Featured Work

  • Hippopotamus by mags

    Hippopotamus Kruger National Park 2007 / /

  • Zebra Crossing by eric shepherd

    This is an Acrylic painting on canvas / My Idea was to show the barren land that these animals had to cross to get to water, hence the double barrelled name / I also thought the patterns on the stripes created nice absract shapes

  • Eloquent by BarbBarcikKeith

    10×14 watercolor enhanced colored pencil. Original available. Gorillas, the largest of the living primates, are ground-dwelling omnivores that inhabit the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (still under debate as of 2007) either four or five subspecies. Its DNA is 97%–98% identical to that of a human, and are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species. Name / The American physician and missionary Thomas Staughton Savage first described the Western Gorilla (he called it Troglodytes gorilla) in 1847 from specimens obtained in Liberia. The name was derived from the Greek word Gorillai (a “tribe of hairy women”) described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor (circa 480 BC) to the area that later became Sierra Leone. Adult males range in height from 165-175 cm (5 ft 5 in – 5 ft 9 in), and in weight from 140–200 kg (310–440 lb). Adult females are often half the size of a silverback, averaging about 140 cm (4 ft 7 in) tall and 100 kg (220 lb). Occasionally, a silverback of over 183 cm (6 ft) and 225 kg (500 lb) has been recorded in the wild. However, obese gorillas in captivity have reached a weight of 270 kg (600 lb). Gorillas have a facial structure which is described as mandibular prognathism, that is, their mandible protrudes farther out than the maxilla. There are typically 3 to 4 years between births. Infants stay with their mothers for 3–4 years. Females mature at 10–12 years (earlier in captivity); males at 11–13 years. Lifespan is between 30–50 years. The Philadelphia Zoo’s Massa set the longevity record of 54 years at the time of his death. Gorillas are omnivores, eating fruits, leaves, shoots, and sometimes insects which make up only 1–2% of their diet. Almost all gorillas share the same blood type (B) and, like humans, have individual finger prints. Classification / Western Lowland Gorilla / Female gorilla at NC ZooUntil recently there were considered to be three gorilla species: the Western Lowland Gorilla, the Eastern Lowland Gorilla and the Mountain Gorilla. There is now agreement that are two species with two subspecies each. More recently it has been claimed that a third subspecies exists in one of the species. Primatologists continue to explore the relationships between various gorilla populations. The species and subspecies listed here are the ones most scientists agree upon. Genus Gorilla / Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) / Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) / Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) / Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) / Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) The proposed third subspecies of Gorilla beringei, which has not yet received a full Latin designation, is the Bwindi population of the Mountain Gorilla, sometimes called the Bwindi Gorilla. Endangerment / Both species of gorilla are endangered, and have been subject to intense poaching for a long time. Threats to gorilla survival include habitat destruction and the bushmeat trade. In 2004 a population of several hundred gorillas in the Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo was essentially wiped out by the Ebola virus. A 2006 study published in Science concluded that more than 5,000 gorillas may have died in recent outbreaks of the Ebola virus in central Africa. The researchers indicated that in conjunction with commercial hunting of these apes creates “a recipe for rapid ecological extinction”. Completed 2008

  • Vision by Malin Nordlund

    This is a photograph taken for a poster that is part of a campaign for an organization called Noledge working to raise acceptance of cultures through traveling. The reflection in her eyes is the organizations logo. The word vision was placed on the poster together with the tag line let your adventure begin. The idea was to illustrate the experiences you get when you travel. / The other posters illustrated touch, sound and aroma. / The original photograph was take in Sudan 2004. For me this is a photograph that you can (and i know that i do) stare at for ever an always wonder what she is feeling. The eyes draw you in and you want to know what goes on inside. It is a dramatic photo with a bit of mystery which is why I love it!

Recent Work

  • smoko by inge

    Nag Hamadi, Opper Egypt, everymorning while I lived there I had my coffee in this ‘cafe’, best coffee and best smokes :)

  • wanna smoke? by inge

    very early morning travelling from Cairo airport through desert to Nag Hamadi, Opper Egypt, we had a coffee in this cafe and he was ready to give us a smoke…..

  • My name is Nazira by inge

    I had to take this photo of Nazira also, over a 108 yrs old, states my Egyprian husband, maybe more ? ;) she is from a little rural village Bajura, near Nag Hamadi in Opper Egypt, its surrounded by sugercane and mainly farming country. We used to visit her on our old Russian bikes..when I lived there, in 1985.

  • going home.. by inge

    Kitchener Island, luxor, Egypt..we went several times to Kitchener Island just because it was quiet, less tourists this was in 1985 ! and we just spend our afternoons mingling with the locals..(I lived there 1 year) and been there 7 times..

  • donkey art.. by inge

    I lived in Egypt in 1985 and many times when i was sitting on the street just watching people going by in our street in Nag Hamadi, Opper Egypt, I noticed this beautifull donkey ,so I asked the guy if I could have a closer look….he’s a very proud donkey owner..he told me he shaves his donkey regular and likes to make nice patterns , it looks great!

  • Shireley and Sibling #1 by min7209

    My Pet Puppy Shirley and her Brother .

  • Circa#2 by min7209

    Circular Object Ride.Santa Monica Beaches’s Circular Ride . It is no longer in California, they shiped to Oklahoma .

  • Beach by min7209

    Two women at Beach with Life Guard Station

  • Tiger#2 by min7209

    Tiger in a place

  • Giraffe by min7209

    Giraffe in a Place

  • Look! Over There ! On the Left! by jacqi

    Two baboons doing a bit of back scratching but keeping an eye on what was going on around them. Near Lake Nakuru, Kenya

  • THE SECERATARYBIRD - Saggitarius serpentarius by mags

    LOCATION CAPTURED: “THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK” , South Africa, close to Satara Restcamp. / /

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This group is dedicated to everything related to Africa. The pristine landscapes, wild animals, culture, its people and famous locales. I would like to see all mediums participate: artwork (all types), photography, paintings, drawings, writings, T-Shirts.
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