Brian Kenney
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Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata erosa) with Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) prey on Lantana flower, Florida
© Brian Kenney
Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata
erosa)...

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Lined Day Gecko / Striped Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata bifasciata / Syn: P. l. chloroscelis)  Madagascar.  CITES II.
© Brian Kenney
Lined Day Gecko / Striped...

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Great Egret / Great White Egret / Common Egret (Ardea alba egretta / Syn: Egretta alba egretta; Casmerodius albus egretta) in Flight, taking off from water with Nesting Material, Florida.  Subspecies range = North America.  Distracting elements (dead branches) digitally removed from photo.
© Brian Kenney
Great Egret / Great White...

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Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Drinking from edge of pond, India.  Endangered Species (USESA & IUCN).  CITES I.
© Brian Kenney
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris
tigris)...


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African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus)  Licking its Chops.  Sub-Saharan Africa.  Threatened Species (USESA).  Near Threatened (IUCN).  CITES I.
© Brian Kenney
African Leopard (Panthera
pardus pardus)...

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Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus / Formerly: Felis viverrina) Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, China) and Indonesia (Sumatra & Java).  Endangered Species (IUCN).  CITES II.
© Brian Kenney
Fishing Cat (Prionailurus
viverrinus /...

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Prehensile-Tailed Gecko / Bauer's Chameleon Gecko (Eurydactylodes agricolae) Arboreal, nocturnal gecko endemic to Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia.  Near Threatened (IUCN)
© Brian Kenney
Prehensile-Tailed Gecko /
Bauer's Chameleon...

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Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) in Flight, carrying nesting material, Florida.  Endangered Species (USESA).  Breeds in the se United States (FL, GA, NC, & SC), the Caribbean, Central America, & South America.
© Brian Kenney
Wood Stork (Mycteria
americana) in...


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Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in full breeding plumage; in flight; landing at rookery on Red Mangrove Island in southwest Florida.  The Cattle Egret is native to parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe, but it has successfully colonised much of the world.
© Brian Kenney
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
in...

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Ferocious Water Bug / Giant Water Bug (Abedus herberti) Male underwater with Eggs on its back.  Unusual Parental Care Behavior.  Female cements up to 150 eggs to male's forewings.  Eggs take about three weeks to hatch.  During this period, male keeps the eggs wet and aerates them periodically.  Ferocious water bugs are able to sense storms and leave their streams for higher ground when flash floods threaten.  Arizona and Mexico.
© Brian Kenney
Ferocious Water Bug / Giant...

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White Ibis (Eudocimus albus / Syn: E. ruber) in Breeding Plumage, Flying low over the surfline, Gulf of Mexico, Florida.  The White Ibis ranges from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States to South America.  During the mating season, its face and legs turn a bright red color.
© Brian Kenney
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus
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Screech Owl / Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) eastern North America
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Screech Owl / Eastern
Screech...


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Io Moth (Automeris io) five middle instar caterpillars, Florida.  North American saturniid moth found from southern Canada to Florida and New Mexico.  The caterpillars are gregarious in all instars, and have urticating spines with a sting similar to that of stinging nettle, but longer lasting.
© Brian Kenney
Io Moth (Automeris io) five...

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Crested New Caledonian Gecko / New Caledonian Crested Gecko / Guichenot's Giant Gecko / Eyelash Gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus) Eye Detail.  This species has many naturally-occurring colors and patterns, which are not geographically determined.  Endemic to New Caledonia (Grande Terre, Ile des Pins).  Thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994.  Vulnerable (IUCN).
© Brian Kenney
Crested New Caledonian Gecko
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White Peacock Butterfly (Anartia jatrophae) on Spanish Needles Flower, Florida
© Brian Kenney
White Peacock Butterfly
(Anartia jatrophae)...

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Green Tree Python (Chondropython viridis / Syn: Morelia viridis) is found in the rainforests of Indonesia & n. Australia.   These arboreal constrictors are well camouflaged amid greenery.  CITES II.  The Green Tree Python and  unrelated Emerald Tree Boa (of n. South America) are often cited as a classic example of Convergent Evolution.
© Brian Kenney
Green Tree Python
(Chondropython viridis...


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Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) Drinking, Florida.  Endangered Species (USESA). Breeds in the se United States (FL, GA, NC, & SC), the Caribbean, Central America, & South America.
© Brian Kenney
Wood Stork (Mycteria
americana) Drinking,...

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Snow Leopard / Ounce (Uncia uncia / Formerly: Panthera uncia) Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, & Uzbekistan (Asia). Endangered species (USESA & IUCN).  CITES I.
© Brian Kenney
Snow Leopard / Ounce (Uncia...

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White Ibis (Eudocimus albus / Syn: E. ruber) in Breeding Plumage, in Flight, Florida.  The White Ibis ranges from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States to South America.  During the mating season, its face and legs turn a bright red color.
© Brian Kenney
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus
/...

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Painted Belly Monkey Frog / Waxy Monkey Treefrog / Chaco Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei / Syn: P. sauvagii) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, & Paraguay (South America)
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Painted Belly Monkey Frog /...


