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Western CapeSouth AfricaPlantsNeuradaceaeFlowers

1 Sep 2024

Duiker-Root (Grielum grandiflorum)

Elevation: 12 meters. Native range of duiker-root (Grielum grandiflorum) is Cape Provinces

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Northern CapeSouth AfricaPlantsNeuradaceaeFlowers

25 Aug 2024

Paper Snotblom (Grielum humifusum)

Elevation: 237 meters. Native range of paper snotblom (Grielum humifusum) is Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia.

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South AfricaNorthern CapePlantsNeuradaceaeFlowers

22 Aug 2024

Paper Snotblom (Grielum humifusum)

Elevation: 923 meters. Native range of paper snotblom (Grielum humifusum) is Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia.

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South AfricaNorthern CapePlantsNeuradaceaeFlowers

22 Aug 2024

Paper Snotblom (Grielum humifusum)

Elevation: 923 meters. Native range of paper snotblom (Grielum humifusum) is Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia.

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EcuadorMammalsUrsidae

24 Nov 2018

Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

What an amazing experience it was to see this rare spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus). I spotted it driving to the next destination on my schedule, and could…

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IndiaMaharashtraTadoba Andhari Tiger ReserveMammalsUrsidae

7 May 2018

Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)

A brief encounter with the rare Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus) as it quenches its thirst. It's the height of the dry season, with temperature…

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SvalbardNorwayMammalsUrsidae

28 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A scruffy and lethargic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on a shore on an islet that not long ago was under a glacier. While the polar bear struggles with…

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SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and cub checking out new possibilities on the summer sea ice north of Spitsbergen. They evoke so many feelings in humans,…

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SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with one cub after a feed on a seal carcass. The seal was brought down by a huge male, which fed, and fed until it could…

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SvalbardNorwayUrsidaeMammals

27 Jul 2016

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

We had to go further north than ever before to reach the sea ice this year, and after a long while searching in vain we finally noticed a huge male gorging on…

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