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Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

30 Jan 2020

Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

As the name implies the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is endemic to Japan and exists nowhere else on earth. Just like most oft he other macaque species,…

by morten

NaganoJapanCercopithecidaeMammals
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

30 Jan 2020

Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

As the name implies the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) is endemic to Japan and exists nowhere else on earth. Just like most oft he other macaque species,…

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorIsabelaPlantsBurseraceaeNature
Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens)

4 Dec 2011

Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens)

Out on sea the temperature is balmy, but on land it's a different matter. Close to noon, it must have been close to 40 celsius here on the slopes down to the…

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorIsabelaFruitSimaroubaceaePlants
Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

4 Dec 2011

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia) is endemic to Galapagos. Isla Isabela-0.254573,-91.368313

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorIsabelaNature
Darwin Lake

4 Dec 2011

Darwin Lake

What a wonderful sight - a large body of fresh water. Not! It's brine - much saltier than the ocean due to continuous evaporation. Imagine the disappointment…

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorIsabelaBirdsTyrannidae
Galápagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)

4 Dec 2011

Galápagos Flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)

It sounds like this: Isla Isabela-0.254573,-91.368313

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorIsabelaLeavesSimaroubaceaePlants
Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

4 Dec 2011

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia) is endemic to Galapagos. Isla Isabela-0.254573,-91.368313

by morten

IsabelaGalápagosEcuadorFlowersSimaroubaceaePlants
Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

4 Dec 2011

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia)

Galápagos bitterbush (Castela galapageia) is endemic to Galapagos. Isla Isabela-0.254573,-91.368313

by morten

GalápagosEcuadorIsabelaBirds
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

4 Dec 2011

Galápagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)

Very strange to see penguins in the tropics! Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is not abundant and I saw no real colonies, but like here on the west…

by morten

EcuadorIsabelaGalápagosBirds
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus galapagensis)

4 Dec 2011

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus galapagensis)

This is at the opening of a large cave pounded by the waves. It's quite dark, and against the lava rock the brown noddy (Anous stolidus galapagensis) is not so…

by morten