the Aguja Formation ecosystem.[113]Reconstructed skull of D. riograndensis, Museo de la Evolución de PueblaThe osteoderms of Deinosuchus, as illustrated by W.J. Holland. They are proportionately much thicker than those of modern crocodiliansEbenezer Emmons illustrated two fossil teeth in 1858. Most likely, they belonged to the crocodilian that would later be named Deinosuchus.This skull reconstruction, exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History for nearly a half-century, is probably the best known of all Deinosuchus fossils. The darker-shaded portions are actual fossil bone, while the light portions are plaster.Deinosuchus scutes and vertebra, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.The constellation Delphinus as it can be seen by the naked eye.Delphinus is depicted on the left of this card from Urania's Mirror (1825)Adult puffins have boldly coloured beaks in the breeding season.Appearance of beak and eyes during the breeding season (left) and after the moult (right; lettered items have been shed)Bobbing about on the waves off the coast of northern NorwayAtlantic puffins on a cliff-top at Skellig Michael, County Kerry, IrelandRelaxation in the colonyEstablishing dominancePair outside burrow on Skomer Island, WalesTypical Atlantic puffin breeding habitat in IcelandEgg at Museum Wiesbaden GermanyAdult returning with sand eels to feed the chickNearly fully fledged, near its burrow and at risk of predationJuvenile recently emerged from the nestIn flight over the Isle of May, ScotlandApproaching nesting birds too closely may jeopardise the colonyFaroe Islands 1978 postal stamp by Holger PhilipsenAtlantic cod juvenileAtlantic cod.Capture of Northeast and Northwest Atlantic cod 1950–2012, (FAO)Atlantic cod are demersal fish—they prefer sea bottoms with coarse sediments.[114]Estimated biomass of the Northeast Arctic cod stock for the period 1946–2012, in million tons: Light blue bars represent the immature fraction of the stock, while the darker blue bars represent the spawning biomass.[115]Sarus craneIn flight, the black primaries contrast with the otherwise grey wings (Bharatpur, India).View of the headAll cranes have a raised and much reduced hind toe.A flock of sarus cranes in a field in GujaratThe long coiled trachea that produces the trumpeting callsEgg, Muséum de ToulouseA pair with young in VelavadarAge and plumage changesThese cranes are usually seen in pairs or small groups (Sultanpur National Park)A family group of two adults and a juvenileThe Floating Feather : a painting by Melchior d'Hondecoeter (c.1680) of the birds in the menagerie of William III of England at the Het Loo Palace showing a sarus crane in the background.A plate by Johann Michael Seligmann published between 1749 and 1776 based on a work by George EdwardsForaging in marshland (Bharatpur)A photo of the site where the fossils were found (2010)Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins' mounted Hadrosaurus, the first mounted dinosaur skeleton in the worldReconstructed skeleton, Academy of Natural SciencesPlates from Leidy's descriptionEurasian oystercatcher flying on Loch Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, ScotlandEgg - MHNTAn Indo-Pacific sailfish raising its sailExhibiting sail-raising behaviorErnest Hemingway in Key West, Florida, USA, in the 1940s, with a sailfish he had caught
Capture of Indo-Pacific sailfish in tonnes from 1950 to 2009
Characteristic shape in old field successionA log sawn in two and turned on a lathe, exposing the pale sapwood and the reddish heartwood"Berries" of the 'Corcorcor' cultivarPygmy sperm whaleSkullPygmy whale teeth on its lower rostrumTwo L. a. argenteus individuals on the shore of Coumeenoole Bay, IrelandBird SoundAdult Larus argentatus with yellow legs to the right, its offspring has the normal pink colour. This bird is not to be confused with the always yellow-legged Larus michahellis. Photo from Warnemünde (harbour of Rostock), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Northern Germany.Herring gull producing waste near Île-de-BréhatFeeding behaviours of the European herring gull.Stealing an egg from a common murreFighting for a fish.Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden, GermanyTearing open a bin bagStealing food from a man's handPerching on spikes designed to discourage perching birdsRubbish bag designed to resist scavenging behaviourHoneysuckleHoneysuckle Lonicera japonicaHoneysuckle -- LoniceraL. ciliosaL. japonica fruitL. hispidulaL. sempervirensL. tataricaL.caprifolium, ChèvrefeuilleVarious sizes of Lophius americanusJuvenile tilefishAdultJuvenile specimenTilefish, making a burrow inside a clay deposit.Intact fish skeleton at the North Carolina Museum of Natural SciencesAn 8-oz (230-g) marlin filetIntact fish skeleton at the North Carolina Museum of Natural SciencesAn 8-oz (230-g) marlin filetEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenFins, barbel and lateral line on a haddock. Haddock have three dorsal fins and two anal fins.Smoked Haddock served with onions and red peppersIllustration of a narwhal and a beluga, its closest living relativeComplete skeleton at the Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesThis narwhal skull has rare double tusks. Usually, the canine tooth only on the left side of the upper jaw becomes a tusk. Rarely, males develop two tusks. This specimen, however, was of a female (Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg; collected in 1684)Narwhals in the Creswell Bay at Somerset IslandA polar bear scavenging a narwhal carcassMale narwhal captured and satellite taggedThe head of a lance made from a Narwhal tusk with a meteorite iron bladeImage of narwhal from Brehms Tierleben (1864–1869) Eskimo curlewIllustration (middle) by Louis Agassiz FuertesNonbreeding range of Eskimo curlew.Specimen in the Museum of Comparative ZoologyIllustration by John James AudubonOyster toadfishLaysan albatross with chick on MidwayThe then at least 60-year-old female named Wisdom with her chick, in March 2011Chick, Midway AtollLaysan albatross rookery on Midway AtollBlack-footed albatrossLongleaf pine needles from a 30 m specimen near Tallahassee, FloridaLongleaf pine: 'grass stage' seedling, near Georgetown, South CarolinaPinus palustrisNaturally regenerated longleaf pines in DeSoto National Forest, MississippiTrolling for blue fishlithograph by Currier & Ives, 1866A large bluefish.Ovary of fish with visible Philometra females - lower row: bluefishWhite-chinned petrelIllustration by Joseph Smit, 1896On track near Mount Hobson, Great Barrier Island, 2011Off Wollongong, AustraliaIllustration of the skull of a false killer whaleFalse killer whale skull specimen exhibited in Museo di storia naturale e del territorio dell'Università di PisaFalse killer whale and bottlenose dolphin at the Enoshima Aquarium, JapanThe Flinders Bay beaching, 1986Illustration by Chester A. ReedP. l. lherminieri chick in nest burrow on Little Tobago.Puffinus lherminieri persicusAudubon's shearwater Puffinus lherminieri bailloni of Reunion Island.Circa 275–270 BCCast coin. Obverse: bust of Hercules l.; three pellets. Reverse: prow of galley; three pellets.Teruncius (Apulia, Lucera. Circa 220 BCAugustus QuadransQuadrans of DomitianFlower of Ranunculus glaberrimusGlacier buttercup Ranunculus glacialisFile:Ranunculus glaberrimus .JPGSagebrush buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus)Straightbeak buttercup (Ranunculus orthorhynchus)Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens)Ranunculus asiaticus, a cultivated form Seed head of Ranunculus showing developing achenesWapato bulbCrisps (chips) made from tuberCommon eiders (Somateria mollissima) in the breeding season on Texel, the Netherlands.A common eider skullEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenA school of scalloped hammerheads.Flash-fried whole scupEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenLong-tailed jaeger in flightEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenAn immature parasitic jaegerRoyal tern in flight at Morro Bay, California.Adult royal tern and sandwich tern (right) in flight at Core Banks, North Carolina.Breeding plumageEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenSW Queensland, AustraliaRotuman tautoga performed in 1981 celebrating Rotuma's cession to Great BritainTautogIllustration of White MarlinAtlantic bluefin tuna migration
Capture of Atlantic bluefin tuna in tonnes from 1950 to 2009
Eggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenA Cuvier's beaked whale surfaces in Ligurian SeaA stranded Cuvier's beaked whaleDombeya elegansDombeya pilosa flowersDombeya burgessiaeMontparnasse derailment, France, 1895 One error and its catastrophic results: Napoleon's retreat from Moscow, painted by Adolph Northen in the 19th centuryHerzliya Airport (Israel) runway location and traffic pattern chart (left) was erroneously printed as a result of "black layer" 180° misplacement. The corrected chart is on the right.The 'Judas' Bible in St Mary's Church, Totnes, Devon. This edition is known as the 'Judas' Bible because in Matthew c26 v36 'Judas' appears instead of 'Jesus'. In this copy the mistake is corrected with a slip of paper pasted over the misprint.[116]Erroneous traffic sign in Israel. The correct sign is depicted on the lower-right corner.Rape of Orithyia by Boreas. Detail from an Apulianred-figure oinoche, 360 BC.The Abduction of Orithyia (ca. 1730), by Francesco SolimenaZanthoxylumZ. piperitum Fruits and seedsZ. rhetsa bark in Pakke Tiger ReserveLeafless Z. simulans showing its knobbed barkSchematic of the bulk feeding method employed by modern mysticetes. It is plausible that Aetiocetus used a variation of this method using a combination of baleen and teeth.Lek mating arena, in which each male guards a territory of a few meters in size on average, and in which the dominant males may each attract up to eight females.[117] In addition, each individual is shown with variations in personal space (bubbles), whereby higher-ranking individuals have larger personal space bubbles.