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Amazon Prime Sale Alert! The Thermal MasterT2 Max thermal camera, that comes with a built in laser pointer, is now on sale for just $350 for the Amazon Prime event when you use the mammalwatch1 code at checkout! bit.ly/4jmQWRU
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Here's my review of this thermal camera
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Looks great, but do you know of a similar product compatible with iOS and iPhones?
Francesco Germi
Here's a review of the new Thermal Master T2 Max thermal camera, that comes with a built in laser pointer and a 5% discount for mammalwatchers and sells for under $400. www.mammalwatching.com/community-post/review-thermal-master-t2-max-thermal-camera-with-laser-poin...
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This is awesome. Thanks.
Giant Root Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus), Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, December 2024
This ridiculous looking rodent is more glove puppet than rat. They can weigh up to 600grams (1.3 lbs) and most of that is down to their enormous head. Endangered from habtat loss they are found only in Ethiopia’s Bale Mountain where they can reach extraordinary densities of 2,600 animals per square kilometre. They are a main prey species of the critically endangered Ethiopian Wolf. Although they spend most of their time underground, the population density is so high that you dont usually have to drive more than 10 minutes through their habitat before spotting one partially emerged from a burrow.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #living-puppet #muppet
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Brilliant. I've been toying with Ethiopia for some time now. Is it worth a trip? Are things relatively stable there now?
Maned - or Crested - Rat (Lophiomys imhausi)
Djibouti, December 2024
This spectacular rat is also spectacularly interesting. The world’s only poisonous rodent, they chew the bark of poisonous trees and then coat their fur in their now poisonous saliva. But they are considerate enough to provide a “toxic - do not eat” warning label via their boldly marked fur. One of several mega mammals we found in Djibouti this month.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #Djiboutimammalwatching
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What a great picture of a great mammal!
Incredible... So was this an easy abd practical target? Or just amazing luck?
Most beautiful rat! Is its whole tail furry or does it become hairless?
Poor pictures of a great cetacean. Sato’s Beaked Whales (Berardius minimus), Abashiri, Japan 2025. One of the world’s least known whales, the species was only described in 2019. After 5 days of bad weather we finally got perfect sea conditions and found several pods about 15 miles offshore.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #whales #beakedwhale #japanmammals
Poor pictures of a great cetacean. Sato’s Beaked Whales (Berardius minimus), Abashiri, Japan 2025. One of the world’s least known whales, the species was only described in 2019. After 5 days of bad weather we finally got perfect sea conditions and found several pods about 15 miles offshore.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #whales #beakedwhale #japanmammals
Eastern Forest Hedgehog (Mesechinus orientalis), Qingliangfeng National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang, China, 2025
This small hedgehog, which weighs about as much as a can of soda, was only discovered in 2023. But they do not appear uncommon in the right habitat. Last week we found two along the road in the hill forests of the Qingliangfeng nature reserve, not far from Hangzhou in SE China.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #hedgehog #hedgehogs_of_instagram #chinamammals
Eastern Forest Hedgehog (Mesechinus orientalis), Qingliangfeng National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang, China, 2025
This small hedgehog, which weighs about as much as a can of soda, was only discovered in 2023. But they do not appear uncommon in the right habitat. Last week we found two along the road in the hill forests of the Qingliangfeng nature reserve, not far from Hangzhou in SE China.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #hedgehog #hedgehogs_of_instagram #chinamammals
Bukovina Blind Mole-rat. A favorite to win the Eurovision Weird Mammal Contest.
Great Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus lituratus.
Quintana Roo, Mexico, 2025
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #mexicomammalwatching
Great Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus lituratus.
Quintana Roo, Mexico, 2025
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #mexicomammalwatching
A spectacular Common Sword-nosed Bat (Lonchorhina aurita) from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, 2025.
The ridiculously exaggerated noseleaf is the longest of any bat and is thought to help focus the bats’ echolocation as they hunt for insects. This species is rarely encountered, especially in Mexico, and I have been longing to see one for a decade or more. And then we caught nine in one evening - an unexpected and very happy surprise - in dry forest on the edge of a cenote (a natural limestone sinkhole) inside which a colony must be roosting.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #mexicomammalwatching
A spectacular Common Sword-nosed Bat (Lonchorhina aurita) from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, 2025.
