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World Turtle Day
A baby turtle is kept in a bucket near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava Temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto) -
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Assam Roofed Turtle In India
The Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) basks at a pond in Guwahati, India, on May 21, 2025. The Assam Roofed Turtle is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Assam Roofed Turtle In India
The Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) basks at a pond in Guwahati, India, on May 21, 2025. The Assam Roofed Turtle is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Assam Roofed Turtle In India
The Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) basks at a pond in Guwahati, India, on May 21, 2025. The Assam Roofed Turtle is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Assam Roofed Turtle In India
The Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis) basks at a pond in Guwahati, India, on May 21, 2025. The Assam Roofed Turtle is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Wildlife At Oxbow
A snake moves along the water's surface during the morning hours at the Oxbow Nature Conservancy in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Jason Whitman/NurPhoto) -
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Wildlife At Oxbow
A snake moves along the water's surface during the morning hours at the Oxbow Nature Conservancy in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Jason Whitman/NurPhoto) -
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Fossil tracks rewrite reptile history by 40 million years
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Fossil tracks have been discovered that show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought,
The evidence was discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period.
Professor John Long and colleagues from Australia’s Flinders University identified the tracks of an early animal with clawed feet – most probably a reptile.
They date from the Carboniferous period of about 350 million years ago.
They were uncovered in the Mansfield district of northern Victoria and were made by an animal that would have looked like a small, stumpy, reptile-like creature.
Fossil records of mammals, birds and reptiles begin in the Late Carboniferous period of about 318 million years old.
Previously the earliest body fossils were from about 334 million years ago, and the oldest trackways about 353 million years.
This had suggested the modern tetrapod group originated in the early Carboniferous period, with the modern amniote group appearing in the early part of the Late Carboniferous period.
But the new find has now completely re-written the timeline.
OPS: Fossil team (left to right): Andrew Crockett, Craig Eury, Jeremy Madin, Jenny Delaforce, John Long
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Fossil tracks rewrite reptile history by 40 million years
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Picture MUST credit: Flinders University
Fossil tracks have been discovered that show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought,
The evidence was discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period.
Professor John Long and colleagues from Australia’s Flinders University identified the tracks of an early animal with clawed feet – most probably a reptile.
They date from the Carboniferous period of about 350 million years ago.
They were uncovered in the Mansfield district of northern Victoria and were made by an animal that would have looked like a small, stumpy, reptile-like creature.
Fossil records of mammals, birds and reptiles begin in the Late Carboniferous period of about 318 million years old.
Previously the earliest body fossils were from about 334 million years ago, and the oldest trackways about 353 million years.
This had suggested the modern tetrapod group originated in the early Carboniferous period, with the modern amniote group appearing in the early part of the Late Carboniferous period.
But the new find has now completely re-written the timeline.
OPS: An imagining of the reptile making the tracks some 350 million years ago.
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Fossil tracks rewrite reptile history by 40 million years
Ferrari Press Agency
Tracks 1
Ref 16822
15/05/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Flinders University
Fossil tracks have been discovered that show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought,
The evidence was discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period.
Professor John Long and colleagues from Australia’s Flinders University identified the tracks of an early animal with clawed feet – most probably a reptile.
They date from the Carboniferous period of about 350 million years ago.
They were uncovered in the Mansfield district of northern Victoria and were made by an animal that would have looked like a small, stumpy, reptile-like creature.
Fossil records of mammals, birds and reptiles begin in the Late Carboniferous period of about 318 million years old.
Previously the earliest body fossils were from about 334 million years ago, and the oldest trackways about 353 million years.
This had suggested the modern tetrapod group originated in the early Carboniferous period, with the modern amniote group appearing in the early part of the Late Carboniferous period.
But the new find has now completely re-written the timeline.
OPS: An imagining of the type of reptile that made the tracks.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
(FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
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Fossil tracks rewrite reptile history by 40 million years
Ferrari Press Agency
Tracks 1
Ref 16822
15/05/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Flinders University
Fossil tracks have been discovered that show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought,
The evidence was discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period.
Professor John Long and colleagues from Australia’s Flinders University identified the tracks of an early animal with clawed feet – most probably a reptile.
They date from the Carboniferous period of about 350 million years ago.
They were uncovered in the Mansfield district of northern Victoria and were made by an animal that would have looked like a small, stumpy, reptile-like creature.
Fossil records of mammals, birds and reptiles begin in the Late Carboniferous period of about 318 million years old.
Previously the earliest body fossils were from about 334 million years ago, and the oldest trackways about 353 million years.
This had suggested the modern tetrapod group originated in the early Carboniferous period, with the modern amniote group appearing in the early part of the Late Carboniferous period.
But the new find has now completely re-written the timeline.
OPS: An imagining of the type of reptile that made the tracks.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
(FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
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Fossil tracks rewrite reptile history by 40 million years
Ferrari Press Agency
Tracks 1
Ref 16822
15/05/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit:Traci Klarenbeek/ Flinders University
Fossil tracks have been discovered that show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought,
The evidence was discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period.
Professor John Long and colleagues from Australia’s Flinders University identified the tracks of an early animal with clawed feet – most probably a reptile.
They date from the Carboniferous period of about 350 million years ago.
