Herbivore
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A Snail found in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
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Elephantidae has three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant also known as the Indian Elephant. An elephant may live as long as 70 years. Elephants are herbivores, spending 16 hours a day collecting plant food.African, as well as Asiatic males will engage in same-sex bonding .
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This was taken in South Africa in the Kapama Reserve. A close up of an African Elelphant close to sunset. / Poaching and loss of habitat has made this species endangered. / Such intelligent animals with a matriach at the top of the family group which consists of related females and juvenile males. Bachelor males will come and mate with receptive females. Males are called bulls, females cows and juveniles calves.
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Capybara…. Country: Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, French Guyana, Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay. Continent: South America Diet: Grasses – graminivore Food & feeding: Herbivore Habitats: Tropical grassland, freshwater Relatives: Mouse, Giant jumping rat Description: The world’s largest rodent (related to rats and mice). They weigh in at around 55 kg. The capybara’s stocky body has a length of about a metre and a height at the shoulder around 60 cm. It ranges in colour from brown to reddish and has tough skin, which is sometimes used to make high quality leather. The eyes and ears are high on the head so they can easily be kept above water when swimming. Lifestyle: The capybara is semi-aquatic, living in grassy wetland areas or close to rivers. It carries out most of its activities on land, using water as a refuge where is swims and dives with ease. There are simple webs between the toes that help when swimming. They can hold their breath under water for only a few minutes, but can hide in water when necessary for much longer, with only their noses sticking out of the water. The hottest hours of the day are spent in the water and grazing is done in the mornings, evenings and at night.
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The Zebra….. Zebras are very adaptable grazers. They feed mainly on grasses but will also eat shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. Their well adapted digestive system allows them to subsist on diets of lower nutritional quality than that necessary for herbivores. Attempts have been made to train zebras for riding since they have better resistance than horses to African diseases. However most of these attempts failed, due to the zebra’s more unpredictable nature and tendency to panic under stress. Zebras communicate with each other with high pitched barks and whinnying. Grevy’s zebras make mule-like brays. A zebra’s ears signify its mood. When a zebra is in a calm, tense or friendly mood, its ears stand erect. When it is frightened, its ears are pushed forward. When angry, the ears are pulled backward. When surveying an area for predators, zebras will stand in an alert posture; with ears erect, head held high, and staring. When tense they will also snort. When a predator is spotted or sensed, a zebra will bark (or bray) loudly.
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Abstract of Zebra where you can clearly see the eye…........ Zebras are very adaptable grazers. They feed mainly on grasses but will also eat shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. Their well adapted digestive system allows them to subsist on diets of lower nutritional quality than that necessary for herbivores. Attempts have been made to train zebras for riding since they have better resistance than horses to African diseases. However most of these attempts failed, due to the zebra’s more unpredictable nature and tendency to panic under stress. Zebras communicate with each other with high pitched barks and whinnying. Grevy’s zebras make mule-like brays. A zebra’s ears signify its mood. When a zebra is in a calm, tense or friendly mood, its ears stand erect. When it is frightened, its ears are pushed forward. When angry, the ears are pulled backward. When surveying an area for predators, zebras will stand in an alert posture; with ears erect, head held high, and staring. When tense they will also snort. When a predator is spotted or sensed, a zebra will bark (or bray) loudly.
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Ring-tailed lemurs live in groups known as troops. These groups may include 6 to 30 animals, but average about 17. Both sexes live in troops, but a dominant female presides over all.
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Zebra…........ Zebras are very adaptable grazers. They feed mainly on grasses but will also eat shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. Their well adapted digestive system allows them to subsist on diets of lower nutritional quality than that necessary for herbivores. Attempts have been made to train zebras for riding since they have better resistance than horses to African diseases. However most of these attempts failed, due to the zebra’s more unpredictable nature and tendency to panic under stress. Zebras communicate with each other with high pitched barks and whinnying. Grevy’s zebras make mule-like brays. A zebra’s ears signify its mood. When a zebra is in a calm, tense or friendly mood, its ears stand erect. When it is frightened, its ears are pushed forward. When angry, the ears are pulled backward. When surveying an area for predators, zebras will stand in an alert posture; with ears erect, head held high, and staring. When tense they will also snort. When a predator is spotted or sensed, a zebra will bark (or bray) loudly.