[118] Common bird leks typically have 25–30 individuals. A strict hierarchy accords the most desirable top-ranking males the most prestigious central territory, with ungraded and lesser aspirants ranged outside. Females come to these arenas to choose mates when the males' hierarchy has become established, and preferentially mate with the dominants in the centre.A male with its gular sacs inflatedA femaleBlack-necked stiltFlying in California, USABolsa Chica Ecological ReserveThe Hawaiian stilt is sometimes considered a subspecies of the black-necked stilt.Stilts exhibit a weak or sick behavior in order to distract predators from the location of their young.Black-necked stilts foraging on Richardson Bay mudflatsBlack-necked stilt eggs Quintana, TexasHatchling of the black-winged stilt, H. (h.) himatopus. Those of the black-necked stilt look identical.Two L. a. argenteus individuals on the shore of Coumeenoole Bay, IrelandBird SoundAdult Larus argentatus with yellow legs to the right, its offspring has the normal pink colour. This bird is not to be confused with the always yellow-legged Larus michahellis. Photo from Warnemünde (harbour of Rostock), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Northern Germany.Herring gull producing waste near Île-de-BréhatFeeding behaviours of the European herring gull.Stealing an egg from a common murreFighting for a fish.Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden, GermanyTearing open a bin bagStealing food from a man's handPerching on spikes designed to discourage perching birdsRubbish bag designed to resist scavenging behaviourIn breeding plumageAdult in foreground, red knot in backgroundDiagram of the anatomical structure of a female Nautilus pompilius including most of its internal organs.Nautilus half-shell showing the camerae in a logarithmic spiralSection cut of a nautilus shellNautilus locomotion File format: Ogg File size: 1.29 MB Duration: 5 secondsNautilus with extended tentacles and hyponome visibleHead of Nautilus pompilius showing the rudimentary eye, which functions similar to a pinhole cameraNumber of captured N. pompilius at various depths around the Osprey Reef Seamount, Coral Sea. The data was collated from 271 trapping events spread across all months of the year. Nautiluses were most common at 300–350 m (1,000–1,100 ft). No specimens were recovered from a depth of less than 150 m (500 ft) during 18 trapping efforts.[119]A pair of N. pompilius feeding on two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar) bait during daytime at 703 m (2,306 ft) depth. This observation constitutes the deepest record of any nautilus species.Shell characters of the genera Nautilus and AllonautilusSection cut of a nautilus shellEutrephoceras dorbignyanumNautilus shells: N. macromphalus (left), A. scrobiculatus (centre), N. pompilius (right)Persian Ironwood FoliageThe tree's many branches and distinctive colored barkPersian ironwood in AprilProtitanopsPsephophorusMany varieties, such as the Nashi pear, are not "pear-shaped"Pear blossomsPyrus calleryana in flower(Left to right, top to bottom) Korean pear, Bosc pear, Forelle pear, red D'Anjou pear, Bartlett pear, green D'Anjou pear, Seckel pear, Comice pearPear treePear cultivation in 2012Pears simmered in red wineTaxusSeeds of Taxus baccataFoliage of Mexican yewMale (pollen-producing) cones of Taxus baccataFoliage of Irish yew; note the leaves spreading all round the erect shoots4112 year old Taxus in TurkeyEngraving of a spotted hyena from Thomas Pennant's History of Quadrupeds, one of the first authentic depictions of the species[120]Pair of spotted hyenas at White River, Mpumalanga. Note the great degree of individual variation in fur colour, which was once used as a basis for separating the species into various subspecies.Skull of Crocuta sivalensis, an extinct Indian hyena proposed by Björn Kurtén as being the ancestor of the modern spotted hyenaSkeletonSpotted hyena walking in profileSkull, as illustrated by Frédéric Cuvier. Note the disproportionately large carnassials and premolars adapted for bone consumption.Male and female reproductive systems of the spotted hyena, from Schmotzer & Zimmerman, Anatomischer Anzeiger (1922). Abb. 1 (Fig. 1.) Male reproductive anatomy. Abb. 2 (Fig. 2.) Female reproductive anatomy.[121] Principal abbreviations (from von Eggeling) are: T, testis; Vd, vas deferens; BU, urethral bulb; Ur, urethra; R, rectum; P, penis; S, scrotum; O, ovary; FT, tuba Fallopii; RL, ligament uteri; Ut, uterus; CC, Corpus clitoris. Remaining abbreviations, in alphabetical order, are: AG, parotid analis; B, vesica urinaria; CG, parotid Cowperi; CP, Corpus penis; CS, corpus spongiosum; GC, glans; GP, glans penis; LA, levator ani muscle; Pr, prepuce; RC, musculus retractor clitoris; RP, Musculus retractor penis; UCG, Canalis urogenital.Female nursing cub, Amboseli National Park, KenyaSpotted hyena cub in the Serengeti, Tanzania. Note the well defined spots, which will fade with age.Spotted hyena and two cubs in their den, Ngorongoro Crater, TanzaniaSpotted hyena with a wildebeest skeleton in Karatu, Arusha, TanzaniaSpotted hyenas mobbing a lion, Sabi Sand Game ReserveSpotted hyena confronting African wild dogs, Sabi Sand Game ReserveSpotted hyenas interacting aggressively in the Masai MaraSpotted hyenas greeting one another in Kruger National ParkSpotted Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) (W1CDR0000381 BD12)Example from the Florida Teaching ZooGiggling call of a spotted hyena.Trace of a 20,000-year-old spotted hyena painting from the Chauvet Cave, FranceAtlatlmammoth ivory "creeping