They were uncovered in the Mansfield district of northern Victoria and were made by an animal that would have looked like a small, stumpy, reptile-like creature.
Fossil records of mammals, birds and reptiles begin in the Late Carboniferous period of about 318 million years old.
Previously the earliest body fossils were from about 334 million years ago, and the oldest trackways about 353 million years.
This had suggested the modern tetrapod group originated in the early Carboniferous period, with the modern amniote group appearing in the early part of the Late Carboniferous period.
But the new find has now completely re-written the timeline.
OPS: Professor John Long comparing the trackways with a modern Iguana foot
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Fossil tracks rewrite reptile history by 40 million years
Ferrari Press Agency
Tracks 1
Ref 16822
15/05/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Flinders University
Fossil tracks have been discovered that show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought,
The evidence was discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period.
Professor John Long and colleagues from Australia’s Flinders University identified the tracks of an early animal with clawed feet – most probably a reptile.
They date from the Carboniferous period of about 350 million years ago.
They were uncovered in the Mansfield district of northern Victoria and were made by an animal that would have looked like a small, stumpy, reptile-like creature.
Fossil records of mammals, birds and reptiles begin in the Late Carboniferous period of about 318 million years old.
Previously the earliest body fossils were from about 334 million years ago, and the oldest trackways about 353 million years.
This had suggested the modern tetrapod group originated in the early Carboniferous period, with the modern amniote group appearing in the early part of the Late Carboniferous period.
But the new find has now completely re-written the timeline.
OPS: The fossil trackway with different tracks on it highlighted
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Fossil tracks rewrite reptile history by 40 million years
Ferrari Press Agency
Tracks 1
Ref 16822
15/05/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: Flinders University
Fossil tracks have been discovered that show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought,
The evidence was discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period.
Professor John Long and colleagues from Australia’s Flinders University identified the tracks of an early animal with clawed feet – most probably a reptile.
They date from the Carboniferous period of about 350 million years ago.
They were uncovered in the Mansfield district of northern Victoria and were made by an animal that would have looked like a small, stumpy, reptile-like creature.
Fossil records of mammals, birds and reptiles begin in the Late Carboniferous period of about 318 million years old.
Previously the earliest body fossils were from about 334 million years ago, and the oldest trackways about 353 million years.
This had suggested the modern tetrapod group originated in the early Carboniferous period, with the modern amniote group appearing in the early part of the Late Carboniferous period.
But the new find has now completely re-written the timeline.
OPS: Professor John Long with the fossil trackway
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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A lioness swipes at an eager crocodile trying to fend it off as it tries to take back his well-earned meal. The close encounter was witnessed by Photography Safari Leader Ernest Porter, 32, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
He said, “This was one of the most amazing interactions I have witnessed to date, It is really rare to see two iconic African predators interact and compete for food like this, not to mention all the risk the lions took with eating in crocodile infested water. I noticed a big brown shape floating down the river. I used my binoculars and saw it was a fully intact dead female hippo floating with a big crocodile following the carcass. I saw a pride of lions that also noticed this free meal and based on their behaviour of intercepting the floating hippo I knew this was going to be one fantastic sighting."
"The lions didn’t hesitate to get into the crocodile infested water once the carcass got to a stop on the edge of the river. It was so amazing to see some of the lions climbing on top of the hippo to avoid the water as much as possible but staying on top was challenging as the hippo easily rotates and results in the lion falling into the water. The lions were able to drag the hippo carcass out of the river onto the riverbank. Up until now the lions managed to chase all the crocodiles away but now we noticed one desperate crocodile that was willing to challenge the lions for the carcass on land. The lions smacked the crocodile multiple times with their sharp claw but this crocodile must have been very hungry and desperate because he just wouldn’t give way."
"Eventually the lions gave up and watched the crocodile eating a part of their carcass, but this wasn’t too much of a problem because by then all the lions bellies were stuffed"
Please byline:Ernest Porter/Solent News
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A lioness swipes at an eager crocodile trying to fend it off as it tries to take back his well-earned meal. The close encounter was witnessed by Photography Safari Leader Ernest Porter, 32, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
He said, “This was one of the most amazing interactions I have witnessed to date, It is really rare to see two iconic African predators interact and compete for food like this, not to mention all the risk the lions took with eating in crocodile infested water. I noticed a big brown shape floating down the river. I used my binoculars and saw it was a fully intact dead female hippo floating with a big crocodile following the carcass. I saw a pride of lions that also noticed this free meal and based on their behaviour of intercepting the floating hippo I knew this was going to be one fantastic sighting."
"The lions didn’t hesitate to get into the crocodile infested water once the carcass got to a stop on the edge of the river. It was so amazing to see some of the lions climbing on top of the hippo to avoid the water as much as possible but staying on top was challenging as the hippo easily rotates and results in the lion falling into the water. The lions were able to drag the hippo carcass out of the river onto the riverbank. Up until now the lions managed to chase all the crocodiles away but now we noticed one desperate crocodile that was willing to challenge the lions for the carcass on land. The lions smacked the crocodile multiple times with their sharp claw but this crocodile must have been very hungry and desperate because he just wouldn’t give way."
"Eventually the lions gave up and watched the crocodile eating a part of their carcass, but this wasn’t too much of a problem because by then all the lions bellies were stuffed"
Please byline:Ernest Porter/Solent News
© Ernest Porter/Solent News & Photo Agency
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A lioness swipes at an eager crocodile trying to fend it off as it tries to take back his well-earned meal. The close encounter was witnessed by Photography Safari Leader Ernest Porter, 32, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
He said, “This was one of the most amazing interactions I have witnessed to date, It is really rare to see two iconic African predators interact and compete for food like this, not to mention all the risk the lions took with eating in crocodile infested water. I noticed a big brown shape floating down the river. I used my binoculars and saw it was a fully intact dead female hippo floating with a big crocodile following the carcass. I saw a pride of lions that also noticed this free meal and based on their behaviour of intercepting the floating hippo I knew this was going to be one fantastic sighting."
"The lions didn’t hesitate to get into the crocodile infested water once the carcass got to a stop on the edge of the river. It was so amazing to see some of the lions climbing on top of the hippo to avoid the water as much as possible but staying on top was challenging as the hippo easily rotates and results in the lion falling into the water. The lions were able to drag the hippo carcass out of the river onto the riverbank. Up until now the lions managed to chase all the crocodiles away but now we noticed one desperate crocodile that was willing to challenge the lions for the carcass on land. The lions smacked the crocodile multiple times with their sharp claw but this crocodile must have been very hungry and desperate because he just wouldn’t give way."
"Eventually the lions gave up and watched the crocodile eating a part of their carcass, but this wasn’t too much of a problem because by then all the lions bellies were stuffed"
Please byline:Ernest Porter/Solent News
© Ernest Porter/Solent News & Photo Agency
UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
(FOTO: DUKAS/SOLENT NEWS)
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A lioness swipes at an eager crocodile trying to fend it off as it tries to take back his well-earned meal. The close encounter was witnessed by Photography Safari Leader Ernest Porter, 32, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
He said, “This was one of the most amazing interactions I have witnessed to date, It is really rare to see two iconic African predators interact and compete for food like this, not to mention all the risk the lions took with eating in crocodile infested water. I noticed a big brown shape floating down the river. I used my binoculars and saw it was a fully intact dead female hippo floating with a big crocodile following the carcass. I saw a pride of lions that also noticed this free meal and based on their behaviour of intercepting the floating hippo I knew this was going to be one fantastic sighting."
"The lions didn’t hesitate to get into the crocodile infested water once the carcass got to a stop on the edge of the river. It was so amazing to see some of the lions climbing on top of the hippo to avoid the water as much as possible but staying on top was challenging as the hippo easily rotates and results in the lion falling into the water. The lions were able to drag the hippo carcass out of the river onto the riverbank. Up until now the lions managed to chase all the crocodiles away but now we noticed one desperate crocodile that was willing to challenge the lions for the carcass on land. The lions smacked the crocodile multiple times with their sharp claw but this crocodile must have been very hungry and desperate because he just wouldn’t give way."
"Eventually the lions gave up and watched the crocodile eating a part of their carcass, but this wasn’t too much of a problem because by then all the lions bellies were stuffed"
Please byline:Ernest Porter/Solent News
© Ernest Porter/Solent News & Photo Agency
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(FOTO: DUKAS/SOLENT NEWS)
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A lioness swipes at an eager crocodile trying to fend it off as it tries to take back his well-earned meal. The close encounter was witnessed by Photography Safari Leader Ernest Porter, 32, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
He said, “This was one of the most amazing interactions I have witnessed to date, It is really rare to see two iconic African predators interact and compete for food like this, not to mention all the risk the lions took with eating in crocodile infested water. I noticed a big brown shape floating down the river. I used my binoculars and saw it was a fully intact dead female hippo floating with a big crocodile following the carcass. I saw a pride of lions that also noticed this free meal and based on their behaviour of intercepting the floating hippo I knew this was going to be one fantastic sighting."
"The lions didn’t hesitate to get into the crocodile infested water once the carcass got to a stop on the edge of the river. It was so amazing to see some of the lions climbing on top of the hippo to avoid the water as much as possible but staying on top was challenging as the hippo easily rotates and results in the lion falling into the water. The lions were able to drag the hippo carcass out of the river onto the riverbank. Up until now the lions managed to chase all the crocodiles away but now we noticed one desperate crocodile that was willing to challenge the lions for the carcass on land. The lions smacked the crocodile multiple times with their sharp claw but this crocodile must have been very hungry and desperate because he just wouldn’t give way."
"Eventually the lions gave up and watched the crocodile eating a part of their carcass, but this wasn’t too much of a problem because by then all the lions bellies were stuffed"
Please byline:Ernest Porter/Solent News
© Ernest Porter/Solent News & Photo Agency
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(FOTO: DUKAS/SOLENT NEWS)
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A lioness swipes at an eager crocodile trying to fend it off as it tries to take back his well-earned meal. The close encounter was witnessed by Photography Safari Leader Ernest Porter, 32, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
He said, “This was one of the most amazing interactions I have witnessed to date, It is really rare to see two iconic African predators interact and compete for food like this, not to mention all the risk the lions took with eating in crocodile infested water. I noticed a big brown shape floating down the river. I used my binoculars and saw it was a fully intact dead female hippo floating with a big crocodile following the carcass. I saw a pride of lions that also noticed this free meal and based on their behaviour of intercepting the floating hippo I knew this was going to be one fantastic sighting."
"The lions didn’t hesitate to get into the crocodile infested water once the carcass got to a stop on the edge of the river. It was so amazing to see some of the lions climbing on top of the hippo to avoid the water as much as possible but staying on top was challenging as the hippo easily rotates and results in the lion falling into the water. The lions were able to drag the hippo carcass out of the river onto the riverbank. Up until now the lions managed to chase all the crocodiles away but now we noticed one desperate crocodile that was willing to challenge the lions for the carcass on land. The lions smacked the crocodile multiple times with their sharp claw but this crocodile must have been very hungry and desperate because he just wouldn’t give way."
"Eventually the lions gave up and watched the crocodile eating a part of their carcass, but this wasn’t too much of a problem because by then all the lions bellies were stuffed"
Please byline:Ernest Porter/Solent News
© Ernest Porter/Solent News & Photo Agency
UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
(FOTO: DUKAS/SOLENT NEWS)
© Ernest porter/Solent News & Photo Agency -
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A lioness swipes at an eager crocodile trying to fend it off as it tries to take back his well-earned meal. The close encounter was witnessed by Photography Safari Leader Ernest Porter, 32, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
He said, “This was one of the most amazing interactions I have witnessed to date, It is really rare to see two iconic African predators interact and compete for food like this, not to mention all the risk the lions took with eating in crocodile infested water. I noticed a big brown shape floating down the river. I used my binoculars and saw it was a fully intact dead female hippo floating with a big crocodile following the carcass. I saw a pride of lions that also noticed this free meal and based on their behaviour of intercepting the floating hippo I knew this was going to be one fantastic sighting."
"The lions didn’t hesitate to get into the crocodile infested water once the carcass got to a stop on the edge of the river. It was so amazing to see some of the lions climbing on top of the hippo to avoid the water as much as possible but staying on top was challenging as the hippo easily rotates and results in the lion falling into the water. The lions were able to drag the hippo carcass out of the river onto the riverbank. Up until now the lions managed to chase all the crocodiles away but now we noticed one desperate crocodile that was willing to challenge the lions for the carcass on land. The lions smacked the crocodile multiple times with their sharp claw but this crocodile must have been very hungry and desperate because he just wouldn’t give way."
"Eventually the lions gave up and watched the crocodile eating a part of their carcass, but this wasn’t too much of a problem because by then all the lions bellies were stuffed"
Please byline:Ernest Porter/Solent News
© Ernest Porter/Solent News & Photo Agency
UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
(FOTO: DUKAS/SOLENT NEWS)
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Whale like filter-feeding discovered in prehistoric marine reptile.
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A remarkable new fossil has reveals a group of reptiles using whale-like filter feeding 250 million years ago in the time of the dinosaurs.
The skull of an early marine animal called Hupehsuchus indicate it had an expanding throat region to allow it to engulf great masses of shrimp-like prey.
The creature used whale-like structures to filter food from the water as it swam.
The new research , by a team from China and the UK, also found the Hupehsuchus skulls showed similar grooves and notches along the edges of its jaws similar to baleen whales.
These have keratin strips instead of teeth for filtering its tiny prey.
Chief researcher Zichen Fang of the Wuhan Center of China Geological Survey, said: “We were amazed to discover these adaptations in such an early marine reptile.
“The hupehsuchians were a unique group in China but their mode of life was not fully understood.”
The study was based on two new hupehsuchian skull finds.
OPS:Artisti's impression of a Hupehsuchus about to engulf a shoal of shrimps.
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Whale like filter-feeding discovered in prehistoric marine reptile.
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A remarkable new fossil has reveals a group of reptiles using whale-like filter feeding 250 million years ago in the time of the dinosaurs.
The skull of an early marine animal called Hupehsuchus indicate it had an expanding throat region to allow it to engulf great masses of shrimp-like prey.
The creature used whale-like structures to filter food from the water as it swam.
The new research , by a team from China and the UK, also found the Hupehsuchus skulls showed similar grooves and notches along the edges of its jaws similar to baleen whales.
These have keratin strips instead of teeth for filtering its tiny prey.
Chief researcher Zichen Fang of the Wuhan Center of China Geological Survey, said: “We were amazed to discover these adaptations in such an early marine reptile.
“The hupehsuchians were a unique group in China but their mode of life was not fully understood.”
The study was based on two new hupehsuchian skull finds.
OPS:Skulls of Hupehsuchus (left and centre) and the minke whale (right) showing similar long snout with narrow, loose bones, indicating attachment of expandable throat pouch.
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Common Basilisk, Basilicus basiliscus, Cortytophanidae, reptile, animal, Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Common Basilisk, Basilicus basiliscus, Cortytophanidae, reptile, animal, Tortuguero, Costa Rica
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FEATURE - In Nepal entdeckte schillernde Goldschildkröte hat eine spirituelle Bedeutung
A turtle born with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to have a golden shell has been hailed as an incarnation of a god.
The creature was found in a village in Nepal and has been identified as an Indian flapshell turtle by the Mithila Wildlife Trust.
Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.
He said: "Not only golden animals, but turtles overall have significant religious and cultural value in Nepal.