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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis) Male, in flight, with nest lining material (seaweed), landing at its nest, built on top of a traffic light, Florida.  The Osprey is also known as a Seahawk, Fish Hawk, and Fish Eagle.  This successful diurnal raptor is found on all continents throughout the world with the exception of Antarctica.  The Osprey is equally at home in both urban and wilderness environments.  Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
© Brian Kenney
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus
carolinensis) Male,...

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Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma grandis) Endemic to Madagascar.  Introduced to Mauritius & Réunion.  Considered to be a subspecies of the Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) until elevated to full species status in 2007.  CITES II.
© Brian Kenney
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
(Phelsuma...

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African Bullfrog / Giant Bullfrog / Giant Pixie Frog / South African Burrowing Frog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) Adult male frog eating a rat.  Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, & Zimbabwe (Africa).
© Brian Kenney
African Bullfrog / Giant
Bullfrog...

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White Ibis / American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) Juvenile, in flight, Florida.  Species ranges from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States to South America.  Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Sometimes considered to be conspecific with the Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber).
© Brian Kenney
White Ibis / American White...


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Black Panther / Black Asian Leopard (Panthera pardus) Yawning.  Melanistic Color Morph, Asia.  Endangered Species (USESA).  Near Threatened (IUCN).  CITES I.
© Brian Kenney
Black Panther / Black Asian...

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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) in Flight, with Fish prey, Florida. Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
© Brian Kenney
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
in...

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Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) with leaves closing about fly prey (the trap is not always fully successful).  When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves trips two trigger hairs (trichomes) within 20 seconds of each other or one trigger hair twice in rapid succession, the leaves snap together in about 1/10th of a second, trapping the creature.  The Venus Flytrap is one of a very small group of plants capable of rapid movement, including sundews, bladderworts, and Telegraph plants.  State Carnivorous Plant of North Carolina.  Vulnerable (IUCN).
© Brian Kenney
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea
muscipula) with...

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American Oystercatcher / American Pied Oystercatcher / Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) searching for food on oyster bar, Gulf of Mexico, Florida.  Range = coastal areas of North, Central, & South America from Baja California & New England south to Argentina & Chile.  Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
© Brian Kenney
American Oystercatcher /
American Pied...


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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) in full Breeding Plumage, in flapping Flight, southwest Florida.  This subspecies breeds from Canada south to Patagonia (South America).
© Brian Kenney
Black-crowned Night Heron
(Nycticorax nycticorax...

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Blue Merle Rough Coat Border Collie Jumping through a Tire Jump during Dog Agility training, Florida.  The Border Collie Breed (Canis lupus  familiaris) was developed in the Scottish / English Border country around 1900 as working dogs for herding sheep.  MR.
© Brian Kenney
Blue Merle Rough Coat
Border...

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North American Black Vulture (Coragyps a. atratus), feeding on dead fish after a massive cold-weather fish kill, Myakka River State Park, sw Florida.  The Black Vulture is a large bird of prey, with a 5 ft (1.52 m) wingspan.  Subspecies range = s United States and n Mexico.  Species range = s United States , Mexico, Central America, and most of South America.   Protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the United States.
© Brian Kenney
North American Black Vulture
(Coragyps...

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Female Swamp Mosquito (Aedes vexans) full of blood after Feeding on Human Host in Florida.  Vector for St. Louis Encephalitis, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Western Equine Encephalitis, and Dog Heartworm.  Aedes vexans is one of the most widespread pest mosquitos in the world.  In North America, it is found in southern Canada and throughout the United States (with the exception of Hawaii).  The distribution also includes Nearctic, Palearctic, African west coast, and Oriental regions south and east of Samoa.
© Brian Kenney
Female Swamp Mosquito (Aedes
vexans)...


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Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus / Formerly: Rana sylvatica) Northern North America (US & Canada)
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Wood Frog (Lithobates
sylvaticus /...

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Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus) with Mouse prey, northern South America.  The enlarged & recurved anterior teeth help grip struggling prey.  CITES II.
© Brian Kenney
Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus
caninus)...

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Matamata / Mata Mata (Chelus fimbriatus) underwater.  These totally aquatic turtles are found in the Amazon and Orinoco River Basins in South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, & Venezuela).
© Brian Kenney
Matamata / Mata Mata
(Chelus...

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Great Egret / Great White Egret / Common Egret (Ardea alba egretta / Syn: Egretta alba egretta; Casmerodius albus egretta) Picking up Stick (Nesting Material) from surface of water while Flying, Florida.  Subspecies range = North America.  Species found in tropical and temperate areas throughout the world.
© Brian Kenney
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Florida Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia floridana / Syn: Speotyto cunicularia floridana) at entrance to nest burrow, Cape Coral, Florida.  Subspecies found in Florida and the Bahamas.  Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.  CITES II.
© Brian Kenney
Florida Burrowing Owl (Athene
cunicularia...

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Cougar / Mountain Lion / Panther / Puma (Puma concolor / formerly: Felis concolor) mother with three kittens, Montana. CITES II.
© Brian Kenney
Cougar / Mountain Lion /...