hyena", found in La Madeleine rock shelter, dated back to circa 12,000 to 17,000 years agoSpotted hyena mask from Burkina Faso, Musée barroisSpotted hyena being fed in Harar, EthiopiaSpotted hyena attacked by Maasai warriorsSpotted hyena shot by Abel Chapman at the Lukenia Heights, 23 January 1906South African zoologist Kevin Richardson with captive spotted hyenasGroup of grey seals on sands at Stiffkey, NorfolkCaptive grey seal being fed, showing snout shapeCow (l) and bull (r) gray seals mating, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, U.K.Few days old pupStegomyia pia, a recently described new species[122]Annonacin is a neurotoxin found in Annona muricata seeds.Halved annona fruitAnnona tree, Mérida, Yucatán, MexicoAnonna fruitMarietta Street, 1864In 1907, Peachtree Street, the main street of Atlanta, was busy with streetcars and automobiles.The Olympic flag waves at the 1996 gamesThe skyline of Midtown (viewed from Piedmont Park) emerged with the construction of modernist Colony Square in 1972.Craftsman bungalows in Inman ParkBeath-Dickey House (1890) in Inman Park neighborhood, 2011Atlanta's Piedmont Park in winterMap of racial distribution in Atlanta, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: White, Black, AsianHispanic, or Other (yellow)The Coca-Cola world headquartersThe CNN newsroomThe Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)The stage of the Tabernacle during a live performance by the band STS9Martin Luther King, Jr.'s childhood homeThe World of Coca-ColaA meal at The VarsitySunTrust ParkThe Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in northwestern AtlantaAtlanta City HallConcourse B at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airportThe Downtown Connector, seen at night in Midtown.BryozoaBryozoaBryozoaA colony of the modern marine bryozoan Flustra foliacea.Cheilostome bryozoan with serpulid tubes; Recent; Cape Cod Bay, Duck Creek, near Wellfleet, Massachusetts.Peronopora, a trepostome bryozoan from the Whitewater Formation (Upper Ordovician) of eastern Indiana.Evactinopora bryozoan found in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States; from the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.Bryozoan fossils in an Upper Ordovician oil shale (kukersite), northern Estonia.An Upper Ordovician cobble with the edrioasteroidCystaster stellatus and the thin branching cyclostome bryozoan Corynotrypa. Kope Formation, northern Kentucky.Ropalonaria venosa, an etching trace fossil of a Late Ordovician ctenostome bryozoan on a strophomenid brachiopod valve; Cincinnatian of southeastern Indiana.[123]Phaenopora superba, a ptilodictyine bryozoan from the Silurian of Ohio.Encrusting cyclostome bryozoans (B), the one on the right showing swollen gonozooids; T = thecideide brachiopod and S = sabellid worm tube; Jurassic of Poland.lacelike Membranipora membranacea Mauritanian bryolith formed by circumrotatory growth of the bryozoan species Acanthodesia commensaleChacoan peccaryTimeline showing Cerdocyonina in redCerdocyon thousCombretumCombretum aculeatuminflorescenceCombretum paniculatumCombretum acutum - MHNTCentral American river turtleCentral American river turtle in Prague ZooGlyptodonRichard Owen's 1839 reconstruction of a Glyptodon skeleton; teeth at rightRestoration of Glyptodon in South American environment, alongside MegatheriumSkull in side viewClose-up view of carapaceGlyptodon skeleton and shell, Museum für Naturkunde, BerlinArmor at end of tailHumans hunting Glyptodon, by Heinrich HarderHippodamia with Pelops in a racing chariot, from a fragmentary reliefConvergent lady beetles adult aggregationRepresentative row of radula teeth of T. fluviatilisWallblake HouseMap of the European Union in the world with overseas countries and territories and outermost regionsOverlooking Sandy Ground, AnguillaThe beach at the Cap Juluca resort on Maundays BayIsland HarbourA modern square rigger viewed from Long BayAn aerial view of the western portion of the island of Anguilla. The Blowing Point ferry terminal is visible in the lower right, as are (right to left) Shaddick Point, Rendezvous Bay, Cove Bay and Maundays Bay.Map showing location of Anguilla relative to Sint Maarten/Saint Martin and other islands to its southMap of Anguilla2009 export percentagesApical view of the shell of Anguispira alternataUmbilical view of the shell of Anguispira alternataThe Australasian pipits of New Zealand may represent a separate species from those found elsewhereThe plumage colour of the long-billed pipit is typical of the genus, although this subspecies lacks the extensive streaking many other pipits, including other subspecies, have on the breastBerthelot's pipit is restricted to the Atlantic islands of Madeira and the Canary IslandsThe tree pipit breeds in Europe and Northern Asia and winters in India and AfricaBuff-bellied pipits will wag their tail from side to side as well as up and downAustralasian pipit chicks in the nestWintering Anthus spinoletta blakistoni at Tal Chhapar SanctuaryConspicuous head markingsIn typical breeding habitatEgg in Museum WiesbadenGlacier fleas are a prey item found on snow fieldsCedar waxwing pair passing a berry back and forth during courtshipTwo Dead Bohemian Waxwings by Lucas Cranach the elder, ca. 1530Audubon's illustrationIn the branches of a weeping holly treeEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenFeeding on tree sapEating berries"Red wax" on wing tips visibleA Holstein Fresian cow, a typical member of the Bos taurus taurus sub-speciesHolstein cattle are the primary dairy breed, bred for high milk production.