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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?
September's episode of the mammalwatching podcast just dropped with Charles Foley and I talking to Rod Cassidy who runs world famous Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic. A true mammalwatching nirvana. Rod talks about the story behind the lodge and some of the spectacular mammals they regularly encounter including huge gatherings of Forest Elephants in Sangha Bai, Lowland Gorillas, pangolins and Bongos. Listen on Spotify, Apple and other podcast platforms or stream it here. www.mammalwatching.com/podcast/s3-e6-rod-cassidy-sangha-lodge/
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Is there currently a habituated gorilla group?
Definitely downloading this one. I am on way to Africa to work on pangolin conservation again so will listen to the podcast when I am on the road!
This looks like a great trip! Chalo Africa are running a cruise along the Congo River from Ouesso in the DRC to Brazzaville in the Congo via Sangha Lodge in the Central African Republic and Cameroun. The itinerary includes the magnificent Sangha Bai; Bonobos in the DRC; and searching for the mega rare Bouvier’s Red Colobus!
www.mammalwatching.com/community-post/advertising-congo-river-cruise-with-chalo-africa-december-2...
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What a shame I am too poor to afford that!
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
Friends with benefits. Dusky Langurs (Trachypithecus obscurus). We enjoy afternoon naps and cuddling. Thailand January 2025
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #leafmonkey #friendswithbenefit
Friends with benefits. Dusky Langurs (Trachypithecus obscurus). We enjoy afternoon naps and cuddling. Thailand January 2025
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #leafmonkey #friendswithbenefit
Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii), Ogaden, Ethiopia, December 2024.
This tiny antelope, the smallest of the dik-dik species, weighs about as much as a house cat. They are rare, with a population that is probably declining though in fact very little is known about their ecology. The Silver Dik-dik was first described as a species in the late 1970s and was thought only to live in a small section of coastal Somalia until animals were discovered in Ethiopia’s Somali region in 2006. We saw several last month in the same area, close to Ethiopia’s border with Somalilland. A fascinating region with some fabulous wildlife.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #ungulates #ethiopianmammals #hornofafrica
Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii), Ogaden, Ethiopia, December 2024.
This tiny antelope, the smallest of the dik-dik species, weighs about as much as a house cat. They are rare, with a population that is probably declining though in fact very little is known about their ecology. The Silver Dik-dik was first described as a species in the late 1970s and was thought only to live in a small section of coastal Somalia until animals were discovered in Ethiopia’s Somali region in 2006. We saw several last month in the same area, close to Ethiopia’s border with Somalilland. A fascinating region with some fabulous wildlife.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #ungulates #ethiopianmammals #hornofafrica
Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti), Yunnan December 2024
This large monkey is endemic to the mountains of Yunnan, where they live in massive troops of up to 500 animals and feed primarily on lichen. Though they are endangered they are easy to see in a protected area about 4 hours drive from Lijiang.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #Yunnan #ChinaMammalwatching #voldemort
Black-and-white Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti), Yunnan December 2024
This large monkey is endemic to the mountains of Yunnan, where they live in massive troops of up to 500 animals and feed primarily on lichen. Though they are endangered they are easy to see in a protected area about 4 hours drive from Lijiang.
#mammalwatching #mammals #landmammals #wildlife#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlifeplanet#wildplanet #discoverwildlife #naturegeography#wildgeography #ourplanetdaily #bbcwildlifepotd #primatesofinstagram #Yunnan #ChinaMammalwatching #voldemort
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