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Honey Ants (Myrmecocystus mendax) Specialized Workers called "Honey-Pot Ants" or "Repletes" act as living storage containers for food.  View inside tunnel in underground nest.  Southwestern United States & Mexico.
© Brian Kenney
Honey Ants (Myrmecocystus
mendax) Specialized...

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Common Great Horned Owl (Bubo v. virginianus) Chicks, Florida.  Species breeds throughout the Americas.
© Brian Kenney
Common Great Horned Owl
(Bubo...


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Gray Fox Family (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Mother (vixen) with nursing young (kits), Florida.
© Brian Kenney
Gray Fox Family (Urocyon
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Mated Pair of Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) engaged in a Courtship Ritual called "Bill Clacking" where they strike their bills together loudly and repeatedly.  The male, standing on top of the female with his wings out for balance, is just about to mate with her at a Rookery on a Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Island in Florida. The reproductive cycle is triggered by decreasing water levels that concentrate fish prey.  Endangered Species (USESA).  Range = se United States, the Caribbean, Central America, & South America.
© Brian Kenney
Mated Pair of Wood Storks...

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Articulated Skeleton of a Fruit Bat (Family Pteropodidae)
© Brian Kenney
Articulated Skeleton of a
Fruit...

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Red-Eyed Leaf Frog / Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) Mexico to Panama.  CITES II
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Red-Eyed Leaf Frog /
Red-Eyed...


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American Oystercatcher / American Pied Oystercatcher / Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on beach, Blind Pass, Manasota Key, Gulf of Mexico, Florida.  Range = coastal areas of North, Central, & South America from Baja California & New England south to Argentina & Chile.  Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
© Brian Kenney
American Oystercatcher /
American Pied...

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Web-Footed Gecko / Namib Sand Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei / Syn: Palmatogecko rangei) Endemic to southern Africa (Angola, Namibia, South Africa).
© Brian Kenney
Web-Footed Gecko / Namib
Sand...

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Great Blue Heron (Ardea h. herodias) with fish prey, Florida.
© Brian Kenney
Great Blue Heron (Ardea h....

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Tricolored Heron / Louisiana Heron (Egretta tricolor) in Breeding Plumage, Flying, Florida.  This species breeds from the Gulf states of the United States and Mexico south to central Brazil and Peru (South America).
© Brian Kenney
Tricolored Heron / Louisiana
Heron...


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Patricia Dyeing Poison Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) Poisonous, with Aposematic Coloration (Warning Colors).  Defensive Poisons (Paralytic Neurotoxins) in the skin are developed from insect prey.  Largest species of poison dart frog, reaching lengths of up to 2.0 inches (50mm).  The frog's name comes from the way that some indigenous tribes rub the frogs on the skin of young parrots, toxifying the bird's skin to cause them to grow feathers of different colors.  The Dyeing Poison Frog has many naturally occurring geographically variable color morphs.  This one is from Surinam.  Species is found in South America (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, & Surinam).  CITES II.
© Brian Kenney
Patricia Dyeing Poison Frog
(Dendrobates...

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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) running, using its long tail for balance.  Fastest Land Animal in the World, sprinting at 112 to 120 km/h (70 to 75 mph).  Africa & India.  Endangered (USESA), Vulnerable (IUCN), CITES I.
© Brian Kenney
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
running, using...

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Young Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) "wild type".  Axolotls are neotenic mole salamanders in which the larvae fail to undergo metamorphosis, remaining aquatic and gilled as adults.  Critically Endangered (IUCN) in the wild, where they are endemic to the canals and wetlands in the vacinity of Lake Xochimilco on the southern edge of Mexico City, but bred in large numbers in captivity for both scientific research and the pet trade.
© Brian Kenney
Young Mexican Axolotl
(Ambystoma mexicanum)...

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English Springer Spaniel (Canis lupus familiaris) Show-bred dog catching a ball and playing at the beach in Florida.  Model Release.
© Brian Kenney
English Springer Spaniel
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Albino African Pygmy Hedgehog / Four-Toed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) Hedgehogs have hair modified into sharp spines or quills that protect them from predators.  This solitary, nocturnal mammal has a high tolerance for toxins and may consume scorpions or venomous snakes in addition to the more normal fare of insects, grubs, spiders, snails, and small vertebrates.  Species has a widespread distribution in sub-Saharan Africa (Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Kenya; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia).
© Brian Kenney
Albino African Pygmy Hedgehog
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Great Egret / Great White Egret / Common Egret (Ardea alba egretta / Syn: Egretta alba egretta; Casmerodius albus egretta) in Flight, with Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) prey, Florida.  Subspecies range = North America.  Species found in tropical and temperate areas throughout the world.
© Brian Kenney
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) adult, drinking.  United States (AZ), Mexico, Central America, & South America.  Endangered (USESA), Near Threatened (IUCN), CITES I.
© Brian Kenney
Jaguar (Panthera onca) adult,
drinking....

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Skin Detail of adult Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) Kenya, Ethiopia, & Somalia (Africa).  Different subspecies of giraffe are recognized based on their skin patterns.
© Brian Kenney
Skin Detail of adult
Reticulated...


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