Żubroń, a wisent and cattle hybridAn Ongole bullA Hereford bullA Brahman calfDisplayed skeleton of a domestic cowAnatomy model of a cowReproductive system of a bovine female.Ox testis.Ear postures of cows are studied as indicators of their emotional state and overall animal welfare.[124]Several senses are used in social relationships between cattleVideo of a calf sucklingTexas Longhorns are a US breedThis Hereford is being inspected for ticks; cattle are often restrained or confined in cattle crushes (squeeze chutes) when given medical attention.This young bovine has a nose ring to prevent it from suckling, which is usually to assist in weaning.Dairy farming and the milking of cattle was once performed largely by hand, but is now usually replaced by machineCattle in dry landscape north of Alice Springs, Australia (CSIRO)Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County, NevadaCattle grazing in a high-elevation environment at the Big Pasture Plateau, SloveniaDraft Zebus in Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaOxen used in PlowingRiding an ox in Hova, SwedenThe "Ure-Ox" (Aurochs) by Edward Topsell, 1658Legend of the founding of Durham Cathedral is that monks carrying the body of Saint Cuthbert were led to the location by a milk maid who had lost her dun cow, which was found resting on the spot. An idealized depiction of girl cow herders in 19th-century Norway by Knud Bergslien.LCNTNECRENNTVUDDHackberry tree on the campus of the University of ChicagoFruitsOne of the streets with 'bođoš' in Sombor, SerbiaShort-toed treecreeper, a confusion species in EuropeHodgson's treecreeper, probably C. h. mandelli, formerly considered to be a subspecies of Eurasian treecreeperCentral European bird feeding on a trunkEggs, Collection Museum WiesbadenIntroduced redwoods are the preferred nesting trees where present.Formica rufa, a competitor for arthropod preyThe claws of the treecreeper allows it to attach to the trunks and branches.Chimney swiftChimney swifts, like these in a chimney in Missouri, United States, roost communally when not breeding.Egg, Collection Museum WiesbadenPurpose built towers can provide nesting and roosting locations.In flight showing characteristic white wing bars.Common nighthawk in flight, near Miami, FloridaThe Palm warbler is a member of the Setophaga genusSummer adult male yellow-rumped warblers have slate-blue backs and yellow crowns (barely visible here). As a male myrtle warbler, this individual has a black "mask".In summer, adult females have streaked backs of black on blue-green and conspicuous yellow patches on the crown, flank, and rump. This individual is a myrtle warbler, as shown by the white throat.CatAncient Egyptian sculpture of the cat goddess Bastet. The earliest evidence of felines as Egyptian deities comes from a c. 3100 BC.Diagram of the general anatomy of a maleCat skullThermograph of various body parts of a catReflection of camera flash from the tapetum lucidumThe whiskers of a cat are highly sensitive to touch.A cat on a fence.Social groomingCat with an Alaskan Malamute dogThe hooked papillae on a cat's tongue act like a hairbrush to help clean and detangle fur.A tabby housecat uses its brush-like tongue to groom itself, licking its fur to straighten it.An arched back, raised fur, and an open-mouthed hiss can all be signs of aggression in a domestic cat.A cat that is playing with a caught mouse. Cats play with their prey to weaken or exhaust them before making a kill.Play fight between kittens, age 14 weeksWhen cats mate, the tomcat (male) bites the scruff of the female's neck as she assumes a position conducive to mating known as lordosis behavior.Radiography of a pregnant cat (about one month and a half)A newborn kittenFeral farm catCarrying half of a rabbitA black cat eating a house sparrowCats and peopleA 19th century drawing of a tabby catGlidingNorthern flying squirrelInstallation of a new squirrel box off the Blue Ridge Parkway.Group of grey seals on sands at Stiffkey, NorfolkCaptive grey seal being fed, showing snout shapeCow (l) and bull (r) gray seals mating, Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, U.K.Few days old pupClose view of an Orchard OrioleGlaucous gullImmature plumageA mating aggregation of L. emarginataNorthern gannet breeding pairsNorthern gannet flying over the English Channel, in the 7 Islands Nature Reserve, northern FranceYoung northern gannet. The front part of its body shows adult plumage.Young birds are dark brown.Northern gannet on Bonaventure Island, in QuebecSelecting a dive targetPlunge-diving with wings retractedSilhouette in flightNorthern gannet calls from Grassholm, Wales.Breeding colonies in the north AtlanticPanoramic view of the Seven Island Nature Reserve that supports a northern gannet colony, in Brittany (France)Northern gannet colony on Bonaventure Island near Percé, Quebec, CanadaNests