More people are killed in Africa by Hippos than by any other animal, females being particularly aggressive if they perceive any type of threat to their calves. In this case, though, it was a crocodile who suffered the wrath of these huge beasts…..Crocodile and Hippos…. Still in Africa, a nice set of pictures from a safari park in Johannesburg showing …
Birds of a different feather
Some nice pictures of cute little ducks in a sink…..Ducklings…..after being rescued by a farmer. And some interesting pictures of penguins around a camera….Penguins….although the speculation that they were actually posing in front of the camera may be going a bit too far. One of the penguins looks like he’s got his arm (or wing) around his sibling.
Red Fox hunting in the snow
Marvellous video of a red fox hunting in the snow, using sound to locate its supper. And the funny walk…and the dive…brilliant.
Maternal instincts
The Kingbird is not a particularly large animal, quite small in fact. The Red-tailed Hawk, on the other hand, is quite large with a wingspan of up to 133 centimetres (52 inches). An amateur photographer managed to capture some shots of the smaller Kingbird, fearful for her young, seeing off its much larger adversary. Strong maternal instincts. The little mum …
Moby Dick rides again
Pictures of the giant sperm whale are quite rare, ones of these magnificent creatures underwater and feeding on a giant squid are few and far between, but one lucky cameraman managed it. Underwater cameraman Tony Wu was lucky enough to see, and film, a pod of five huge sperm whales, four adults and a baby. For him it was a …
Leaping Iberian Wolf
A picture of a leaping Iberian wolf has won the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 award. The animal was photographed during a night time leap over a fence, amazing shot. Some of the other entries are rather good, too. Quite a task choosing a winner as there were 43,135 entries from 94 countries this year.
Long Tailed Tit
A quick glimpse of a long tailed tit.