"It is believed that Lord Vishnu [one of the most prominent of the Hindu gods] took the form of a turtle to save the universe from destruction in his incarnation.
"In Hindu mythology the upper shell of the turtle denotes the sky and lower shell denotes earth."
Vishnu's embodiment as a turtle is known as Kurma and is worshipped in temples throughout India.
The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism - a condition characterised by a loss of colour pigmentation.
Leucism usually results in white, pale or patchy skin, but in this case it lead to xanthophores - cells abundant with yellow pigments - becoming dominant.
Mr Devkota, from the Nepal Toxinology Association, said: "This is my first encounter with this unusual colour of turtle.
"This is the first record in Nepal of chromatic leucism in this turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni, and only the fifth in the species worldwide. So, we can say that this is one unusual discovery!"
After it was documented by researchers, and of course, after they took lots of photos of it, the turtle was released back into the wild. But unfortunately, it's not all plain sailing for the little fella from here. In fact, he may find it more difficult to survive than other turtles.
Mr Devkota explained: "Colour aberrations are quite rare in nature because the affected individuals may be disadvantaged in their environment.
"For instance, a normal Lissemys punctata is much better camouflaged in the murky, greenish,
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FEATURE - In Nepal entdeckte schillernde Goldschildkröte hat eine spirituelle Bedeutung
A turtle born with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to have a golden shell has been hailed as an incarnation of a god.
The creature was found in a village in Nepal and has been identified as an Indian flapshell turtle by the Mithila Wildlife Trust.
Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.
He said: "Not only golden animals, but turtles overall have significant religious and cultural value in Nepal.
"It is believed that Lord Vishnu [one of the most prominent of the Hindu gods] took the form of a turtle to save the universe from destruction in his incarnation.
"In Hindu mythology the upper shell of the turtle denotes the sky and lower shell denotes earth."
Vishnu's embodiment as a turtle is known as Kurma and is worshipped in temples throughout India.
The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism - a condition characterised by a loss of colour pigmentation.
Leucism usually results in white, pale or patchy skin, but in this case it lead to xanthophores - cells abundant with yellow pigments - becoming dominant.
Mr Devkota, from the Nepal Toxinology Association, said: "This is my first encounter with this unusual colour of turtle.
"This is the first record in Nepal of chromatic leucism in this turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni, and only the fifth in the species worldwide. So, we can say that this is one unusual discovery!"
After it was documented by researchers, and of course, after they took lots of photos of it, the turtle was released back into the wild. But unfortunately, it's not all plain sailing for the little fella from here. In fact, he may find it more difficult to survive than other turtles.
Mr Devkota explained: "Colour aberrations are quite rare in nature because the affected individuals may be disadvantaged in their environment.
"For instance, a normal Lissemys punctata is much better camouflaged in the murky, greenish,
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FEATURE - In Nepal entdeckte schillernde Goldschildkröte hat eine spirituelle Bedeutung
A turtle born with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to have a golden shell has been hailed as an incarnation of a god.
The creature was found in a village in Nepal and has been identified as an Indian flapshell turtle by the Mithila Wildlife Trust.
Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.
He said: "Not only golden animals, but turtles overall have significant religious and cultural value in Nepal.
"It is believed that Lord Vishnu [one of the most prominent of the Hindu gods] took the form of a turtle to save the universe from destruction in his incarnation.
"In Hindu mythology the upper shell of the turtle denotes the sky and lower shell denotes earth."
Vishnu's embodiment as a turtle is known as Kurma and is worshipped in temples throughout India.
The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism - a condition characterised by a loss of colour pigmentation.
Leucism usually results in white, pale or patchy skin, but in this case it lead to xanthophores - cells abundant with yellow pigments - becoming dominant.
Mr Devkota, from the Nepal Toxinology Association, said: "This is my first encounter with this unusual colour of turtle.
"This is the first record in Nepal of chromatic leucism in this turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni, and only the fifth in the species worldwide. So, we can say that this is one unusual discovery!"
After it was documented by researchers, and of course, after they took lots of photos of it, the turtle was released back into the wild. But unfortunately, it's not all plain sailing for the little fella from here. In fact, he may find it more difficult to survive than other turtles.
Mr Devkota explained: "Colour aberrations are quite rare in nature because the affected individuals may be disadvantaged in their environment.
"For instance, a normal Lissemys punctata is much better camouflaged in the murky, greenish,
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DUK10135122_004
FEATURE - In Nepal entdeckte schillernde Goldschildkröte hat eine spirituelle Bedeutung
A turtle born with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to have a golden shell has been hailed as an incarnation of a god.
The creature was found in a village in Nepal and has been identified as an Indian flapshell turtle by the Mithila Wildlife Trust.
Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.
He said: "Not only golden animals, but turtles overall have significant religious and cultural value in Nepal.
"It is believed that Lord Vishnu [one of the most prominent of the Hindu gods] took the form of a turtle to save the universe from destruction in his incarnation.
"In Hindu mythology the upper shell of the turtle denotes the sky and lower shell denotes earth."
Vishnu's embodiment as a turtle is known as Kurma and is worshipped in temples throughout India.
The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism - a condition characterised by a loss of colour pigmentation.