among the rocks. The population of this species appears to be increasing.Northern gannet searching for fishNorthern gannet transporting material for its nestFemale will not react if a male approaches her nest, but she will defend it fiercely if another female approaches"Billing", a mutual greeting gesture[125]MatingOcypodeOcypode africana from the Congo River estuaryOcypode brevicornis from Chennai, IndiaOcypode ceratophthalma from the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean TerritoryOcypode convexa from Gnaraloo, AustraliaOcypode cordimanus from New South Wales, AustraliaOcypode cursor from Dor-Habonim Beach, IsraelOcypode fabricii dorsal aspect (legs excluded)Ocypode gaudichaudii from Santa Cruz, Galapagos IslandsOcypode kuhlii from Palabuhanratu, West JavaOcypode madagascariensis from MadagascarOcypode pallidula from Point Lookout, Queensland, AustraliaOcypode ryderi from Zanzibar, TanzaniaOcypode stimpsoni from Nagasaki, JapanAmerican cliff swallowJuvenile American cliff swallowJuvenile American cliff swallow in gourd-shaped mud nestPetrochelidon pyrrhonota -California, USAIn-flight and mid-air feeding of juvenile cliff swallow by an adultCollecting mud at a puddle, Prince Edward Point, OntarioMate delivering food to American cliff swallow nestCliff swallow eggAlthough many species are herbaceous, P. dioica forms a substantial treeNymboida National Park, NSW, Australia, August 2014.Phytolacca americanaa cluster of Pokeweed berriesPhytolacca americanaAmerican golden plover taking flight, showing its dusky back and axillariesScrape nest with four eggsTownsend's big-eared batTownsend's big-eared bats exiting a maternity colony in a mineAdult with raised "crest"; Léon-Provancher marsh, Québec (Canada)Video of male callingNest with chicksSix-day-old chicksOvenbird song recorded in MinnesotaFallfish caught in Massachusetts.Mountain bluebirdMaleEastern bluebird in Huntley Meadows Park in VirginiaEggsThe nuthatch's habit of wedging seeds into cracks and hammering them open has given rise to its common name.Holes in a dying white birch, Jacques-Cartier National ParkRotuman tautoga performed in 1981 celebrating Rotuma's cession to Great BritainThuja occidentalisTrunkA swamp along the Superior Hiking Trail in November with white-cedars (left) and other trees and shrubsA grove of a columnar ornamental variety in Powsin Botanical Garden, Warsaw, PolandHemlock boughs in the autumn, shedding older foliage.A line drawing of the leaves and cones from Britton and Brown's 1913 Illustrated flora of the northern states and CanadaStand of eastern hemlock and eastern white pine in Tiadaghton State Forest, Pennsylvania. (Note the hemlocks' deeply fissured bark.)Shoot infested with hemlock woolly adelgidCloseup of barkThe weeping shrub form T. canadensis 'Sargentii'VineaAutumn leaf colourBark of a young Acer negundoLeaves and fruitA map showing the Battle of Actium.Battle of Actium by Laureys a Castro, 1672. Note anachronisms.Agathidium variansAnthraxSkin lesion from anthraxSkin anthrax lesion on the neckPhotomicrograph of a Gram stain of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the cause of the anthrax diseaseInhalational anthrax, mediastinal wideningAnthrax and antibioticsLouis Pasteur inoculating sheep against anthraxColin Powell giving a presentation to the United Nations Security Council, holding a model vial of anthraxTraditional Aleut dressAleut in Festival Dress in Alaska, watercolor by Mikhail Tikhanov, 1818Basket and Lid, Aleut (Native American), early 20th century, Brooklyn MuseumMen's hunting hat, Arvid Adolf Etholén collection, Museum of Cultures, Helsinki, FinlandImitation of the sax, a traditional Aleut coat made from bird skins and sea otter fur.A Kamleika, or seal skin coatIllustration of an Aleut paddling a baidarka, with an anchored Russian ship in the background, near Saint Paul Island, by Louis Choris, 1817A man rowing a baidara (large skin boat)Paper birch leaves showing shape and colorA prescribed fire in a black spruce-paper birch-quaking aspen community in boreal AlaskaWhite birch at Acadia National Park in MainePeeling barkBotrychiumBotrychium virginianumChlaeniusChlaenius purpuricollisD. micansMarpessa and Idas, separated from Apollo by Zeus, Attic red-figure psykter, ca. 480 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2417).Ilex opacaRipe fruitMature plants often display a pyramidal shapeNot only is the holly associated with winter decoration, it serves as a source of food and shelter during inclement weatherDionysusMarble sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons. Roman ca. AD 260–270Hermes and the Infant Dionysus by Praxiteles, (Archaeological Museum of Olympia).The Dionysus Cup, a 6th-century BC kylix with Dionysus sailing with the pirates he transformed to dolphinsBacchus/ Dionysus returning from India.Triumph of Dionysus.North African Roman mosaic: Panther-Dionysus scatters the pirates, who are changed to dolphins, except for Acoetes, the helmsman; 2nd century AD (Bardo National Museum)Pentheus torn apart by Agave and Ino. Attic red-figure lekanis (cosmetics bowl) lid, c. 450-425 BC (Louvre)Lycurgus trapped by the vine, on the Lycurgus CupBadakshanpatera, "Triumph of Bacchus", British