From the link above, click on Feature Main Page to go back, I think, to the start of the program they did on elephants, which features video clips of conservation work with elephants in Thailand, which will really get you where you live. They may not be that beautiful, esthetically, but they really grab me.
And google "Thai elephant orchestra" to find more mp3s and a YouTube video with the musician who started the project.
username wrote:I don't know if this has been covered here already, because I haven't really looked in on this topic before, but I came upon
username, Thanks for posting this. This thread hasn't "covered" anything. It's just a thread containing photos of animals--little or no discussion.
I couldn't open the orchestra. My computer can't accommodate the software. But I find the subject fascinating and compelling.
Maybe you'd like to start a separate thread?
Rosborne, I'm pretty sure the first little reptile is a skink (a blue-tailed skink?). Not sure about the penny one. Is that a skink too? Thanks for the photos.
The first one is a Blue Tailed Skink.
A few years ago I read that the smallest lizard in the world had been discovered. This was the picture which came along with the article.
I think it's a type of Dwarf Gecko, but I'm not sure. The tail and body are reminiscent of a gecko, but the feet seem to have claws instead of pads as you would expect on a gecko. But it's hard to see the toes in the image, so it might be a gecko.
Gecko's can be pretty small.
Rosborne, I think you're right. I think it's a gecko. Damn, they're small. Cute too.
Hooded pitohui (New Guinea):
Andean condor:
Species of toad recently discovered in the Amazon:
Snail-eating snake also from the Amazon:
Both these photos were finalists in the National Wildlife Magazine photo contest.
Two pairs of daylight flying moths mating on the same blade of grass(yes, this is X rated):
Roseate spoonbill coming in for a landing:
What a beauty, Rosborne. Thanks.
King vulture (South America):
Iguana (Ecuador):
Mullein moth caterpillar:
Butterfly:
TTH, Thanks for the amazing and wonderful photos. I'm very impressed that you figured out how to convert from video to still. VERY. If I remember correctly, it wasn't all that long ago that you didn't know how to post one of your photos.
Unidentified insect:
Coral butterfly fish:
