Photography
laelaps | February 6, 2008
"Toucan Sam" might be the most famous toucan, but the Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco) is the one you're most likely to see during a visit to the zoo. This particular species prefers more open habitats than other related species which prefer closed forest, and it may be that the toco toucan ultimately benefits from reductions in closed forest. This isn't to say that we should stop caring about South American rain forests, only that some species will certainly take advantage of the changing situation. The pair pictured above were photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
grrlscientist | February 5, 2008tags: amphibians, red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis calidryas, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
I think this is a red-eyed tree frog, Agalychnis calidryas,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
bleimanb | February 5, 2008These pictures were taken by the Predator while hunting at the London Zoo. Turns out the Predator's actual name is Steve Lowe! There's an article about it in the Telegraph.
The images show how different animals use their fur and feathers to regulate their body heat.
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laelaps | February 5, 2008
One member of a three-cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) coalition at the Philadelphia Zoo.
grrlscientist | February 4, 2008tags: birds, killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
laelaps | February 4, 2008
The above photograph is of the forelimb claws of the giant ground sloth Megalonyx wheatleyi, first named by E.D. Cope in 1871. The genus name for this animal was assigned to a similar animal at the close of the previous century, however, Megalonyx first being assigned to fossils that first found their way into the possession of Thomas Jefferson around 1797. Jefferson first inferred the giant claws to be from some gigantic, ancient big cat,* but shortly after he formally described the find it was compared with the giant sloth Megatherium that Cuvier had described earlier. The similarities…
grrlscientist | February 3, 2008tags: birds, great horned owl, Bubo virginianus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
laelaps | February 3, 2008
I usually try to avoid putting myself into shots that make it into "Photo of the Day," but I couldn't resist sharing this one. It was inspired by a particular scene from the film Young Frankenstein (one of my most-favorite films), and although I couldn't find the specific part of the movie here's a scene that's funny nonetheless.
grrlscientist | February 2, 2008tags: reptiles, monitor lizard, komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
I think this is the world's largest monitor lizard,
the Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis.
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
laelaps | February 2, 2008
Over the course of evolutionary history there have been a number of animals that have sported elongated neural spines, the structures sometimes aiding in the support of a hump (as in bison) and other times as the framework for a great sail (as in Spinosaurus). Of the group of "sail-backed" and "bison-backed" animals, the pelycosaur Edaphosaurus (the spines of which are pictured above) are unique, and the presence of transverse bars arranged on either side has long vexed paleontologists.
Charles R. Knight's sculpture of "Naosaurus" with a revised Edaphosaurus head. Courtesy of Dan Varner…
grrlscientist | February 1, 2008tags: amphibians, leopard frog, Rana pipiens, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
I think this is a Leopard frog, Rana pipiens.
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | January 31, 2008tags: ladybugs, ladybirds, Coleoptera, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Ladybugs, Coleoptera species.
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
laelaps | January 31, 2008
Two grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) playing in a pool at the Bronx zoo.
grrlscientist | January 30, 2008tags: Journey to the Center of the Earth, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
A journey to the center of the earth (view 1, uptown stairway)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
If you look closely, you can see fossils in the rock layers.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
A journey to the center of the earth (view 2, downtown stairway)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown/downtown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image…
laelaps | January 30, 2008
The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is one of two species of ruffed lemur (Varecia sp.), although there may be as many as three subspecies of the black-and-white variety. Like many other lemur species, the black-and-white ruffed lemur is presently endangered, populations existing at relatively low densities throughout its range on the island of Madagascar.
grrlscientist | January 29, 2008tags: Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
An alligator, Alligator mississippiensis,
with the shadow of a Stegosaurus behind it,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
laelaps | January 29, 2008
Gobiconodon ostromi was a triconodont mammal found in both North America and Asia during the early Cretaceous. It was rather large for an early Cretaceous mammal, the skull being about 10 cm long.
grrlscientist | January 28, 2008tags: sea turtle, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
An unknown (to me) species of sea turtle
(there are seven species to choose from)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | January 28, 2008tags: turtle pond, reflection, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
Reflection on Turtle Pond, Central Park, NYC.
One of my series in "Monet Made Easy."
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger size].
laelaps | January 28, 2008
It may not be perfectly framed, but I still love the intensity of the stare of the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) in this photo. In the wild this subspecies of leopard exists essentially as a remnant population, only about 40 being left in the wild. Conservation efforts to shore up those numbers are a bit stunted due to political concerns, the Amur leopard being less popular/charismatic than the Amur tiger, etc., and it seems very probable that this subspecies could be lost.