Museum.The winged daimon Dionysus riding a tiger, from the House of Dionysus in Delos, Greece, Hellenisticmosaic from the 2nd century BCBacchus and Ariadne by Titian, at the National Gallery in London.Satyr giving a grapevine to Bacchus as a child; cameo glass, first half of the 1st century AD; from ItalyA sculpted phallus at the entrance of the temple of Dionysus in Delos, Greece.Bacchus by CaravaggioBronze head of Dionysus, 50 BC -50 AD, in the British Museum[126]Marble table support adorned by a group including Dionysos, Pan and a Satyr; Dionysos holds a rhyton (drinking vessel) in the shape of a panther; traces of red and yellow colour are preserved on the hair of the figures and the branches; from an Asia Minor workshop, 170-180 AD, National Archaeological Museum, Athens, GreeceBacchus by Michelangelo (1497)The Triumph of Bacchus, Diego Velázquez, c. 1629The triumph of Bacchus by Cornelis de Vos.Bacchus by Paulus Bor.Sculpture excavated at the Villa of the Papyri depicting Dionysus, Plato, or possibly PoseidonTerracotta vase in the shape of Dionysus' head, ca. 410 BC; on display in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, housed in the Stoa of AttalusThe over-life size 2nd-century AD Ludovisi Dionysus, with panther, satyr and grapes on a vine, Palazzo Altemps, RomeEpiphany of Dionysus mosaic, from the Villa of Dionysus (2nd century AD) in Dion, Greece, Archeological Museum of DionA Roman fresco depicting Bacchus with red hair, Boscoreale, c. 30 BCOcypus The sanctuary for the oracle of Amphiaraus at Oropos is east of Delphi, northeast of Athensthe automobile museum "O Phaeton"Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum (Moor-king Lousewort)Pedicularis semibarbata ssp charlestonensis (Pinewoods lousewort)PollinationPedicularis zeylanicaPriscacaraProvanna alexiFlower of Ranunculus glaberrimusGlacier buttercup Ranunculus glacialisFile:Ranunculus glaberrimus .JPGSagebrush buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus)Straightbeak buttercup (Ranunculus orthorhynchus)Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens)Ranunculus asiaticus, a cultivated form Seed head of Ranunculus showing developing achenesRepublica
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Republica live at San Antonio, TX in December 1996Rhantusmale Rhantus frontalisRhantus grapiiMale staghorn sumac flower at early stage of blooming.Gall on R. typhina caused by the aphid Melaphis rhoisSparganium eurycarpumFoliage and cones of subsp. mertensianaTsuga mertensianaFoliage of subsp. grandiconaAgkistrodon contortrixDetail of headSouthern copperhead, A. c. contortrix, at the southern limit of its range, in Liberty Co., Florida, camouflaged in dead leavesThe effects of central fusion and terminal fusion on heterozygosityRange map of the Jefferson SalamanderAn adult goshawk in the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona, in a pine tree that typifies the habitat used locally.Juvenile (left) and adult by Louis Agassiz FuertesAccipiter gentilis - northern goshawkA typical adult goshawk, with a strong brownish-gray cast, from the nominate subspecies, A. g. gentilis.A typical adult from the American goshawk subspecies, A. g. atricapillus, showing its strong supercilium, black head and blue-gray back.Juvenile northern goshawk in flight, the most likely age and condition to mistake a goshawk for another species.Large juvenile Cooper's hawks such as this are at times mistaken for a goshawk.Adult goshawks maintain territories with display flights.Goshawks are particularly agile hunters of the woodlands.Northern goshawks most often preys on birds, especially in Eurasia.An adult goshawk on Corsica with its fresh prey, a common wood pigeonHawk and Black-Game (Bruno Liljefors, 1884), a painting of a goshawk at the moment of catching a black grouseGoshawks sometimes become habitual fowl killers. This juvenile was caught pursuing chickens inside a hen house.A goshawk catching a red squirrel.Illustrating a goshawk attempting to catch a rabbit, by G. E. Lodge.Woodpeckers such as northern flickers often fall victim to goshawks.A juvenile goshawk in Japan with a young bird prey item.A goshawk chasing an osprey, most likely to rob it of food, but the osprey is even considered possible prey.Illustration of the formidable talons and beak, which are both proportionately large relative to their size, and give them a predatory advantage over many other raptors.Prey selection frequently overlaps between American goshawks and American martens, more seldomly both species will prey on the other.Egg Collection Museum WiesbadenNorthern goshawk nests are usually large structures placed quite high near the canopy on mature, tall trees, as seen on this birch in Norway.The mother goshawk seldom leaves the nest in either the incubation or the brooding stage, until the young are about 2 weeks.Nestling northern goshawks in a Germany nest.Two juveniles from Pennsylvania after they've become "branchers", or have left the nest but are not yet flying competently.Goshawks may be killed by collisions with man-made objects.Juvenile goshawk from Poland.Iranian falconer with a trained goshawk.Falconer's bird in ScotlandJuvenile at Innsbruck ZooEgg, Collection Museum WiesbadenBauhinia acuminataBauhinia thonningii in South AfricaBauhinia vahliiBeilschmiediaBeilschmiedia miersiiBeilschmiedia tarairiMarchantia, an example of a liverwort.The life cycle of a dioicous bryophyte. The gametophyte (haploid) structures are shown in green, the sporophyte (diploid) in brown.Hornworts include those bryophytes that are believed to be the closest living relatives of the vascular plants.Mosses are one group of bryophytes.Liverworts are included in the bryophyte groupMoss peat is made from SphagnumThe tail is white with a dark terminal band.The feet are feathered.Egg, Collection Museum WiesbadenFerruginous hawkDark-morph bird on nestIn flight as seen from belowPrairie dogs, one of the favorite foods of the ferruginous hawkFerruginous hawk skullFerruginous hawk nesting platformChicks on nestJuvenileBanding chicksLek mating arena, in which each male guards a territory of a few meters in size on average, and in which the dominant males may each attract up to eight females.[127] In addition, each individual is shown with variations in personal space (bubbles), whereby higher-ranking individuals have larger personal space bubbles.[118] Common bird leks typically have 25–30 individuals. A strict hierarchy accords the most desirable top-ranking males the most prestigious central territory, with ungraded and lesser aspirants ranged outside. Females come to these arenas to choose mates when the males' hierarchy has become established, and preferentially mate with the dominants in the centre.A male with its gular sacs inflatedA femaleRelief of seated Dionysus and satyr; inscription beneath is a decree by the demeAixone honoring the choregoi Auteas and Philoxenides (313–312 BC)Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis in Athens, GreeceIn flight showing characteristic white wing bars.Common nighthawk in British ColumbiaCommon nighthawk in flight, near Miami, FloridaThe right-handed helix (cos t, sin t, t) from t = 0 to 4π with arrowheads showing direction of increasing tTwo types of helix shown in comparison. This shows the two chiralities of helices. One is left-handed and the other is right-handed. Each row compares the two helices from a different perspective. The chirality is a property of the object, not of the perspective (view-angle)A helix composed of sinusoidal x and y componentsErythrinaErythrina flabelliformis - MHNTAsian pied starling (Gracupica contra) feeding on Indian coral tree (E. variegata) flowers in Kolkata, India.Erythravine is tetrahydroisoquinolinealkaloid from Erythrina mulungu, studied for possible anxiolytic properties.Erythrina abyssinica in flower, Funchal (Madeira)Erythrina zeyheri leafletsErythrina ×sykesii in flower, Auckland, New ZealandBark of Erythrina species 'Croftby', AustraliaFortuna and PontusHeraldic Fortuna in the arms of Glückstadt.Vatican, Rome, Italy. Statue of Fortune. Brooklyn Museum Archives, Goodyear Archival CollectionThe humiliation of Emperor Valerian by king Shapur I of Persia (260) passed into European cultural memory as an instance of the reversals of Fortuna. In Hans Holbein's pen-and-ink drawing (1521), the universal lesson is brought home by its contemporary setting.Albrecht Dürer's engraving of Fortuna, ca 1502Fortuna lightly balances the orb of sovereignty between thumb and finger in a Dutch painting of ca 1530 (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg)illustration by Al-Biruni (973-1048) of different phases of the moon, from the Persian Kitab al-tafhimLady Fortune in a Boccaccio manuscriptSculpture of Fortuna, ViennaFortunaEurasian lynxCanada lynxScandinavian lynx (Lynx lynx lynx), mountedFile:MSU V2P2 - Felis lynx skull.pngSkull, as illustrated by N. N. Kondakov.Eurasian lynx at the Monte Kristo Estates zoo in Hal Farrug, Luqa, Malta.Eurasian lynx kittenEurasian lynx in profilePostage stamp from the Soviet Union, 1988Eurasian lynx at the Zoo Aquarium de MadridL. lynx in Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald, GermanyThe Sacrifice at Lystra by Raphael, 1515.St. Paul and Barnabas in Lystra by Willem de PoorterCerth no. 19 "G", used by Gandalf as a personal sign or seal.Odin, the Wanderer (1886) by Georg von Rosen (1843–1923)"Odin disguised as a Traveller" from 1914.MnemosyneJupiter, vermomd als herder, verleidt Mnemosyne, godin van het geheugen by Jacob de Wit (1727)Júpiter y Mnemosine by Marco LiberiClark's nutcracker landing, Mount Hood, OregonClark's nutcracker on Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, AlbertaClark's nutcracker at Crater Lake, OregonA Clark's Nutcracker nestled on a branch at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.Illustration (middle) by Louis Agassiz FuertesNonbreeding range of Eskimo curlew.Eskimo curlew by Archibald ThorburnSpecimen in the Museum of Comparative ZoologyIllustration by John James AudubonCommon poorwillPhareodus encaustus, from Green River Formation, at the Fossil Butte National MonumentSongClose-up of a male sharp-tailed grouse.Sharp-tailed grouse nest with eggsA male performing its mating display.Carbonaceous chondrite CV3 that fell in Mexico in 1969 (weight 520 g)The Murchison meteorite is on display at the Smithsonian’s NMNH.
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