Leucism usually results in white, pale or patchy skin, but in this case it lead to xanthophores - cells abundant with yellow pigments - becoming dominant.
Mr Devkota, from the Nepal Toxinology Association, said: "This is my first encounter with this unusual colour of turtle.
"This is the first record in Nepal of chromatic leucism in this turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni, and only the fifth in the species worldwide. So, we can say that this is one unusual discovery!"
After it was documented by researchers, and of course, after they took lots of photos of it, the turtle was released back into the wild. But unfortunately, it's not all plain sailing for the little fella from here. In fact, he may find it more difficult to survive than other turtles.
Mr Devkota explained: "Colour aberrations are quite rare in nature because the affected individuals may be disadvantaged in their environment.
"For instance, a normal Lissemys punctata is much better camouflaged in the murky, greenish,
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DUK10135122_003
FEATURE - In Nepal entdeckte schillernde Goldschildkröte hat eine spirituelle Bedeutung
A turtle born with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to have a golden shell has been hailed as an incarnation of a god.
The creature was found in a village in Nepal and has been identified as an Indian flapshell turtle by the Mithila Wildlife Trust.
Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.
He said: "Not only golden animals, but turtles overall have significant religious and cultural value in Nepal.
"It is believed that Lord Vishnu [one of the most prominent of the Hindu gods] took the form of a turtle to save the universe from destruction in his incarnation.
"In Hindu mythology the upper shell of the turtle denotes the sky and lower shell denotes earth."
Vishnu's embodiment as a turtle is known as Kurma and is worshipped in temples throughout India.
The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism - a condition characterised by a loss of colour pigmentation.
Leucism usually results in white, pale or patchy skin, but in this case it lead to xanthophores - cells abundant with yellow pigments - becoming dominant.
Mr Devkota, from the Nepal Toxinology Association, said: "This is my first encounter with this unusual colour of turtle.
"This is the first record in Nepal of chromatic leucism in this turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni, and only the fifth in the species worldwide. So, we can say that this is one unusual discovery!"
After it was documented by researchers, and of course, after they took lots of photos of it, the turtle was released back into the wild. But unfortunately, it's not all plain sailing for the little fella from here. In fact, he may find it more difficult to survive than other turtles.
Mr Devkota explained: "Colour aberrations are quite rare in nature because the affected individuals may be disadvantaged in their environment.
"For instance, a normal Lissemys punctata is much better camouflaged in the murky, greenish,
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DUK10135122_002
FEATURE - In Nepal entdeckte schillernde Goldschildkröte hat eine spirituelle Bedeutung
A turtle born with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to have a golden shell has been hailed as an incarnation of a god.
The creature was found in a village in Nepal and has been identified as an Indian flapshell turtle by the Mithila Wildlife Trust.
Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.
He said: "Not only golden animals, but turtles overall have significant religious and cultural value in Nepal.
"It is believed that Lord Vishnu [one of the most prominent of the Hindu gods] took the form of a turtle to save the universe from destruction in his incarnation.
"In Hindu mythology the upper shell of the turtle denotes the sky and lower shell denotes earth."
Vishnu's embodiment as a turtle is known as Kurma and is worshipped in temples throughout India.
The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism - a condition characterised by a loss of colour pigmentation.
Leucism usually results in white, pale or patchy skin, but in this case it lead to xanthophores - cells abundant with yellow pigments - becoming dominant.
Mr Devkota, from the Nepal Toxinology Association, said: "This is my first encounter with this unusual colour of turtle.
"This is the first record in Nepal of chromatic leucism in this turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni, and only the fifth in the species worldwide. So, we can say that this is one unusual discovery!"
After it was documented by researchers, and of course, after they took lots of photos of it, the turtle was released back into the wild. But unfortunately, it's not all plain sailing for the little fella from here. In fact, he may find it more difficult to survive than other turtles.
Mr Devkota explained: "Colour aberrations are quite rare in nature because the affected individuals may be disadvantaged in their environment.
"For instance, a normal Lissemys punctata is much better camouflaged in the murky, greenish,
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DUK10135122_001
FEATURE - In Nepal entdeckte schillernde Goldschildkröte hat eine spirituelle Bedeutung
A turtle born with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to have a golden shell has been hailed as an incarnation of a god.
The creature was found in a village in Nepal and has been identified as an Indian flapshell turtle by the Mithila Wildlife Trust.
Kamal Devkota, a reptile expert who documented the find, said the reptile had a deep spiritual significance.
He said: "Not only golden animals, but turtles overall have significant religious and cultural value in Nepal.
"It is believed that Lord Vishnu [one of the most prominent of the Hindu gods] took the form of a turtle to save the universe from destruction in his incarnation.
"In Hindu mythology the upper shell of the turtle denotes the sky and lower shell denotes earth."
Vishnu's embodiment as a turtle is known as Kurma and is worshipped in temples throughout India.
The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism - a condition characterised by a loss of colour pigmentation.
Leucism usually results in white, pale or patchy skin, but in this case it lead to xanthophores - cells abundant with yellow pigments - becoming dominant.
Mr Devkota, from the Nepal Toxinology Association, said: "This is my first encounter with this unusual colour of turtle.