The ridiculously exaggerated noseleaf is the longest of any bat and is thought to help focus the bats’ echolocation as they hunt for insects. This species is rarely encountered, especially in Mexico, and I have been longing to see one for a decade or more. And then we caught nine in one evening - an unexpected and very happy surprise - in dry forest on the edge of a cenote (a natural limestone sinkhole) inside which a colony must be roosting.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet #wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography #wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #batsofinstagram #mexicomammalwatching
Eurasian (Siberian) Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris exalbidus), Kyrgyzstan 2009
If the cute but conservative Red Squirrels of Western Europe ever get into cosplay they will be lining up to pose as this punk beauty.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #squirrelsofinstagram #rodentsofinstagram #cosplay #cosplaysquirrel
Eurasian (Siberian) Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris exalbidus), Kyrgyzstan 2009
If the cute but conservative Red Squirrels of Western Europe ever get into cosplay they will be lining up to pose as this punk beauty.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #squirrelsofinstagram #rodentsofinstagram #cosplay #cosplaysquirrel
Brumback’s Night Monkeys, Aotus brumbacki, Colombia 2020
Night monkeys may well be the world’s ultimate busybody. Active at night these small primates seem to spend all day staring out of their bedroom window to see what is going on. The ultimate stickybeaks!
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #noseyneighbor
Brumback’s Night Monkeys, Aotus brumbacki, Colombia 2020
Night monkeys may well be the world’s ultimate busybody. Active at night these small primates seem to spend all day staring out of their bedroom window to see what is going on. The ultimate stickybeaks!
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #noseyneighbor
Giant Root Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus), Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, December 2024
This ridiculous looking rodent is more glove puppet than rat. They can weigh up to 600grams (1.3 lbs) and most of that is down to their enormous head. Endangered from habtat loss they are found only in Ethiopia’s Bale Mountain where they can reach extraordinary densities of 2,600 animals per square kilometre. They are a main prey species of the critically endangered Ethiopian Wolf. Although they spend most of their time underground, the population density is so high that you dont usually have to drive more than 10 minutes through their habitat before spotting one partially emerged from a burrow.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #living-puppet #muppet
Giant Root Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus), Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, December 2024
This ridiculous looking rodent is more glove puppet than rat. They can weigh up to 600grams (1.3 lbs) and most of that is down to their enormous head. Endangered from habtat loss they are found only in Ethiopia’s Bale Mountain where they can reach extraordinary densities of 2,600 animals per square kilometre. They are a main prey species of the critically endangered Ethiopian Wolf. Although they spend most of their time underground, the population density is so high that you dont usually have to drive more than 10 minutes through their habitat before spotting one partially emerged from a burrow.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #rodentsofinstagram #living-puppet #muppet
Bale Monkey (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis), Ethiopia 2024
This small, endangered monkey is one of the least well-known in Africa, and restricted to the alpine bamboo forests in Ethiopia’s beautiful Bale Mountains. When I was last there almost twenty years ago this was a very hard species to find. But the growth in mammalwatching has led to guides now knowing where to find these animals in Harenna Forest. There are now at least two troops that are partially habituated to people. The first photo is of a non-habittuated animal. The monkey in the other photo seemed more relaxed to see me.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #vervetmonkey #EthiopianMammalwatching
Bale Monkey (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis), Ethiopia 2024
This small, endangered monkey is one of the least well-known in Africa, and restricted to the alpine bamboo forests in Ethiopia’s beautiful Bale Mountains. When I was last there almost twenty years ago this was a very hard species to find. But the growth in mammalwatching has led to guides now knowing where to find these animals in Harenna Forest. There are now at least two troops that are partially habituated to people. The first photo is of a non-habittuated animal. The monkey in the other photo seemed more relaxed to see me.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #vervetmonkey #EthiopianMammalwatching
Thanks Chris. Only now seeing your summary of cats from 2022. Really informative and an entertaining read too!
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