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Kebara, an 11 year old female lowland gorilla. This gorilla is on the Red List of endangered species, and has been moved from the endangered list to the crtically endagered ist. Gorillas, the largest of the living primates, are ground-dwelling herbivores that inhabit the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (still under debate as of 2008) either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is 97%–98% identical to that of a human, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species. Gorillas live in tropical or subtropical forests. Although their range covers a small percentage of Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The Mountain Gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2225 to 4267 m (7300-14000 ft). Lowland Gorillas live in dense forests and lowland swamps and marshes as low as sea level. Gorillas move around by knuckle-walking. Adult males range in height from 165-175 cm (5 ft 5 in – 5 ft 9 in), and in weight from 140–204.5 kg (310–450 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. The Eastern Gorilla is more darkly colored than the Western Gorilla, with the Mountain Gorilla being the darkest of all. The Mountain Gorilla also has the thickest hair. The Western Lowland Gorilla can be brown or grayish with a reddish forehead. In addition, gorillas that live in lowland forests are more slender and agile than the more bulky Mountain Gorilla. Almost all gorillas share the same blood type (B) and, like humans, have individual finger prints.
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These giraffes are eating the bark off the tree. One of the trees had heavy netting around because it was in jeapordy of dying. /
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Gorilla Oil Painting on canvas (40×40cm) When I first saw this gorilla, I was immediately struck by what I perceived to be sadness. He looks so deep in thought and I wondered what this beautiful creature was thinking… of family lost, freedom lost and what we humans do in our endless arrogance and greed to other animals on this planet. I hope that one day, we will realise that they are just as worthy of life and freedom as we would like to believe ourselves to be. I love painting eyes. However, what I like about this painting is not being able to see the gorilla’s eyes. His posture tells the story. This is a close-up view of the painting. Gorillas, the largest of the living primates, are ground-dwelling herbivores that inhabit the forests of Africa. The DNA of gorillas is 98%–99% identical to that of a human, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the two chimpanzee species. Gorilla’s are highly 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”. (Wikipedia) My thanks to Rocketchook for his kind permission to use his photograph as reference for this painting!!! The original photograph by Rocketchook
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Mountain goats, licking salt from climber’s pack, Gladys Pass Olympic National Park, Washington
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery The Koala Stretch Australia Zoo, Queensland. 100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of all my “Photos from Australia Zoo” will be donated to “Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors”. Steve Irwin Day – November 15th, is an international and annual event to celebrate the extraordinary life of the one and only Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. The day will represent the many things Steve was passionate about: FAMILY, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION and FUN. / See Australia_Zoo / Or visit: Steveirwinday Steve Irwin Day is also a day where people around the world join together to raise money for Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors to help continue Steve’s conservation work and the preservation of wildlife and wild places. / You can visit the website: www.wildlifewarriors.org.au / and Steveirwinday_warriors The conservationist and media personality died in a north Queensland Stingray attack, September 2006. Steve’s_Biography The koala is a small bear-like, tree-dwelling, herbivorous marsupial which averages about 9kg (20lb) in weight. Its fur is thick and usually ash grey with a tinge of brown in places. The koala gets its name from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning “no drink” because it receives over 90% of its hydration from the Eucalyptus leaves (also known as gum leaves) it eats, and only drinks when ill or times when there is not enough moisture in the leaves, ie during droughts etc. The koala is the only mammal, other than the Greater Glider and Ringtail Possum, which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves.
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Three zebras at a watering hole, Etosha Namibia, Africa
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Capybara…. Country: Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, French Guyana, Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay. Continent: South America Diet: Grasses – graminivore Food & feeding: Herbivore Habitats: Tropical grassland, freshwater Relatives: Mouse, Giant jumping rat Description: The world’s largest rodent (related to rats and mice). They weigh in at around 55 kg. The capybara’s stocky body has a length of about a metre and a height at the shoulder around 60 cm. It ranges in colour from brown to reddish and has tough skin, which is sometimes used to make high quality leather. The eyes and ears are high on the head so they can easily be kept above water when swimming. Lifestyle: The capybara is semi-aquatic, living in grassy wetland areas or close to rivers. It carries out most of its activities on land, using water as a refuge where is swims and dives with ease. There are simple webs between the toes that help when swimming. They can hold their breath under water for only a few minutes, but can hide in water when necessary for much longer, with only their noses sticking out of the water. The hottest hours of the day are spent in the water and grazing is done in the mornings, evenings and at night.