"This is the first record in Nepal of chromatic leucism in this turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni, and only the fifth in the species worldwide. So, we can say that this is one unusual discovery!"
After it was documented by researchers, and of course, after they took lots of photos of it, the turtle was released back into the wild. But unfortunately, it's not all plain sailing for the little fella from here. In fact, he may find it more difficult to survive than other turtles.
Mr Devkota explained: "Colour aberrations are quite rare in nature because the affected individuals may be disadvantaged in their environment.
"For instance, a normal Lissemys punctata is much better camouflaged in the murky, greenish,
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DUK10133251_004
FEATURE - Riesiges versteinertes Ei aus der Antarktis wurde möglicherweise vor 66 Millionen Jahren von riesigem Meeresreptil gelegt
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Picture must credit: John Maisano/Jackson School of Geosciences.
A mysterious fossil found in Antarctica that looked like a deflated football has finally been identified – as the egg of a gaint marine reptile.The fossil was discovered in 2011 by Chilean scientists but for nearly a decade, the specimen sat unlabeled and unstudied in the collections of Chile’s National Museum of Natural History.It was identified only by its sci-fi movie-inspired nickname -- “The Thing.” An analysis led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in the USA has found that the fossil is a giant, soft-shell egg from about 66 million years ago. Measuring at around 30 cms by 18 cms, the egg is the largest soft-shell egg ever discovered and the second-largest egg of any known animal.The specimen is the first fossil egg found in Antarctica and pushes the limits of how big scientists thought soft-shell eggs could grow. Aside from its astounding size, the fossil is significant because scientists think it was laid by an extinct, giant marine reptile, such as a mosasaur — a discovery that challenges the prevailing thought that such creatures did not lay eggs.Lead study author Lucas Legendre, a postdoctoral researcher at the university’s Jackson School of Geosciences , said: “It is from an animal the size of a large dinosaur, but it is completely unlike a dinosaur egg “It is most similar to the eggs of lizards and snakes, but it is from a truly giant relative of these animals.”
OPS:An artist’s interpretation of a baby mosasaur emerging from an egg. Credit: John Maisano/Jackson School of Geosciences.
Pictyure supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)
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DUK10133251_003
FEATURE - Riesiges versteinertes Ei aus der Antarktis wurde möglicherweise vor 66 Millionen Jahren von riesigem Meeresreptil gelegt
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18/06/20
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Picture must credit: : Francisco Hueichaleo, 2020.
A mysterious fossil found in Antarctica that looked like a deflated football has finally been identified – as the egg of a gaint marine reptile.The fossil was discovered in 2011 by Chilean scientists but for nearly a decade, the specimen sat unlabeled and unstudied in the collections of Chile’s National Museum of Natural History.It was identified only by its sci-fi movie-inspired nickname -- “The Thing.” An analysis led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in the USA has found that the fossil is a giant, soft-shell egg from about 66 million years ago. Measuring at around 30 cms by 18 cms, the egg is the largest soft-shell egg ever discovered and the second-largest egg of any known animal.The specimen is the first fossil egg found in Antarctica and pushes the limits of how big scientists thought soft-shell eggs could grow. Aside from its astounding size, the fossil is significant because scientists think it was laid by an extinct, giant marine reptile, such as a mosasaur — a discovery that challenges the prevailing thought that such creatures did not lay eggs.Lead study author Lucas Legendre, a postdoctoral researcher at the university’s Jackson School of Geosciences , said: “It is from an animal the size of a large dinosaur, but it is completely unlike a dinosaur egg “It is most similar to the eggs of lizards and snakes, but it is from a truly giant relative of these animals.”
OPS:An artist’s interpretation of a mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile that scientists think may have laid the egg. An adult mosasaur is shown next to the egg and a hatchling. Credit: Francisco Hueichaleo, 2020.
Pictyure supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)
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DUK10133251_002
FEATURE - Riesiges versteinertes Ei aus der Antarktis wurde möglicherweise vor 66 Millionen Jahren von riesigem Meeresreptil gelegt
Ferrari Press Agency
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Ref 11867
18/06/20
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Picture must credit: Legendre et al. 2020
A mysterious fossil found in Antarctica that looked like a deflated football has finally been identified – as the egg of a gaint marine reptile.The fossil was discovered in 2011 by Chilean scientists but for nearly a decade, the specimen sat unlabeled and unstudied in the collections of Chile’s National Museum of Natural History.It was identified only by its sci-fi movie-inspired nickname -- “The Thing.” An analysis led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in the USA has found that the fossil is a giant, soft-shell egg from about 66 million years ago. Measuring at around 30 cms by 18 cms, the egg is the largest soft-shell egg ever discovered and the second-largest egg of any known animal.The specimen is the first fossil egg found in Antarctica and pushes the limits of how big scientists thought soft-shell eggs could grow. Aside from its astounding size, the fossil is significant because scientists think it was laid by an extinct, giant marine reptile, such as a mosasaur — a discovery that challenges the prevailing thought that such creatures did not lay eggs.Lead study author Lucas Legendre, a postdoctoral researcher at the university’s Jackson School of Geosciences , said: “It is from an animal the size of a large dinosaur, but it is completely unlike a dinosaur egg “It is most similar to the eggs of lizards and snakes, but it is from a truly giant relative of these animals.”
