Hamadryas Baboon

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Name: Hamadryas Baboon or Sacred Baboon
Scientific name: Papio hamadryas

The Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) is a species of baboon from the old world monkey family.
It was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians and appears in various roles in ancient Egyptian religion, hence its alternative name of 'Sacred Baboon'.
Apart from the striking size difference between the sexes (males are often twice as large as females) which is common to all baboons, this species also shows sexual dimorphism in coloration. The fur of males is silver-white in color and they have a pronounced cape (mane and mantle) which they develop around the age of ten, while the females are capeless and brown. Their faces range in color from red to tan to a dark brown that older males often exhibit.
It lives in semi-desert areas, savannas and rocky areas, requiring cliffs for sleeping and possibilities to drink water. The Hamadryas Baboon is omnivorous and is adapted to its relatively dry habitat.

my note: The Hamadryas Baboon are very agitated animals, always moving, running, fighting, yelling. Sometimes they seems to be like us, on a society where they have to challenge for a position and status.
Took pictures of them was quite hard because with the movement sometimes the picture came blurry.
You've to adjust your camera's ISO, and most importantly, always be alert to take the perfect shot! How I said, they always move, so chances of unusual pictures will certainly appear, and you have to be prepared to take them.
--> be alert to be able to take the most amazing and unbelieveble pictures of theirs society.

King Vulture

King Vulture
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Name: King Vulture
Scientific name: Sarcoramphus papa

Is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, it is the only surviving member of the genus Sarcoramphus, although fossil members are known.
Large and predominantly white, the King Vulture has gray to black ruff, flight, and tail feathers. The head and neck are bald, with the skin color varying, including yellow, orange, blue, purple, and red. The King Vulture has a very noticeable yellow fleshy caruncle on its beak. King Vultures have been known to live for up to 30 years in captivity.
King Vultures were popular figures in the Mayan codices as well as in local folklore and medicine. Although currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, they are decreasing in number, due primarily to habitat loss.

my note: Well, I took this picture on the Brasília's Zoo. What most surprised me about him was how he looked at you, staring into your eyes with a look somewhat curious.
For the grid around him 'disappear' it is necessary that the object is farther away and you try to close as possible to the fence so that it loses focus and does not appear!
It's a great tip for taking pictures of animals in zoos that still use bars.

-> the gaze of animals surely gives the differential in the photo.

Amazon Race Runner

Ameiva Ameiva (Amazon Race Runner)
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Name: Amazon Race Runner
Scientific name: Ameiva Ameiva

Info: Is widespread in northern South America, grows to around 45–50 cm. Both sexes are brown with irregular black spots but the male has a bright green area in the centre of his back. It's oviparous, laying up to six eggs. Only the males have this bluish color.


my note: I really like the ameiva ameivas, they're always on my backyard rummaging through the dry leaves searching for insects. It's easy to find them, cuz they make a lot of noise when they walk on the leaves and they use to walk in couples. If you want to take a picture of them, you've to pass sunscreen (you'll have to stay a long while on the sun, believe me) and get close very carefully, because when they realize that you're next of them, they run as fast than they can to another place. But don't worry, they don't go so far, all you've to do is get close again!

B&W

That’s a photo I took months ago on Brasília’s Zoo. I liked this one because he was so close that I could hear his breathe and look directly in his eye.
I really love take pictures, specialy from animals, in the course of time you’ll be seeing a lot of pictures that I’ll be taken. I have an account on flickr if you want to see more, i use to take them on the zoo or in my garden.

Hope you like it!

Special parts of me

This is my first post and I thought that it’d to be something special.
This picture is special for me. They are my dogs, on the left is Max, he’s a six years old labrador, he’s my love, always helping me and standing by my side, and then Nabie and Chris; I miss him so much, he’d gone a few months ago and sometimes it still hurts. But I know that someday we’ll meet again in a better place, this makes me happy.The first post is about them, special parts of me.