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Young Holstein cows on top of a hill. Azores islands, Portugal. / This photo was awarded an Honorable Mention in Popular Photography & Imaging magazine 2005 Annual International Contest, and was later published in that magazine.
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Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Shy Koala Australia Zoo, Queensland, Australia. 100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of all my “Photos from Australia Zoo” will be donated to “Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors”. website: www.wildlifewarriors.org.au See Australia_Zoo ========================================================= / Featured in the Top 10 of Grevilleas Challenge Not_A_Grevillea – 21st February 2009. ========================================================= / The koala is a small bear-like, tree-dwelling, herbivorous marsupial which averages about 9kg (20lb) in weight. Its fur is thick and usually ash grey with a tinge of brown in places. The koala gets its name from an ancient Aboriginal word meaning “no drink” because it receives over 90% of its hydration from the Eucalyptus leaves (also known as gum leaves) it eats, and only drinks when ill or times when there is not enough moisture in the leaves, ie during droughts etc. The koala is the only mammal, other than the Greater Glider and Ringtail Possum, which can survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves.
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Standing…
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The two zebra were part of a herd that arrived for a drink at the waterhole, in Mkuze, Kwa Zulu-Natal. Nikon D70 with a Sigma 70-300mm zoom
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This animal lives at the Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo, TN The Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) is a large ungulate mammal of the Bovid family and one of two species of wildebeest. This is the Western white-bearded wildebeest (C. t. mearnsi), it is the smallest and is found only in Kenya and western Tanzania. It grows to 1.7 meters shoulder height and attains a body mass of up to 380 kilograms. They range the open plains, bushveld and dry woodlands of Southern and East Africa, realizing a life span in excess of twenty years. This herbivore is a grazing animal that is often sighted in open grasslands or clearings in a savanna. The male is highly territorial using scent markings and other devices to protect his domain. The largest population is in the Serengeti, numbering over one million animals The name “Blue Wildebeest” derives from a conspicuous silvery blue sheen1 to his short haired hide, differentiating this species from the plainer black genus member Black Wildebeest. The name “gnu” originates from the Khoikhoi name for these animals, “gnou”. It has a beefy muscular front-heavy appearance with a distinctive robust muzzle, it strides with relatively slender legs and moves gracefully and quietly most of the time, belying the reputation for stampeding in herds; however the stampeding characteristic may sometimes be observed. / Blue Wildebeest from rear angle showing stripes that look like wrinkles. Probably the most conspicuous feature of the Blue Wildebeest are the large horns shaped like parentheses, extending outward to the side and then curving up and inward . In the male the horns can attain a total span of almost 90 centimeters, while the female’s horn width is about half the size of the male. These cow-like horns of both sexes are somewhat broad at the base and are without ridges. However, as further sexual dimorphism, the male horns have a boss-like structure joining the two horns. The male is larger than the female with a total body length of up to 2.5 meters. Young Blue Wildebeest are born tawny brown, and begin to take on their adult colouration at age nine weeks. The adult’s hue actually varies from a deep slate or bluish gray all the way to light gray or even grayish-brown. The dorsal coat and flanks are slightly lighter in hue than the ventral hide and underparts. Dark brown vertical bands of slightly longer hair mark the neck and forequarters, and from a distance lend a perception of skin wrinkling. The manes of both sexes appear long, stiff, thick and jet black, a colour assumed by the tail and face as well. Sexual dichromism is exhibited by the males displaying decidedly darker colouration than the females. All features and markings of this species are bilaterally symmetric for both sexes. Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Chordata / Subphylum: Vertebrata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Artiodactyla / Family: Bovidae / Genus: Connochaetes / Species: C. taurinus / Binomial name: Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823) !!:
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A bison calf standing amid a field of prairie grasses and wildflowers. Captured in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada. photograph taken using a Canon Rebel XSi with a 55-250mm lens. No post processing.
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Trying to get a few of the classics on the board.
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Green Iguana at Melbourne Zoo The green iguana or common iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana native to Central and South America. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay to as far north as Mexico and the Caribbean Islands; and in the United States as feral populations in South Florida (including the Florida Keys), Hawaii, and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
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