OPS:A side view of the fossil of the giant egg.
Pictyure supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)
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DUK10133251_001
FEATURE - Riesiges versteinertes Ei aus der Antarktis wurde möglicherweise vor 66 Millionen Jahren von riesigem Meeresreptil gelegt
Ferrari Press Agency
Egg 1
Ref 11867
18/06/20
See Ferrari text
Picture must credit: Francisco Hueichaleo, 2020.
A mysterious fossil found in Antarctica that looked like a deflated football has finally been identified – as the egg of a gaint marine reptile.The fossil was discovered in 2011 by Chilean scientists but for nearly a decade, the specimen sat unlabeled and unstudied in the collections of Chile’s National Museum of Natural History.It was identified only by its sci-fi movie-inspired nickname -- “The Thing.” An analysis led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in the USA has found that the fossil is a giant, soft-shell egg from about 66 million years ago. Measuring at around 30 cms by 18 cms, the egg is the largest soft-shell egg ever discovered and the second-largest egg of any known animal.The specimen is the first fossil egg found in Antarctica and pushes the limits of how big scientists thought soft-shell eggs could grow. Aside from its astounding size, the fossil is significant because scientists think it was laid by an extinct, giant marine reptile, such as a mosasaur — a discovery that challenges the prevailing thought that such creatures did not lay eggs.Lead study author Lucas Legendre, a postdoctoral researcher at the university’s Jackson School of Geosciences , said: “It is from an animal the size of a large dinosaur, but it is completely unlike a dinosaur egg “It is most similar to the eggs of lizards and snakes, but it is from a truly giant relative of these animals.”
OPS:Artist's rendering of a baby mosasaurs keaving a hatched egg like the one discovered with an adult animal in the background
Pictyure supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)
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Surrealist sculpture park Las Pozas, Xilitla, Las Pozas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Surrealist sculpture park Las Pozas, Xilitla, Las Pozas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, North America
Michael Runkel -
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Snake charmer, Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
Snake charmer, Djemaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
Ed Rhodes -
DUKAS_123963678_RHA
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe river, Botswana,
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe River, Botswana, Africa
Ann and Steve Toon -
DUKAS_123963584_RHA
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe river, Botswana,
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe River, Botswana, Africa
Ann and Steve Toon -
DUKAS_123963583_RHA
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe river, Botswana,
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Chobe River, Botswana, Africa
Ann and Steve Toon -
DUK10125911_070
REPORTAGE - Costa Rica
Black Iguana Ctenosaur Ctenosaura similis adult Manuel Antonio National Park Central Pacific Coast Costa Rica Central America. Black iguana Ctenosaura similis reptile Manuel Antonio National Park Costa Rica (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 28239218
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REPORTAGE - Costa Rica
An orange coloured green iguana trails it's tail as it lays on a branch in a tree in the rainforest in Costa Rica (Photo by Sergi Reboredo/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 28239161
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An adult green anaconda, Eunectes murinus, Marañon River, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru.
An adult green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), Maranon River, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America
Michael Nolan -
DUK10090438_002
FEATURE - Phyton gegen Cobra
A phyton defeated a Philippines cobra. The three feet long phyton exerting heavy force, squeezing and curling the head of the almost five feet long venomous cobra. (Photo by Sherbien Dacalanio / Pacific Press) - PACIFIC02084.JPG//PACIFICPRESS_xyz00000832_000001/Credit:Sherbien Dacalanio/PACIFI/SIPA/1803191000 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00850339
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DUK10090438_001
FEATURE - Phyton gegen Cobra
A phyton defeated a Philippines cobra. The three feet long phyton exerting heavy force, squeezing and curling the head of the almost five feet long venomous cobra. (Photo by Sherbien Dacalanio / Pacific Press) - PACIFIC02085.JPG//PACIFICPRESS_xyz00000832_000002/Credit:Sherbien Dacalanio/PACIFI/SIPA/1803191000 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00850339
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DUK10090438_003
FEATURE - Phyton gegen Cobra
A phyton defeated a Philippines cobra. The three feet long phyton exerting heavy force, squeezing and curling the head of the almost five feet long venomous cobra. (Photo by Sherbien Dacalanio / Pacific Press) - PACIFIC02086.JPG//PACIFICPRESS_xyz00000832_000003/Credit:Sherbien Dacalanio/PACIFI/SIPA/1803191000 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00850339
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Portrait of Sadhu, with white stripe to indicate sectarianism, holding cobra cane.
Portrait of Sadhu with cobra cane in Varanasi, India
Lynn Gail -
DUKAS_123967191_RHA
Adult northern caiman lizard, Dracaena guianensis, swimming the RÃo Yanayacu, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru.
Adult northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis), swimming the Rio Yanayacu, Amazon Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America
Michael Nolan -
DUK10084292_030
FEATURE - Best of: Bilder des Tages
January 23, 2018 - Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia - Jakarta, 23 January 2018 : Reptil Hobyst playing with his snakes pet at Jakarta. Some Jakartans see reptiles as alternative pets (FOTO: DUKAS/ZUMA)
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Saltwater crocodile at Yellow Water Wetlands and Billabong, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.
Saltwater crocodile at Yellow Water Wetlands and Billabong, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific
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