Results tagged “river” on Earth Touch Blog
Flickr group pic of the day: North American river otter May 16 2008
The North American river otter is an aquatic river animal that is commonly found throughout North America, Canada, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, the Atlantic states, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Baboons feed on grass seeds May 15 2008
It’s late afternoon on the banks of the Black Umfolozi River in South Africa’s oldest game reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi. In the autumn sunshine, a troop of chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) is feeding.
Tags: africa, baboon, chacma, eat, floodplain, grass, groom, hluhluwe, imfolozi, mammal, primate, river, savannah, social, south africaDid You Know? Hippo bull behaviour May 6 2008
Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) have a delicate social network. It is essential that clearly defined roles exist within each pod in order to maintain peace.
Tags: aquatic, behaviour, dominance, female, hippo, hippopotamus, male, mammal, pod, river, social, territoryFlickr group: pic of the day – bald eagles Apr 10 2008
Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are large, powerful, high-flying birds found in North America.
Tags: bird, canada, environment, fish, flickr, group, photography, river, talon, waterA fruitful wait at the river pool Apr 8 2008
Sometimes, it pays just to sit and wait. When the Earth-Touch crew arrived at a pool in a tributary of the Black Umfolozi River in South Africa’s Imfolozi Game Reserve, they decided just to enjoy the view and see what happened.
Tags: africa, antelope, bird, black umfolozi, call, forage, hamerkop, imfolozi, kwazulu-natal, mammal, marking, mocking cliff-chat, nyala, pool, river, riverine forest, south africaFlickr group: pic of the day – Grand Teton National Park Apr 4 2008
This landscape of an oxbow bend in a river was taken in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA.
It was shot by our Earth-Touch Flickr group member Renee Lloyd (AKA rlloyd66).
Tags: flickr, grand teton national park, landscape, national park, north america, oxbow bend, photograph, photography, river, united states of america, usa, wyomingWild dogs and buffalos meet at the river Apr 1 2008
Vulture activity in the Imfolozi River valley attracted the attention of the Earth-Touch crew, and they watched as a pack of African wild dogs followed a herd of African buffalos and a pair of rhinos to the river. A group of vultures bathed nearby.
Tags: bird, buffalo, hluhluwe, imfolozi, kwazulu-natal, mammal, river, south africa, vulture, wild dogSwimming elephants Nov 6 2007
Three elephant bulls are seen splashing and swimming in the waters of the Okavango Delta in the Earth-Touch clip, Elephants cool off in the river.
The clip starts with two young bulls playing in the waters, pushing away the reeds and darkening their grey bodies with water. Their obvious enjoyment attracted an older bull, who joined them in the water.
Tags: bull, elephant, river, swim, trunkPage 1 of 1 pages
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